My rear-view mirror is leaking - honest !

No that I use it much anyway, being a Range Rover driver and all that, but my rear-view mirror has started leaking some dark liquid.

The actual reflective surface of the mirror has become 'dulled', as if there is some kind of viscous layer between the glass. I never use the 'Auto' button on the dimmer but I presume the fluid is in some way connected to the electronic dimming function.

Has anyone had this happen before, how do I fit a replacement

Cheers


As a footnote to this, I've searched around another (lesser) forum, and it appears this unit was manufactured in the States by a company called Magna Donnelly who were replacing these for free on a world-wide basis until 2007 or so.

As a cautionary note, the fluid is Tungsten Oxide and is corrosive to the point where it will melt the plastic beneath should it drip down or otherwise come into contact with it. There are no recognised health hazards for us hooman beans.

Just for a laugh I have emailed the MagDon people to see if they will be really nice just once more and will post the result for future reference in due course.

Its a regular occurance in hotter countries, there was a free replacement scheme in the USA but I don't know if Europe legislation covered it.

I did a similar post yesterday. I didn't want to mention this either for fear of ridicule. Mine went on a stunningly hot day a couple of months back. Do tell how you get on, as someone told me that they are £180 for a replacement.

must be loads of mirrors at the scrappers that would fulfill legal requirements !

Common problem i had to change mine a few months ago. Sometimes on Ebay but make sure you get the right one. They changed mid 1999 to a better mirror with a different mounting. They are not interchangable. Silly money on Ebay though unless you get lucky. Plenty of standard (none auto dimming) available. Around the twenty thirty quid mark.