2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
wrote:

>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?

Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
wrote:

>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?

Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
wrote:

>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?

Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

irwell wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?
>
>
> Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.

He said "I managed to crack the mirror", which would indicate this is
not a warranty situation.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

irwell wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?
>
>
> Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.

He said "I managed to crack the mirror", which would indicate this is
not a warranty situation.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

irwell wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?
>
>
> Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.

He said "I managed to crack the mirror", which would indicate this is
not a warranty situation.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

We do this sort of thing regularly at the dealer. I have no idea whether a
glass company would do this.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

We do this sort of thing regularly at the dealer. I have no idea whether a
glass company would do this.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

We do this sort of thing regularly at the dealer. I have no idea whether a
glass company would do this.

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

Its a normal piece of mirrored glass which has a heated 'pad' affixed to the
back, the 'pad' is made from die cut adhesive foam with the heating element
embedded. It is unlikely you could remove the foam without fracturing the
embedded element, you could try goo gone or similar to release the adhesive.

Keith
"nothermark" <trash@gnomex.cotse.net> wrote in message
news:unhlt1lun05m5m9636bq66q43gdpvudots@4ax.com...
>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
> Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
> mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
> the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

Its a normal piece of mirrored glass which has a heated 'pad' affixed to the
back, the 'pad' is made from die cut adhesive foam with the heating element
embedded. It is unlikely you could remove the foam without fracturing the
embedded element, you could try goo gone or similar to release the adhesive.

Keith
"nothermark" <trash@gnomex.cotse.net> wrote in message
news:unhlt1lun05m5m9636bq66q43gdpvudots@4ax.com...
>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
> Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
> mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
> the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

Its a normal piece of mirrored glass which has a heated 'pad' affixed to the
back, the 'pad' is made from die cut adhesive foam with the heating element
embedded. It is unlikely you could remove the foam without fracturing the
embedded element, you could try goo gone or similar to release the adhesive.

Keith
"nothermark" <trash@gnomex.cotse.net> wrote in message
news:unhlt1lun05m5m9636bq66q43gdpvudots@4ax.com...
>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
> Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
> mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
> the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:09:27 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:

>irwell wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>>>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>>>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>>>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?
>>
>>
>> Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.
>
>He said "I managed to crack the mirror", which would indicate this is
>not a warranty situation.

not unless backing one side into a post while trying to miss the other
side is warranty.

;-)

I parked it in a parking garage in one of those spaces I liked with my
Accent because few folks tried to use it. The Elantra ia just a tad
wider. I just tipped the mirror so it compressed a bit and shattered
the outer end of the glass but the plastic is fine. If it wasn't
heated I would just take it to a glass shop. odes anyone know how the
heating bit works? I can think a separate strip heater behind the
glass or a coating on the glass. The latter could be a problem. The
former just takes a glass cutter and a new piece of mirror.

nothermark

Re: 2006 Elantra - who replaces cracked mirror?
 

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:09:27 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:

>irwell wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:28:40 GMT, nothermark <trash@gnomex.cotse.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I managed to crack the mirror glass on the drivers side of my new car.
>>>Plastic's OK so all I need is the glass. It's a heated outside
>>>mirror. That leads to my question. Is this a dealer thing that has
>>>the heater built in or is it something any glass shop can do?
>>
>>
>> Take it to the dealer, should be covered under warrantry.
>
>He said "I managed to crack the mirror", which would indicate this is
>not a warranty situation.

not unless backing one side into a post while trying to miss the other
side is warranty.

;-)

I parked it in a parking garage in one of those spaces I liked with my
Accent because few folks tried to use it. The Elantra ia just a tad
wider. I just tipped the mirror so it compressed a bit and shattered
the outer end of the glass but the plastic is fine. If it wasn't
heated I would just take it to a glass shop. odes anyone know how the
heating bit works? I can think a separate strip heater behind the
glass or a coating on the glass. The latter could be a problem. The
former just takes a glass cutter and a new piece of mirror.

nothermark