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Was backing into the garage the other day and I clipped my passenger side mirror on the edge of the garage. For the most part, the mirror is okay, it has a small crack, but I super-glued it together and you can barely tell. But then last night, I went to unlock my car and I noticed that the turn signal light no longer works. Does anyone have any experience with these? Could I just have pulled a wire or something? Asked ford dealership about a new part, of course, it's on back order and it costs $300. If I can get that turn signal light to work, I'll be completely happy, otherwise I may be putting myself on the list for a new mirror.

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Was backing into the garage the other day and I clipped my passenger side mirror on the edge of the garage. For the most part, the mirror is okay, it has a small crack, but I super-glued it together and you can barely tell. But then last night, I went to unlock my car and I noticed that the turn signal light no longer works. Does anyone have any experience with these? Could I just have pulled a wire or something? Asked ford dealership about a new part, of course, it's on back order and it costs $300. If I can get that turn signal light to work, I'll be completely happy, otherwise I may be putting myself on the list for a new mirror.

Very sorry you had a boo boo, I did this very same thing to my passenger mirror.  Fortunately though it only scuffed the paint a little.  I also ran my right front fender into a work bench while driving in the garage and it put a 4 inch long crease in the paint and cause a stress ripple to form in the sheet metal further down the fender.  Very unhappy about this turn of events. :(

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I couldn't find one on Amazon or ebay, they should have them soon.

 

The glass should be easy to get off to check for a loose connection.

 

 

I copied this from a thread on the Edge forum, go to post # 124 pg 7. Thanks Jaak in TO

http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/2759-integrated-blind-spot-mirrors/

The C-Max glass probably comes off the same way.

 

"1. move the mirror body so that the mirror faces 90 degrees outwards from the vehicle.

2. Tilt the mirror so it faces downwards and towards the vehicle.

3. Use a standard width flat head screwdriver with a long shaft & a small flashlight. Look for a shallow slot on the outboard side where the mirror meets the motor that has two tabs, one on either side of the "slot". Place the screwdriver in this "slot" and twist it as if you are opening a "paint can". Wiggle it as you twist and you will notice the two halfs start to separate. Move the mirror slightly till you see the inboard slot. Repeat the same proceedure. Make sure you have a towel handy as the mirror will start to fall down.

4. The mirror should slide out with ease. Disconnect the two heated mirror leads from the mirror. This may be a bit tough as they are a tight fit.

5. Take the new mirror and connect the two heated mirror leads and connect it to the mirror leads. You may have to push it in a bit ... but not too hard. It will slide up the connector completely.

6. With a towel placed over the mirror, add a bit of force to get the mirror to seat in the motor housing. Use a rotating action (as listed earlier in this thread!) to seat the mirror. Make sure it is in. You may want to spend a bit of time doing this

7. With your hand & towel near the mirror give the mirror body a smack to ensure the mirror is set in place. First time mine was not properly seated and it popped out. The heated mirror power leads stopped if from falling to the floor."

 

wab

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Good luck on looking for a wiring issue, this occured to a friend (mirror/garage door frame mishap) and he tried to see if the connection was torn.  Hadd to replace the mirror ultimately to get turn indicator working (was not on a C-Max.)

 

One side benefit of having the park assist is that the C-Max beeps like crazy if you get near anything, front and rear.  When I pull into the garage and the front pass side bumper is near the frame of the door, it goes nuts, turns the volume down on the radio and lets you know you are near bumping into something.  Same with the rear when backing up.

 

I learned to respect that kind of beep after a boulder "ran behind" my rental car on a trip to Stove, VT, unfortunately, I did not heed the warnign quick enough, got a nice scrape below the bumper.

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Thanks for the replies. I'll see if I can check for a wire issue or blown bulb today. Embarrassingly I do have the rear park aid, but I was past that part of the garage door and still clipped it. I too have learned to respect it, especially because it is a hybrid, people behind you don't hear the car backing up.

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Sorry to hear about that.  Don't worry, we've all been there, done something to damage our cars in one way or another.  My grandfather once floored the gas instead of the brake pulling into the garage. Car ended up on top of the lawn tractor.  Ex-girlfriend did the same thing, but luckily found the brake before driving through the laundry room, but took out the whole side of the car along with the side of the garage door frame. 

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