[MMakoto]

when i drove home late last nite, i am positive that my driver side mirror wasn't cracked, but just today when i went out to the car, the mirror was cracked halfway down. i inspected the mirror closely, but couldn't find any sign of someone hitting it. so now, how should i approach the dealership? should i tell them the truth and say it's probably a mfg. defect? or should i make up something to save the cost of replacing it?
here's a pic of it!

[rlc]

Originally Posted by MMakoto

when i drove home late last nite, i am positive that my driver side mirror wasn't cracked, but just today when i went out to the car, the mirror was cracked halfway down. i inspected the mirror closely, but couldn't find any sign of someone hitting it. so now, how should i approach the dealership? should i tell them the truth and say it's probably a mfg. defect? or should i make up something to save the cost of replacing it?
here's a pic of it!

I'd take it in to the dealer. If there's no sign of foul play you can argue the glass cracked - maybe from the mirror being heated.

[ScheerSpeed]

car was hot from sitting in sun all day and i drove by a sprinkler and it cracked. when a hot glass meets cold water it usually cracks

[suzer]

Originally Posted by MMakoto

or should i make up something to save the cost of replacing it?

You're not seriously asking us to tell you to lie are you?

Bring the car in. Show it to the dealer. Ask them what to do next.

[teknochild]

if it was a mnf defect why would you have to make something up? thats the only way they would replace it

i dont see it gettgin replaced though, i dont think glass has a waranty at all

[MMakoto]

Originally Posted by suzer

You're not seriously asking us to tell you to lie are you?

Bring the car in. Show it to the dealer. Ask them what to do next.

no, i don't mean it that way, but just tryin to get it resolved w/o any $$ coming outta my own pocket. the SA that i deal w/ is always trying to throw me off w/ something if i don't make it sound very serious.

[MMakoto]

Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

car was hot from sitting in sun all day and i drove by a sprinkler and it cracked. when a hot glass meets cold water it usually cracks

i understand that part, but the weather was in the 50s last nite, and it rained all nite too, but that doesn't seem to be the cause though. my old cars has been through all sorts of weather, but never had cracked any windows or glasses. could it really be the heated mirrors that has caused it like rlc said?

[s4iscool]

glass can be covered, many cars have had histories of windshields spontaneously cracking

[Mike UK]

Many years ago when I was a young boy, my father's e36 rear screen 'exploded!', twice!! while I was in the back seat!!! It was like a brick had hit it, but the whole thing shattered into those tiny small bits of glass. Freaky!

A bad connection to the heating element in the glass was blamed by the dealer, causing uneven heat distribution in the glass, resulting in the shattering.

[krafty04]

tell the truth, you need

[Schweitzer]

My mother-in-law must've walked by your car and looked in that mirror...

[Asiann]

Just tell them you didn't notice the crack until you got home and see what they say.

[Snakeii]

tell the trueth, my left side (im a rhd man) mirror cracked because i had a fault on the moter that tilts it down, but it happend to a friend of mine on his civic other night its basically froze and cracked when it warmed up (heated side mirrors like the bmw does)

[Asiann]

The cold and hot issue sounds like a defect and needs addressing!

[Snakeii]

not as much as a defect as my damn ecu.

[carjon]

You might as well tell the truth - they'll do what they determine happened anyway. Lieing will just make them less likely to cover it.

[rwwong]

Just tell them the truth. My wife's mirror cracked on her Land Rover LR3 and they replaced it under warranty. GL