Replacement LH (drivers) Side Mirror - eBay

[ShreddieM]

For those with experience, I am thinking of grabbing this mirror from eBay. The drivers side mirror is now leaking it's fluid out of the side housing (which has a small crack in it) leaving some nice brown droplets of ooze on my door and window.

I need to replace the glass only, it is heated too. Any advice, warnings for me?


AUDI A6/S6/C5 1999-2002 FACELIFT WING MIRROR GLASS HEATED BLIND SPOT LEFT http://r.ebay.com/uDVb4Y

[Scotty@Advanced]

For those with experience, I am thinking of grabbing this mirror from eBay. The drivers side mirror is now leaking it's fluid out of the side housing (which has a small crack in it) leaving some nice brown droplets of ooze on my door and window.

I need to replace the glass only, it is heated too. Any advice, warnings for me?


AUDI A6/S6/C5 1999-2002 FACELIFT WING MIRROR GLASS HEATED BLIND SPOT LEFT http://r.ebay.com/uDVb4Y

Is that auto dimming?

[A62TURBO]

Is that auto dimming?

doubt it

[audifirst]

it is not auto dimming ,
if you looking for auto dimming this is the one you need
ebay link

[ShreddieM]

it is not auto dimming ,
if you looking for auto dimming this is the one you need
ebay link

^This is probably what I should be looking for. The other one did not mention auto dimming at all. Thx.

[ShreddieM]

Here are some pics of the damage... the auto-dim fluids in the mirror made it feel like I ate some magic shrooms.

[audifirst]

That is common problem with dimming unit, Audi corrected some issue and on newer cars they have eliminated the rubber seal that is fitted around the mirror that hold the glass to mirror body which is the cause, the water tends to sit in the seal and the membrane that holds the liquid gets too soft and eventually brakes the seal and the liquid leaks out, it only effects the lower part of the mirror which is recommended to clean off snow during winter and dry out as much water as you can from the lower part of the seal

The first link you have provided is regular mirror without dimming function,
The link I have provided it is correct unit if you want to have dimming function

[ShreddieM]

That is common problem with dimming unit, Audi corrected some issue and on newer cars they have eliminated the rubber seal that is fitted around the mirror that hold the glass to mirror body which is the cause, the water tends to sit in the seal and the membrane that holds the liquid gets too soft and eventually brakes the seal and the liquid leaks out, it only effects the lower part of the mirror which is recommended to clean off snow during winter and dry out as much water as you can from the lower part of the seal

The first link you have provided is regular mirror without dimming function,
The link I have provided it is correct unit if you want to have dimming function

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