Check out these pics. These were taken with camera positioned right on top of middle console cover. Something ain’t right.

what part should I buy? Is it just the mirror lens that went bad or is the electronic component behind it that went bad? Or is it both?

 

Same happened to me on the same side. I drained the stupid fluid and ran it until I found a new piece of glass at the u-pick-it junkyard. eBay sellers are charging an arm and leg for it

 

How do you drain the fluid? The same thing is happening to me.

 

Took a little utility knife and slit it near the bottom, then got some towels and soaked it up + compressed air - VERY messy job and the stuff is nasty heads up! After drainning it, I would glue on one of those adhesive glass repair kits from Rockauto. Mine turned completely orange and was really hard to see through. (This was on my 2008 RX350)

 

They call that mirror fluid "dragon's blood" for good reason. It will eat into anything it leaks out onto. I have seen photos of an interior rear-view mirror fluid dripping onto the top of the dash and absolutely ruining it. So yes, be very careful if you attempt to drain it.

 

Thanks. I will leave it alone until vision becomes impaired, then hunt for replacement mirror glass.

 

So, I guess it' the mirror glass.... but not the wires behind it. Is this the right part? https://parts.parkplacelexusplano.co...400E110B1.html very expensive.... Is it an easy replace just for the mirror itself? I see this listing on eBay...https://www.ebay.com/itm/22537879586...3ABFBMus2TuOFh

 

Here's a listing just for the glass.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/17565731363...Bk9SR8K8lYHiYQ

 

You are not gonna believe this. the mirrors are now clear. How is this possible???

 

try turning on/off the auto dimming function on the rear view mirror. It should impact the side mirror. Maybe that’ll change it, maybe not.

 

It could be a bad electrical connection in the mirror. You can try to take the mirror apart, and then clean any corrosion off the connector terminals.

 

it rained in my area like 4 days in a row. the car was sitting outside. Perhaps that had something to do with it. Also the rats chewed up my distributor wires. I am thinking something's a bit fishy here.

 

Those mirrors in the pic look fine to me. What am I missing?

 

^^ You are missing seeing the discoloration that typically shows up when these mirrors begin to fail. The mirror surface often looks amber or brown in color.