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Replacing the broken Camry passenger side mirror…

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It’s been quite a few months since the motorcycle rider up in Lillington kicked my passenger side mirror and broke it. He shattered it into quite a few pieces, but none of them dropped out immediately. In fact, I determined that the motor for the mirror still worked fine, and I rode around with the broken mirror for months. Only a few weeks ago as I was heading to Goldsboro for lunch did part of the mirror drop out.

Actually one piece may have dropped out the day I had the car inspected at Hendricks and just after leaving the dealership, I heard a high pitched sound coming from the direction of the passenger side mirror, but I didn’t equate it with air passing through the broken pieces. It was only when I noticed one piece had dropped out that I put two and two together and put the sound with wind.

I got it this far.
After Jeff Pressed the Replacement Mirror into Place.

On the trip to and from Goldsboro, much of the broken mirror dropped out, and I pulled a piece or two off when I was in the Longhorn Restaurant parking lot in front of the Mall. Only one corner of the broken mirror remained and this was when I ordered a replacement mirror. I’m pretty sure the $500+ quote that Hendricks gave me was to replace the whole mirror assembly, but I realized that I only needed the mirrored section. And, the unheated mirror section only cost $19 and now I see the price has gone down by a couple of dollars at Amazon.

I finally popped the black plastic piece of the old mirror off today. But when I went to put the replacement on, it fit, but it didn’t lock into place. I don’t know why, but will try online to see if it is a known issue and if there is a simple fix. I’ve put the old plastic back on and put some of the blue painter’s tape on to hold it in place.

Brock Replacement Passenger Side Mirror Glass and Base without Heat or Blind Spot Detection Compatible with 2018-2020 Camry/Camry Hybrid North America Built ONLY [purchased April 4, 2025]

I took the replacement mirror with me when I took my defunct Dell Inspiron laptop to Jeff this morning, hoping he might have a trick or some experience and sure enough, he was willing to press the new mirror with more force than I would have and it finally snapped into place without breaking. The passenger side mirror is now working fine. The mirror motor wasn’t damaged when the motorcycle rider kicked it and broke the mirror glass.