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I struggled too with this part (getting the mirror off) I tried all approaches and the BEST one that worked for me, was to take a towel and pry it inside the mirror housing and then pulling firmly (uniformly from both ends), upwards. The mirrors came off instantly and the rest off the Install was a breeze.
Second hard part is putting the mirror back on. You have to make sure everything aligns perfectly, and that nothing is loose. Ensure that the puddle light clips on its spot properly (else you will have rattles problems later on)
Good luck!
I just stuck my had in behind the mirror and pulled on it hard to the point you think your going to break it, then it popped off, no damage. abound 1 minute on each side to take the mirror off and disconnect the wires. I would not do that in the winter because plastic would be more brittle.
Just replaced my puddle lights, lots of good info here. My mirrors were easy to pop off with some plastic trim tools. My only issue was getting the housing to line up perfect on the passenger side. I figured out it was due to the housing moving up a bit in the fixed cylindrical part in the door. Once I got that out of the way it was done. Now I just want it to be night time so I can appreciate the brighter lights. I decided to stick with ambers.
Just finished mines! I will takes pics tonight! I used Lasfit 192 bulb! I use Lasfit led bulbs for everything! I have them in my turn signals front and back with no hyper flash! Very bright! Also I used a flat head to push back the upper black tabs.... using my finger to push up against was difficult for me... To be honest this process was nerve wrecking when I started with the first mirror! 😂😂😂 2nd mirror was cake!
Last edited by BrotherLuv; Jul 21, 2020 at 05:08 AM.
Amen to that! My cuz pointed out that my driver mirror outer casing and inner glossy black trim seemed to not fit at the seems flush after I changed the puddle light...drove me crazy and took me like 40min taking it apart and pushing them together to get it as flush as possible.
Afterward, I realized that the outer casing of my mirror was not exactly perfect so I had to live with however flush it fits with the inner part (since its plastic, it may have been bent slightly from all the times the mirror was folded-in).
Is it the side that isn't flush for you? For me the top is flush but I couldn't get the side flush with the black trim and it's annoying me lol I don't want to get water in the housing.
Is it the side that isn't flush for you? For me the top is flush but I couldn't get the side flush with the black trim and it's annoying me lol I don't want to get water in the housing.
It's the opposite for me...the side is flush but the top doesn't seem to want to squeeze and hold together. It's still not 100% perfect but I haven't had any issues with it over the years.
It's the opposite for me...the side is flush but the top doesn't seem to want to squeeze and hold together. It's still not 100% perfect but I haven't had any issues with it over the years.
I just checked on the IS forums and someone else had the same issue. It’s because the puddle lights aren’t in exactly how they should be so I’ll probably give it another shot soon since I’m getting my mirrors wrapped
Just replaced mine and noticed that I have an odd noise if I flip my mirrors forward and then rotate them back. Can someone check and confirm if this noise is normal?
It's pretty loud, doesn't sound like something a Lexus mirror would sound like. Can someone flip their mirror forward and flip it back to confirm if they have this noise as well
That sounds normal, like it's going into an indent.
Sounds similar to this vid
Around 16:19
to me, that vid sounds a little more solid, kinda how I expected it to sound. Mines like a high pitched spring and click as it pops back into place. I might take one apart again to see if i can find something I did wrong.
