Repairing & Replacing your Honda Element's power Passenger Side Mirror

 So the "garage" that I park in isn't very wide; one day while backing out I forgot that my passenger side mirror was touching the wall. Very quickly the plastic framing it just broke, leaving my mirror dangling by the power chord that ran the motor inside the mirror. 

I ordered a new one for $54.02 from AutoPartsAvenue on ebay. 

Step 1 Removing the broken Mirror.

 First open the door and removed the plastic cover that's directly across from the mirror inside the car. It should come off pretty easy. Then unplug the module and unscrew the nuts. You, or at least I was able to, can take all 3 of the nuts off without the mirror falling to the ground; however in my situation that wouldn't have mattered-it's broken anyway. After you've got your nuts in a safe place then you can get the mirror out of the way.

Comments

[cpalac]

OMG..... How did you know I broke my mirror last night. Thank GOD I have Cheez-It !!!! You are awsome, thanks for the instructions. :-}

[donc143]

 I did this job yesterday.  It went perfectly.  Thanks for the help.

Oh, If you roll down your window ahead of time, it makes it easy to hold the mirror in place as you place the first (top) screw on which will hold the new mirror on as you carefully place the other 2 screws.  Also, there is a little tab at the bottom of the electrical plug.  When pulling out the plug, squeeze the tab and pull.  It releases the plug easily that way.

I bought my new mirror from www.discountautomirrors.com.  I paid $60.79 delivered, for a passenger side powered mirror.  It was just like the factory one.