Hi all,
I recently was getting in my car to head to another day of work, excited to drive my crossfire, when i looked up to see condensation on the rear view mirror. It was over 100 degrees that day (south alabama for you) and so this didn't make sense. Upon further inspection, it seems that my rear view mirror (auto dimming, '04 model) has broken. it has what seems to be a liquid in between two panes of glass, and where the liquid is sitting, the mirror looks normal. However, the top half of the mirror has no liquid, only fog, and it's unusable. Thanks to the tiny back window, and relatively no visibility while backing up anyway, it really hasn't hindered my driving, because i can use the lower half of the mirror to back up. However, i would like to fix it, if at all possible.
I went to the service manual and of course it said the WHOLE assy has to be replaced to fix it, and from what i read elsewhere, this is true with auto dimming mirrors. i have no problem buying a replacement, re-installation seems like it should be a breeze (i hope).
The problem is that i can't seem to find the mirror anywhere online. the parts catalogue lists the part number:
05099961AA
but a google search, and a Mercedes online parts catalogue search does not return anything for this part number. So i guess the question is two fold;
1) is the mirror replaceable, and where can it be bought from?
2) Can the mirror be replaced with ANY mirror, or is the mounting specific to the Crossfire?
Hopefully my searches through the forum were thorough, i couldn't find another thread that could answer this question. Also, pardon my lack of preparation/knowledge, i'm in college with a part time job, and this is low on the priority list.
Thanks in Advance!
Timothy