Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL |
Zoder
Member
2014-Sep-3 8:13 pm
Cracked sideview mirrorHas anyone ever heard of this happening before? My dad got a new mazda 3 on Saturday. On Sunday before driving, he was adjusting the side mirrors with the controls and the entire mirror on the right side cracked. See picture. What could have caused that? |
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 MooJohn
join:2005-12-18
Milledgeville, GA |
Something had to be wedged between the glass and the housing. Perhaps it was something put there for shipping that the dealership forgot to remove? |
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PrntRhd
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join:2004-11-03
Fairfield, CA |
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It is under warranty, have the dealer and Mazda replace it. |
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 Anonymous_Anonymous
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join:2004-06-21
127.0.0.1 |
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Take a better photo all I see is a cell phone that someone is holding |
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NS4683
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2014-Sep-6 7:11 am
You can't see the cracks in the mirror? |
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said by Anonymous_:Take a better photo all I see is a cell phone that someone is holding Best post ever... take picture of mirror, but better... that I guess... does not mirror anything? rofl. What could have caused that? As said something wedged behind it, pulled on it wrong, just a function of it being glass... glass was treated wrong... |
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL |
Zoder
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2014-Sep-6 2:08 pm
When we brought in the car the dealer claims there was nothing behind it so something had to of hit the mirror so it's not covered under warranty. But they agreed to replace it as a courtesy.
Their reasoning doesn't mesh with the events as witnessed. He says he was pressing the button and instead of moving there was a large pop sound and the glass cracked. From that point, pushing the control buttons had no effect on that mirror. So I'm thinking something was jammed and the tension cracked the mirror and broke the control mechanism. |
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Anon
2014-Sep-6 4:35 pm
maybe something made a nest behind it lol |
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 Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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Ask to see the PDI report as I bet it was a shipping wedge for vibration control that was supposed to be removed, but was missed. |
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 mityfowl
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Dallas, TX |
to Zoder
Normally I would blame the teenager.
But not this time. |
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Anonymous_Anonymous
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said by NS4683:You can't see the cracks in the mirror? hard to tell were the crack originated from |
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Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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said by Zoder: See picture How about taking a picture from 6 to 8 inches away? |
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL |
Zoder
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2014-Sep-7 11:43 am
My dad took the picture but it's too late as they already replaced the mirror. |
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Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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OK, that's cool. Glad they took care of it. |
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I find it odd that it cracked in fairly straight lines... |
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL |
Zoder
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2014-Sep-12 11:32 pm
good point. an impact would normally radiate from the point of impact right? |
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rody_44
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join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA |
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Mazda is known to have mirror issues. Something about vibrations. My son had one that cracked exactly like that. His happened by side swiping another mirror tho on a parked car. Just might be something a dad doesnt want to tell his son. |
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Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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said by Zoder:an impact would normally radiate from the point of impact right? Correct. Sometimes it produces a star pattern radiating out from the center of impact. |
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Zoder
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Well grandma was in the car too  |
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Anonymous_Anonymous
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Re: Cracked sideview mirroryou can tell from the photo it started from the right side since smaller pieces to the right and bigger ones to the left op's photo The mirror appears to be the driver side. since the mirror is 1:1 viewing angle said by
Zoder  : good point. an impact would normally radiate from the point of impact right? |
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omgrofl
Anon
2014-Sep-25 11:38 pm
said by Anonymous_:you can tell from the photo it started from the right side since smaller pieces to the right and bigger ones to the left
op's photo
The mirror appears to be the driver side. since the mirror is 1:1 viewing angle said by Anonymous_:hard to tell were the crack originated from Really? Not like anything new was posted... rofl, we all know you just make up posts but, damn man, check you won't contradict yourself. |
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