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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / December 2008c230 mirror --- damage or not? How to fix??
A close relative has a beautiful 1999 c230 with <> 30,000 miles on it. However, while getting backed out of the garage there was an error in judging distance and the passenger side mirror hit the garage door ..knocking the mirror backwards of course. The mirror is hanging there, in the correct position while the vehicle is sitting or being driven at lower city speeds, and the electronic controls that work the mirror's adjustments work just fine. The mirror itself, as much as I can see, does not appear damaged. I cannot tell from looking at this whether the mirror is somehow just dismounted from the vehicle and can be somehow reattached; or whether the mirror must be replaced. I mean, is the mirror designed to take this sort of hit by breaking loose to later be reattached, or is it broken beyond repair. This relative is very sad they 'broke the car'. So educate me, please .. what should I do now? What should I expect. Any advice will be appreciated ...... You can find a use one at one of these locations and have someone put it on for you. http://www.junkyarddog.com/usedmercedesbenzparts.htm http://www.online-mercedes.com/ http://www.uneedapart.com/used-mercedes-benz-parts.php >A close relative has a beautiful 1999 c230 with <> 30,000 miles on it. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Any advice will be appreciated ...... If the cover is just loose and not cracked, it probably just needs to be snapped back on. There is a C clip and you may just need to mess with that. Search some of the archives of Benzwold and MBWorld where they have discussions about fixing the mirror housing. >A close relative has a beautiful 1999 c230 with <> 30,000 miles on it. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Any advice will be appreciated ...... > If the cover is just loose and not cracked, it probably just needs to be > snapped back on. There is a C clip and you may just need to mess with [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > - Show quoted text - In my case it is only the glass mirror that vobbling the assembly works just fine - seems like it is hanging in - If I could get a schematic of the assembly may be I can fix it on my own. On Dec 17, 2:20 pm, m...@murklagoon.com wrote: > A close relative has a beautiful 1999 c230 with <> 30,000 miles on it. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Any advice will be appreciated ...... Just looking at the Mercedes-Benz epc it looks like you will have to buy the complete mirror mechanism assembly as the only components offered are the cover, motor and mirror glass. To see the illustration follow this link where it will be posted for a week or so http://home.att.net/~les4parts/202024rosmir.jpg If you would like a price for a new one just email me the VIN number along with your request and I will get back to you asap. Les I apologize for several postings of the same thing. I didn't ask the question well .. it is the entire assembly that is hanging there detached but working. It was hit and forced "backwards" as they were backing out of the garage, therefore the spring mechanism that would have protected it if hit in a forward direction wasn't able to help. And when I say "mirror" I need to be more clear.. I mean the entire assembly, case and all. Everything that is outside the door looks fine and works, but just hangs there loosely If you walk up to the Benz and just glance at this mirror assembly the issue is not obvious. But if you touch the overall assembly it is loose, just hanging there from the door. Driving at slow speeds it gives just a little; at higher speeds the entire assembly trys to bend back towards the door as the air pressure increases. So much it surely would harm it if driven at highway speeds. I appreciate the comments so far .. still have the problem and still need help. Thanks ..... Mike >On Dec 17, 2:20 pm, m...@murklagoon.com wrote: >> A close relative has a beautiful 1999 c230 with <> 30,000 miles on it. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >If you would like a price for a new one just email me the VIN number >along with your request and I will get back to you asap. Les On Dec 18, 2:38 pm, m...@murklagoon.com wrote: > I apologize for several postings of the same thing. > [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] > > - Show quoted text - It appears in the epc that the mirror assy is affixed to the door by 3 screws, one of which is pictured there item #26. If these have been pulled loose from the door you may be able to retighten them after removing the outer mirror cover. I don't know if these are a sheetmetal type thread or a machine thread. If they are a sheetmetal screw pulling the mirror out may have distorted the hole they fasten to which you may be able to straighten after removing the mirror. If they are a machine thread than the threaded nut welded to the door may have been ripped loose and you may have to take it to a body shop to have it repaired. If the repair doesn't become obvious to you after further inspection I recomend you teke it to a trusted repair shop and request an itemized written estimate of repairs. I hope I have helped. Les http://les4parts.home.att.net/ |
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