The first real issue with my car, which I noticed the first time I drove it, was the rearview mirror was a bit messed up.
This is not an uncommon issue; I've seen forum posts around the web about the mirror going a bit crazy (see pic below).
Nothing super-duper dangerous, but I decided to change it. Bought a second hand mirror on eBay for about $30.
To get the old mirror off its mount, you simply find something thin and long, like a really small screwdriver.
Push it into the hole at the base of the mirror's mount, so you're pushing upwards, parallel to the windscreen.
Without much pressure at all (or you're doing it wrong), the rearview mirror will fly right off its mount.
Below is the mirror once I'd removed it, but I am showing how the screwdriver goes through the hole and unclips it.
Here's the mount that's left on the car. Nothing much to say about this, except note the silver scratch from my screwdriver!
Then I noticed the replacement mirror was slightly different to the one I was taking off.
The one I took off is on the right; the 'new' one is on the left. Note the Japanese name on the one I bought.
I assume the car this mirror came off was a JDM model. The differences between the mirrors aren't extreme, though.
Something I did notice, however, is the ball joint is metal on the 'Donnelly' and plastic on the 'Murakami'.
I also noticed a difference in the mounts. Oh jeez, was this going to fit, after all the effort of getting the old one off?
Fortunately, yes it does. It's a bigger mount, but it sits 'OK' on the factory mount.
I notice it's VERY easy to move around (although not 'loose' by any means), presumably because of the plastic ball joint.
I might try and get a 'proper' local mirror but, for now, and for $30 I'm a lot happier with this on, versus the messed-up mirror.
