Left the Rover in a parking lot in Philly while on my way to a 5K Cancer walk at the Art Museum area. Came back to my car to find my driver's side mirror folded in. Hmm... I like to think it was unintentional.

It seems someone or something busted the spring mechanism that holds the mirror in place. I can fold the mirror in and out without tension. I had to fold up a matchbook and jam it in the mirror housing to keep it from flopping around.

Is there any way to repair the spring tensioner? I checked RAVE, but it only shows how to remove/refit. Thanks.

 

as far as I know you need to replace... I had a similar issue with my passanger side mirror. I had to replace the thing...found one on ebay for 95 bucks.

 

Or try one of the dismantlers, like Paul Grant and others, who post on this site. I'll wager they have taken off more mirrors than most people.... including SWMBO!

 

Good morning my friend think 50 years ago the person that broke your mirror would have left you a note of how to contact them so they could pay for the damage, not today. I have a mirror if your interested if you could do 50 bucks i will get it in the mail today!

 

PM sent.

Back in the day I wouldn't have been surprised to have found a note under my wiper. I feel confident in saying that there still are people in this world that do the right thing. I consider myself on of those individuals. **** happens.

 

I actually got a note like that stuck to me 2003 on a very windy day. Someone's door flew open and hit my mirror and knocked the glass out, left hanging by the heater wires. They were all worried because they couldn't get it to go back in and kindly left a note and offered to pay to replace it.

I got the note, popped it back in, and it's been fine ever since.

There are still responsible, courteous people out there.

 

Yes they are around but way farther in-between them now-a-days.