Recent repairs. ...

[fjpod]

Firstly, my wife got a little close to a bus a few weeks ago and the passenger side mirror got ripped off. Mirror from the dealer was $425. Labor was $75. I had no luck finding a new mirror online. Didn't want to waste time looking at junk yards. C'est la vie.

Secondly, in an unrelated situation, I noticed my left front tire was losing air, so I got down to look at it and found a bald spot down to the cords on the inside edge of the tread. .. but not all the way around the tire, just in one spot. I took it to my local garage. Turns out, I had a moderately bent rim which distorted the tire enough to make it wear unevenly. No front end parts were damaged, and I never got a flat tire. We had a very bad winter last year, and in spite of my best efforts, I hit a number of potholes. I even got out of the car a couple of times expecting to see damage, but was amazed that I just drove away. I have about 18k miles on the car, the other front tire is still in very good shape, but I opted to change both and will keep the old one as a spare. It took my local garage 3 days to get the Dunlop tires. Tires $160 each plus install. Could have been worse. ...

 

[jray3]

Good reminder that an unevenly worn tire usually isn't the tire's fault. Were you able to straighten the rim, or in need of another? I have spares.

Just this morning I found a cut on the outside shoulder of a rear tire that goes all the way down into the cords- through a tread block, no less. It looks fresh, but I can't recall hitting anything that would've done that. Must've been those 5 days in the airport valet parking service..... :roll: at least this tire was fairly worn down already.

 

[fjpod]

We were able to straighten the rim...it wasn't that bad, but thanks for the offer.

 

[PV1]

Fjpod, what is the extent of the damage to the mirror? Is the pedestal still there? What color is your car?

I found a passenger side Mirage mirror (except for the mount to the door, this mirror is identical to the i-MiEV) on eBay for $239.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MITSUBISHI-MIRAGE-2014-RIGHT-SIDE-MIRROR-ASSEMBLY-6513500-/311428842395?hash=item48829b039b&vxp=mtr

 

[fjpod]

Fjpod, what is the extent of the damage to the mirror? Is the pedestal still there? What color is your car?

I found a passenger side Mirage mirror (except for the mount to the door, this mirror is identical to the i-MiEV) on eBay for $239.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MITSUBISHI-MIRAGE-2014-RIGHT-SIDE-MIRROR-ASSEMBLY-6513500-/311428842395?hash=item48829b039b&vxp=mtr

Well, the work is done already...and my color is Raspberry.

Also while the mirror looks the same, the mount looks different.

I took back my old one from the dealer. the glass and the motor are still good. The colored shell was crushed and the mount was rendered unuseable.

 

[PV1]

There was a Plasma Purple one on there, but if the original mount's no good, then this wouldn't work. If it was just the housing, then three screws and running a wire.

There was another post on here pointing out the parts share between the Lancer, Mirage, and i-MiEV. While all three mounts are different, the mirror housing is identical, except for the fact that a turn signal is built-in on some Lancer and Mirage mirrors (which I'm currently searching for to add to the i-MiEV). Other parts share (for future reference) include power window/locks controls, power mirror adjustments, and the steering wheel (Lancer).