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Title: Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: ChadTower on August 18, 2004, 11:19:33 am
My wife broke the glass in my driver's door mirror.  It's a Honda Civic, but it has some nonstandard sport mirrors that were on it when I bought the car from some kid.  I need to replace the glass to get an inspection sticker.

I found a local shop that can custom cut the mirror so I can glue it onto the housing (the housing is not damaged, the mirror just fell off and broke).  They want around $40 to do it.

Is that a reasonable cost?
Title: Re:Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: SirPeale on August 18, 2004, 12:42:57 pm
Actually, yeah, that sounds pretty reasonable.  It's extremely custom work, and they have to cut it to an exact fit.

Of course, you can call around, get some more quotes.
Title: Re:Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: 8bit on August 18, 2004, 01:12:08 pm
Try sites like jcwhitney.com or other car product sites.  You should be able to get the mirror for only like 20$.  Installing it wouldnt be hard either.
Title: Re:Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: ChadTower on August 18, 2004, 04:47:25 pm
Actually, yeah, that sounds pretty reasonable.  It's extremely custom work, and they have to cut it to an exact fit.

Of course, you can call around, get some more quotes.

Cool, thanks.  I need to have it done quickly, seeing as how the inspection sticker on the car is expired.
Title: Re:Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: fredster on August 18, 2004, 05:25:30 pm
Don't they have them in junk yards?
Title: Re:Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: ChadTower on August 18, 2004, 08:25:40 pm
Don't they have them in junk yards?

Yeah, you try finding a car in a junkyard with a discontinued m3 mirror.
Title: Re:Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: Tailgunner on August 18, 2004, 09:10:17 pm
The mirror will have to be ground to shape, and they'll probably screw up a couple getting it right. Concidering time and materials, I think it's a fair price.
Title: Re:Cost of small custom cut glass mirror
Post by: fredster on August 18, 2004, 11:41:28 pm
My wife broke the power mirror assembly off my '94 mustang in '95 and it cost $135 to fix it.

It was a stock power mirror.