Replaced my side mirror lights with LED's over the weekend, and read somewhere here once that you can use a creditcard / pry tool to pop the outside cover of the side mirror off.

(PROTIP: don't do this)

We'll obviously now half the tiny white clips that hold that cover on are busted. Can anyone point me to a place to buy replacements (if even possible) Or a site that would show exploded diagrams with part numbers? I come from a Nissan background and over there the go-to site was always CourtesyParts as damn near every part was listed in a diagram with a pic of what it looked like, not finding such a place on the Toyota side..

Thanks

Pic below for reference.. Think this was from a sc430 but looks like same clips.

 

There are only 3 plastic clips (not 4 clips, as the red lines show) which snap the mirror cover onto the mirror assembly. Squeeze the white plastic clips with a long needle nose pliers to release them. (The pry tool / credit card concept is to pop off the lower clips that hold the actual mirror onto the mirror assembly, not the mirror covers.)

I don't believe that they can be ordered separately from Lexus. You may want to try foreign auto re-builders, or parts recyclers. Even a broken mirror assembly (driver or passenger side) will have these internal clips. You could place an ad in the parts wanted section here on CL.

 

I think you read those instructions incorrectly. You CAN use a credit card/prytool to pop the under-mirror light covers off - lots of people here have done it, including myself. But I haven't seen anyone saying to do that to remove the outside cover.

 

Yep. realize that now. Probably will have to bust out the silicone if I can't come up with new clips.