This is for those of you who would rather do a complete glass swap rather than sticking the new mirrors over the old ones. I know there is already one similar on here, but this one is a little more in-depth.

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damages to your vehicle due to the installation of this product. Mirrors must be installed at your own risk. Remember that this is a glass item and should be handled with care.

1. With your fingers, carefully push the stock mirror inwards and pull up until you can get your fingers under the bottom of the mirror. Lift up and out.

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Your stock assembly should now look like this:
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2. Set the oven temperature to 225°. Place the stock mirror frame in the oven on a cookie sheet for 3 – 5 minutes until the plastic becomes softer.

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3. Work the stock mirror glass out of the frame.

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4. Apply and remove the double stick tape to the back of the new mirror (add more to the corners if you’d like).

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5. Place supplied suction cup on the new mirror, line up, and place new mirror into the frame.

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6. Once the mirror is in place, turn the frame over and fill in the gaps with any general-purpose waterproof clear silicone.

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Once the silicone has dried, you can now re-install the frame back into the side view mirror housing.

7. To re-install, start by setting the mirror frame back in TOP first. You will see clips on the back of the frame and groves in the housing. Once the top is in place, apply enough pressure to the middle and bottom portion of the glass until you feel the groves on the back clip in. (Please be sure not to put too much pressure as you do not want to break the glass.)

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8. Clean you mirrors from any fingerprints or excess residue and enjoy. :)

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For those of you who don't have the side view mirrors yet and would like to purchase them, you can do so from the following link:
http://www.tweakedice.com/sciontcxasideview.html

There were 100 sets ordered and they're moving quickly.

nice DIY!!

Thanks I will be using this DIY once I receive my mirrors! :clap:

:bow: :clap:

Nice DIY... They look pretty good. I don't think I'd drop $80 on them (better things to spend $80 on atm) but they're nice.

tagged...hopefully i can do this soon

Hmm have to keep this in mind if I ever do this. Nice write up

hmm.. just did this.. the plastic was pretty soft as it was (perhaps due to the warm weather here)

but the mirrors came out with a little help of fingernails.. and they really just popped out without the need for an oven

hmm.. they look awesome!

How do you like em Trung?

takes some getting used to for that driver side one being convex now.... :doh:

almost there... :P

dang... that easy to pop the mirrors out? someone could jack it just like that!

TTT

hey u still have the stock mirror? both passenger and driver side? if u do, do u wanna sell them both my glass parts cracked and i need them lmk nice DIY im gonna use it as soon as i get the glass parts

bumpage.

no stock glass mirror part?

I have my old stock glass. PM me.

I'm afraid that i'm gonna crack them if i push too hard haha. I don't think mine are all the way in yet.

Anyone else have any feedback on these?

I have these along with the Broadway 270mm blue convex rearview mirror.

After I got by the initial adjustment period (being very careful because objects truly are closer than they appear), I would never go back to stock. Not only have the blind spots inherent in this car been eliminated, but also the blue tint reduces eyestrain when driving at night.

They also look plain gorgeous! Highly recommended.

cool. When did you order yours? im trying to get an idea if tweakedice.com still has these mirrors or not? it says only 100 ordered and i dont wanna purchase until i confirm their still in stock...i know some websites arent updated too often...i pm'd tweaked ice but havent gotten a response yet

I got the side mirrors a couple of months ago when TweakedIce was having a group buy.

bump bump

nice DIY, now i might get some of those convex mirrors

Got them, just need to install them now.

do these fit the 09 xD?

i'm gonna say no.

nice DIY.

Patrick, looks good as always. I have been MIA for a while but just came across this, anyone else looking for opinons on these pm me, i have had them since the original shipment went out. great mod, helped alot with hight time driving to. i put about 30,000 miles on them and love the look of em. with the broad way mirror it makes driving so much nicer.....

hmm..stil thinking about getting these anyone have them on a silver tc? pics please :P

i just got these in today, removing the mirrors was a kinda hard but i figured out how to do it, other than that it was a piece of cake , though one of the mirrors seems to stick out a little out of the frame, but ill fix that tommorrow :P

i like these convex mirrors, they look even better at night

more pics?

i will if i can borrow moms camera since i lost my usb cable to my camera :P

pics in 48 hours or ban LOL

pics in 48 hours or ban LOL

:pray: lol

nice DIY!!

ok i just ordered a set...i'll install and post pics soon as i get them....as long as isnt snowing when they arrive :tap:

well i got mine in super quick :bow: they were well packaged and i definitely recommend them.

now that i see how nice they are im going to wait until winter is over before i install them...i dont want to worry about scratching them with the ice scraper...i may just swtich them out again next winter when i get my car ready for winter and put the stocks back on to keep these looking new....

taken with iphone...
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I ordered a set last night.

I will post pics once they are installed hopefully by the weekend.

These are nice mirrors. I have a set on my car and they really stand out when looking at them from behind the car. You have to get used to your drivers side though. you'll see what i mean. Your eyes have to adjust from your OEM one to this one.

Hey Beantowntc you say you might switch them out between seasons. I have an extra set of mirrors if you're interested. You can have a set for winter and one for.... (when its not snowing) lol. PM me if you're interested.

hmm well i have the stock mirrors....im just gonna swap the glass....probably just need another glass housing and im set

hey beantowntc, just to throw it out there i also have a set of just the mirror(glass) housings. I seem to have all these random spare parts hanging around. LOL! :eyebrow:

LOL pm sent

pm sent

I just received mine today

These mirrors FTMFW!

Be smart when removing the stock mirror plate. My passenger mirror plate came off with ease, the drivers' side was a PITA, I ended up pulling the entire mirror plate assembly off and spent the better part of 20 minutes lining it back up and applying pressure to get it back on the piece that turns/tilts the mirror and putting the "oh sh*t" clip back on, you know the clips, the ones where you pop it off and it goes flying while you say "oh sh*t", that clip.

If it does not come off with 2 to 3lbs of force and you find yourself exerting 7 to 8lb of force, you're probably on your way to putting the mirror plate assembly back on.

My tint is 35% for comparison

People wanted more pics, here they are

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Sweet thanks for the pics and the warning...can't wait to do mine

I like them, they look good. Is there any deals going on for these right now?? How much for a set?

i swear I saw some scionlifers selling theirs for $60. anyways, i would love to do this, but 1. its easy to steal and 2. I already set my mirrors so that I have a 180 degree view behind my head and everything else is in my peripheral and sight.

i just installed these. pretty easy. i took off the double sided tape they had on though. when i installed with it, it made the mirrors pop out too much and didn't fit so i went out and bought 3M double sided tape(outdoor)

went on much easier. and a better fit.

i just installed these. pretty easy. i took off the double sided tape they had on though. when i installed with it, it made the mirrors pop out too much and didn't fit so i went out and bought 3M double sided tape(outdoor)

went on much easier. and a better fit.

Glad you like 'em :relief:

i swear I saw some scionlifers selling theirs for $60. anyways, i would love to do this, but 1. its easy to steal and 2. I already set my mirrors so that I have a 180 degree view behind my head and everything else is in my peripheral and sight.

dont let easy to steal stop you from buying them...most of the tx exterior mods are easy to steal, vrd fogs, vrd grilles, shorty antenna and in some cases the spoiler has been ripped off.....

i dont think these jump out and say steal me....i dont think most non tc owners will notice them as much anyways

Where do you guys live/go for people to steal your parts?

I mean if someone wants to steal convex mirrors rip them off a BMW.

I mean in all seriousness that is sad and you shouldn't let that be a deterrent.

After all, when was the last time you knew someone that went around to purposely steal someones mirrors, that's one sad soul.

got mine on this past weekend...really easy install great product :bow:

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i swear I saw some scionlifers selling theirs for $60.

that would be me

TTT

yeah i got these this past summer the convex is great but i feel they could be bluer..........sometimes they dont even look blue at all but if its a dim rainy day they do seems a little steep for what you get costwise but if you need a better viewing angle get em also on a side note they dont fit as tightly as the stocks do theyre smaller i had to use silicone cause i thought they might come out one day

how the f*** do you get the mirror out..ive been messin with it for over an hour and it wont budge..if i push harder i think im gona break it...any help?

theres one side of the mirror where itll pop out if you bend just the plastic and you can get one side of the glass and pry as close to the adhesive as possible its even easier to use an exacto knife and trim at ias you stratch the adhesive too theres acually thumb holes in the back to push against the backing of the mirror

TTT

does tweaked ice have anymore?

i just bought it today..shipped today too!

how do you no ?

just ordered it now lol had to have it

Forget the oven method...sooo dangerous...use a hair dryer for 2 minutes and the mirrors pop right off.... my driver side didnt even have tape on the back... GL

did you break any of the clips when removing the mirror off the car ?

nope...but i think its easier/safer to remove the whole housing from the car to remove it.

yeah like the black part that holds the mirror in you gotta take that out to replace it. how eles would you do it ?

no no..i meant the WHOLE housing off the car (remove the 3 bolts and actually take it off)

I bought a set of these like 2 months ago and I had the time to install it this past weekend, it took me like 10 minutes at most and it looks pretty nice.

As for the angle, I used to have the stock mirrors along with the small (auto parts) blind spot mirrors, and in comparison, you can see way more of an angle with the small add-ons, specially on the driver's side, but to be honest, its just getting used to it, the angle these convex mirrors offer are more than enough, I wish they were a little bit more bluer' (darker), headlights at night still bother me a little.

GREAT PRODUCT, thanks!

BUMP BUMP.

Getting rid of the last few.

Price lowered to $60 Shipped.

UPITY

Order in for mirrors. Can't wait.
Ordered a 300mm broadway convex blue glass rear view mirror to match =D

Hey I just ordered my convex side mirrors the other day. I am looking forward to getting them also.

I just got my blue convex side view mirrors. So what would you guys recommend sticking it on top of the oem ones or doing it like in this diy?

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i just received my convex mirrors yesterday, going to do the install will post pics up. the blue goes perfect with my blue tinted broadway mirror. cant wait to have it up.

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Last ones
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179277

do these realy eliminate the blind spots

Are there any of these left?

- i think their are a few places online that sell only the passenger side, can't seem to find the drivers side (need one), just installed the passenger one though because someone shot it with a bb gun, now i got 2 tone side mirrors hahaha

Can you please post the links to the one you got for the passenger side? These things are amazing.

All I know of is the OEM convex passenger mirror. If that's what he's talking about then yea those can be found online. To get the blue tinted convex(APR/Carbign Craft) it'll be by luck from someone on a forum.

All I know of is the OEM convex passenger mirror. If that's what he's talking about then yea those can be found online. To get the blue tinted convex(APR/Carbign Craft) it'll be by luck from someone on a forum.

Can you get convex mirrors for the tC and then just apply a blue tint to them? or is this something that has to come that way?

I don't know of anywhere that sells a convex driver's side mirror(I searched long ago), just the factory flat driver's and factory convex passenger side. You could apply a blue tint to them, could probably find how to's searching on other sites, they're out there.

Doing a search and looked here, doesn't seem to good of an idea...
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/inside-out/199566-side-mirror-tint-overlay-graphixpressions.html