Side mirror of car broken off/stolen

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boomerang

Lifer
Jun 19, 2000
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It's graduation time! Celebration are to be had! Which means my mailbox will be damaged twice before it's over. It's an annual event. Maybe they've moved on to car mirrors.
 

Ns1

No Lifer
Jun 17, 2001
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ebay for $30 and then install it yourself or get a pro. and ask around - we got a low quote of like $50 painted/installed upto something ridiculous like several hundred dollars.
 

Murloc

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with a car like that it shouldn't be too hard to find and they're probably not too pricey, nowdays you can spend 300$ on a stupid mirror because they have heating, blinkers, motorized orientation and self-orienting mirror for use in reverse. On the other hand it's more difficult to get them broken off by a passing car when parked because they fold in automatically.

So you're kinda lucky.
 

feralkid

Lifer
Jan 28, 2002
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I'm so pissed.

This is going to cost me a fortune.

I don't have full coverage.

It's a 20 year old Honda Accord (in great condition minus the missing mirror).

The mirror is body color.

Looks like this:

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There are thousands of them at auto recycling yards. Cheap, easy to replace.
 

FeuerFrei

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Mar 30, 2005
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My side mirrors came black and unpainted. I had them painted body-color for $100. Really glad I did. Also removed my pinstripe and painted over the black rubber molding strip along the door. Nice and clean looking now.
 

slag

Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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WHEN VIDEO GAMES TURN REAL. NEWS AT 11.

Was probably someone playing GTAV that confused the game with real life and thought you were a hooker. Shit is so real people be confusing all the time. Be glad it was just the mirror, and they didn't f*ck you, then beat you down for their money back, then steal you car.

You're an idiot.
 

effowe

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Nov 1, 2004
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Replaced my mirror ('06 Corolla) from a generic one ordered on Amazon, for around $30 bucks. Like others have said, easy fix, take care of it yourself.