Just a quick one .....

This morning, whilst driving, I spotted the drivers door mirror was vibrating and the image was a bit blurred.

On feeling the glass it was obvious that the glass had partly come adrift from it's backing pad, or mount or whatever it's fixed on to. It was loose and at speed the wind was causing it to shake/vibrate.

I've prised the glass away a bit ... enought to allow me to sguidge some clear silicone sealer/adhesive behind the glass, between it and the backing pad.

That's fixed it - hopefully for good. But in adjusting the glass left and right and up and downh ( using the internal electric motor control knob ) it revealed an errant object within the housing. It's a stainless steel clip 32mm long x 18mm wide with aun upturned lip about 7mm high. See photos.

Now that I've looked closely at the left hand door mirror it looks like the same clip is loose in there too. Although not as totally loose as the right hand one.

I've never had to dismantle a door mirror.

Anyone ever had to?

It hasn't arisen .... but if you was unlucky enough to require a complete new mirror how do you go about getting it the same colour as the car?

Thanks in advance.

I just had better look on t'internet and can see mention of the clip but haven't been able see what it actually does.

Given that the mirrors both work and are in one piece I'm thinking it might be best to simply keep the clip in a plastic bag, somewhere safe, and carry on as we are.

Has anyone ever levered one of these glasses out of their respective carriers - and got them back again?

Hi Oldstan. This has just come up here:

Door mirror components | Yeti Owners Club

Thanks very much.

I wonder how likely it is that an attempt was made to lever it out?

Do they simply come loose overnight? This one seemed to.

It was left out on the drive the night before.

I'd never heard of the attempted theft of mirror glasses.

Maybe we'll never know.

Strangely I've just re- started using my DISKLOK if I leave it on the drive. Before that I was using my LONGARM steering wheel lock

I lost a silver thingy when I was changing the mirror caps from dirty silver grey ones to gloss black.

Took ages to find another one as I didn't know what to ask for !

Did you ever get to find out out what it did though?

It may well be damping the movement of the mirror, that would tie in with the issue that you were having - that is just an maybe logical,guess.

The issue I was having was fixed by my squidging sealant/adhesive in between the back of the glass and the pad that would originally had an effective self adhesive surface. By doing that it solved the wobbling issue when driving. The silver clip would seem to have come adrift and dropped to the bottom of the housing when I operated the motor adjustment knob and adjusted it up, down, left and right to the maximum travel ( something I don't usually do. If I hadn't done that I suspect the clip might not have come loose.

I have a vague memory of a post in which someone asked if the clip completed the electrical circuit to the heating element in the mirror glass. It would be interesting to know if the heater in @oldstan's mirror still works.

That's a thought. I'll try it when I get home.

I turned the heated mirrors on and waited five minutes. Got to be honest and say I didn't know whether I would feel a detectable warmth or not (I've never felt them to see how hot theye got). I don't think I could detect any increase in the temperature of the glass. So it's possible they don't work. I do believe I can see a glimpse of the nearside clip at the bottom of the housing and that mirr9or doesn't get any warmer than the drivers side. Maybe neither work. It's decidedly warm out and not much opportunity to test to see if they actually work. When it next goes in for a service I'll get the fella to check.

Just went up to ask my trusted indie man. He knew straight away.

It's just a stabiliser to stop any vibrations. Nothing to do with the electrics.

Maybe I'll try to remember to get him to replace it next time he has the car.

There's a thread on a Toyota forum. Same thing. Even a photo of a very similar looking thing.

Thanks for the replies.