# 2009 corolla rearview mirror base is loose? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 1, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-corolla-rearview-mirror-base-is-loose/196055 "2024-09-01T16:24:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sciconf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-corolla-rearview-mirror-base-is-loose/196055/1 "2024-09-01T16:24:07Z")
2009 corolla rear view mirror (located inside the car - not the side mirror) is wobbly when driving. Realized that one side of the base is broke -plastic. Got one from a Prius which matches the OEM part #. Seven months later, I am being told that its wobbly - I inspected it - I can see some looseness at the base where it touches the windshield. I took it and put it back - I hear the click when it went in. There is no screw. There is a tensioned metal (spring) at the base of the mirror - this might be the root cause of the problem. Perhaps a body shop knows how to replace it (I took it out on the old one and unsure how to put it back). Watched a lot of videos too. - closest I found was this: [https://www.reddit.com/r/GRCorolla/comments/1d16sa7/rear\_view\_mirror\_base\_casing\_loose/?rdt=34546](https://www.reddit.com/r/GRCorolla/comments/1d16sa7/rear_view_mirror_base_casing_loose/?rdt=34546) Does this mean use the felt pad in the center of the base and try push it in - it may not go in depending on the felt pad? Another is cloth wire harness tape around the edges - I’ve seen cloth tape- it may interfere with aesthetics! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-corolla-rearview-mirror-base-is-loose/196055/2 "2024-09-01T17:38:26Z")
> [@sciconf](#): > > I’ve seen cloth tape- it may interfere with aesthetics! Then go to a body shop and have it fixed properly.