Taurus side mirror

Maintenance/Repairs
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2001 Taurus SE, Driver’s side mirror cracked. Can just the glass be replaced or does the whole thing have to be replaced?

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Rockauto sells them.

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As do most parts stores.

Tester

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You need to get the old glass off, though. Do you know how to do it?

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Nope. Can you help me?

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Terry , You Tube has lots of videos showing how to replace just the mirror or you could call a local auto glass shop for an estimate.

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Thanks… I’ll check that out.

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per VOLVO-V70’S advice had one on one of my heavy trucks with a big mirror break I went to the local glass shop and he cut a new one and glued it in I think it was about 20$ and about 25 minutes to do the job that was about 15 years ago so might be a little higher now.

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Thanks, Renegade!

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I bought a replacement glass of Amazon for my GMC truck and a Chevy van. had sticky on the back, I just stuck it straight to the cracked glass that was already there (mine wasn’t missing any pieces, just cracked.)

here is a Taurus one for less than $25:
Amazon- Taurus glass

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I had the right hand mirror glass fall out of the mirror on my 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass. I ordered ba replacement glass for the mirror from the Oldsmobile dealer. When it came in and I removed the backing paper, the adhesive had dried out and wouldn’t stick.
I took the car to the body shop at the Chrysler/Plymouth dealer where I had done business before. The manager said he had a glass shop technician coming that afternoon to replace a windshield and he would have the glass shop technician fix the mirror. The body shop manager asked me what I had paid for the replacement glass. When I told him, he said that was way too high. When I picked up the car, there was no charge. He said I had already been stung by the parts department at the Oldsmobile dealer. He said the best solution is to have the glass shop cut a new glass and the cost would be a lot less.

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I pulled the old one off and put a new one in, but it was an Olds Silhouette. You should check the YouTube videos for your Taurus. You might also consider gluing a replacement over the old one. I’d depends on how close to OEM you want it to look.

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Thanks Triedaq

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Thanks Eddo, you’re the best!