Mirror shake help needed

TW,

The drivers side mirror on my truck shakes like crazy when I drive. I was wondering if anyone else has this issue and more importantly if there is a fix for it?

Here is a video to see what I am talking about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TDztFtRr6E

 

Is it a powered mirror? If so it make have come undone and should snap back in place unless the plastic clasps are broken. If its not power, then I would think some heavy industrial glue like JB weld, Gorilla glue, or Liquid Nails to re attach the mirror to the pegs.

 

The truck is an SR5 so it does have the power mirrors. I can take another look, but the mirros feels secure to me, it just shakes like crazy when I drive...

 

Mine is the same way. I never really paid it much attention though. But it does shake more than the passenger mirror

 

Pull the "sail" from the inside of the door and check the 3 nuts that hold the mirror to the door.
The nuts on my '95 Suburban were always coming loose.

 

Hmm thats a lot of movement. Mine vibrates but only at highways speeds and high winds.

 

Ahh.. Didn't have sound turned on and couldn't tell from the vid if it was the mount or not.

 

This is a very simple, 2 minute fix.

On the bottom of the mirror housing on the outside you will see a very small cover. Use a small flat screw driver to open that cover being careful not to scratch anything.

Inside that cover you should find a Torx screw. I don't remember what size it is, but tighten that screw and check to see if that does the trick. Remember to close the cover.

My driver's side mirror vibrated like crazy on my 08 Sport 4x4 DC too, and I found this fix on another website.

Hope that helps.

 

I will try this later tonight and let you know how it works out! If this works then YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!

 

Same thing happened to mine. Tighten the three torx screws on the outside bottom of the mirror (one is exposed, two are under the plastic cover). Remember to tighten with a T25 torx bit. I tightened mine with the wrong tool and now it is rusted and rounded out--doesn't rattle though. Can't find a new screw because they are not sold separately and no one wants to sell me theirs!

 

He IS the man, cuz he's right and that's the problem . Your pivoting hinge is a little loose.

 

Nope, the three screws are all snugged down nice and tight If I can use those same three to take the mirror off then I will take it off when I get a chance and see if something is loose inside.

 

OK. Here's what I'd do before removing the mirror, sail and all.

Try this first...
Pop off just the glass and plastic backer (all one as a unit). The white 4-way mount could use a bit of a tightening on the motor housing. You'll need a flathead screwdriver to remove the glass/plastic panel.

The start of this thread shows how the glass is removed. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/193528-oem-heated-mirrors-diy-mod.html#post4206444

 

My 06 did the exact same thing. Only the mirror and not the housing and it was the drivers side also. It way annoying as hell but I never did anything about it. Only was really bad at night with lights behind me.

 

I have this same issue. I'll need to try the torx bolts on the bottom. It is super annoying though.

 

Bingo. My passenger side is always coming loose and that's the fix. However, next time I'm going to use Loctite on the tiny threads.

 

kinda bringing this thread back to life since I now have this same issue. I tried tightening the 3 screw underneath the cover on the outside of the mirror as well as removed the glass and tried tightening the screws on the inside, hasn't worked yet :/ hope someone has a solution

 

I have this exact same issue. I tried tightening the torques bit under the drivers side mirror and it was already very tight. It could not be tightened any more. I ordered an aftermarket $34 mirror on eBay. I’m installing it soon. It it fixes my issue I’ll be happy. I’ll report back! Mine is an 08 TRD OR DCSB

 

tempted to do the same. Saw a mirror on CL for $30