Just replaced the side mirror on my car by myself

Sounds like you've been asking wrong shops for a quote. That's exactly what you get if you go to an authorized dealership for repairs. You end up paying through the nose.

If you like to tinker with your car, it's fine to do it by yourself. However, if you'd prefer someone else to do the job, go and ask for a quote at small shops instead. They usually know perfectly well how to do stuff like that without charging you exorbitant amounts for it.

Nice work OP.

For me, my Suburban is a tight fit on some of these mtn roads, so, trees frikkin rip my mirrors off

I want to replace and fix them, but honestly OP, who gives a fuck who's behind me?

Well done OP

I'm gonna try cladding my front hall - priced it at £250 - to have it done professionally be over £1000! I learn fast with DIY and been paying attention when friends have had any done at their homes - so gonna have a bash at it.

Great feeling being able to do things yourself and not having to pay a ton of money out for it!

But the shops need that money so they can pay their floor sweepers $15/hr. Doing things yourself is part of the problem. We need as many people as possible clueless and unhandy so they overpay for things. That's how you build a strong economy.

better check the laws in your state you may have just committed a crime......

Good point.

Also check your insurance contract. Over here some insurance companies require that all repairs must be conducted by an authorized shop. Not just claim related repairs but ALL repairs.

That is, if you fix the side mirror by yourself and end up in a crash later on, you could get burned by your DIY work on the car. If they figure it out somehow, they could call it a breach of contract and reject your claim. So, it's better not to boast about something like this on FB, for instance.

Last Edited by Dr. Moran on 05/25/2016 08:43 AM

Yeh OP,

Do not replace, instead, hold thet mirror up to Zucks and his rich fuck friends, General Motors, etc.

The most worthless untalented shits ever to call themselfs engineers.

Hold up the mirror, or, place bean of sunlight on them, x1000 thats a lot of suns, we need 1000 mirrors.

Soon all the cars will be proprietary black boxes anyway. You don't really own it even though you've paid it in full. You have just paid for the licence to drive it, but trying to figure out how it works (or doesn't) and fixing things will be in breach of that licence.

Last Edited by Dr. Moran on 05/25/2016 08:50 AM