assistance finding side view mirror parts
 

Hey,

A chunk of wood hit my car today and took out casing around my side view mirror. Can you help me find the parts I need to fix it?

Attached is a pic of the 2x4 and the more important part - my side view (driver's side, 2013 FR-S)

I'll need paint to fix the scratch on the door, too.

I would encourage you to verify, but I believe what you are looking for are the following:

Blue (F8H) Cover - SU003-03078
Lower Cover - SU003-03091

That must of been scary seeing that 2x4 coming at you.

do you have the pieces?

No. I just looked them up on a parts list web site that I refer to often. That site is https://www.sparksparts.com/auto-par...-h4-gas-engine.

Although prices are list on this web site, once you have the part number, you can always Google to see if you can find them cheaper.

i was asking @lynnmichelle

trying to find pictures of the tabs to remove the painted covers to make carbon fiber versions is nearly impossible.

No pieces, the 2x4 took it all off with one clean swoop.

Out of curiosity, how do salvage yards work? Do I bring a screwdriver and pry things off a car in the yard? Do I negotiate prices? Can I call and ask if they have a blue one (since the back part is a painted piece?

Could have been so much worse!
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Depends on how they are set up. In many you can pull your own parts and save some money or they will pull them for you for a fee. The nice part is that if you can find the parts you need they are usually local so the paint fade and such will be the same as your car.

it's a per-yard basis. the majority, you check if they have the car/color you're looking for and they remove the part by any means necessary and then put it on the counter for you to purchase.

if the yard specifically says something like 'pick your part' or 'u-pull', then it's a yard that you can take off your own parts. but the majority of DIY yards don't have our cars in inventory.

if you look at 'used' parts for the brz/fr-s/86 on ebay, just about all the sellers have a thing saying that if there's a specific part you're looking for to send them a message to check availability.


in your case, i would recommend asking for the entire used mirror assembly in the color you need instead of attempting to get only the plastic pieces you really need. because it's going to be difficult to guarantee that they'll be able to get those individual plastic pieces off without breaking the mounting tabs.

I don’t have anything else to contribute except if that piece of wood was going to hit your car, the side mirror was the safest thing! [emoji33][emoji29]

Maybe leave it like that, for weight savings?? [emoji28]


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LOL

Good point!


humfrz

Depends. Back when my 16 year old daughter smashed up the front of this 1979 Chev tank that I bought her, I took her up the local junk yard. She had made up a list of parts she needed and equipped with an adjustable wrench, a pair of pliers and a screwdriver she entered the office of the wrecking yard.

Now, keep in mind she was (still is) a very pretty, well built young lady. The guys at the counter were more than willing to help her find and remove the parts she needed (not to worry, I was closely watching).

When she went to pay, this one nice, toothless dude just said "that's OK, pretty girl, no charge".

So, it depends.

;)


humfrz

Time for carbon...


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they're all stick on to the existing cover that doesn't exist. hence why i wanted to know about the tab locations so i could make my own.

I'm sure you can get 'proper' replacement covers...and if not then you can get stick-on which can be stuck on any colour base fitting.....

it seems like it's the one thing siebon doesn't make...

Ok, update. I found a mirror from a wrecked frs in Ohio on eBay. $75. Snapped off the parts I needed. I'm freaking happy as hell. Guess I'll try to sell the rest of the mirror back on eBay.

Glad you found what you were looking for. Enjoy.

Show us pics

e-bay was the source of my replacement after the wife-unit broke the PS while backing her car into the garage. No lack of color and price choices.

could get yourself some carbon fiber or the STi pink mirror covers for fun