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Originally Posted by PaulsTrail
Thanks weeeee for this! I did the retrofit today for the driver’s side.
As others have mentioned, I felt like something was going to break while trying to pull off the original mirror. So, I went to Google and found the attached Toyota TSB from 2001. While it obviously applies to an older model, I found the procedure on the top of page 2 for the ’00-’01 MY to work on my 2016. There’s a recess on the bottom of the white mounting bracket, just as described in the TSB. Twisting a screwdriver in this recess pops the bottom part of the mirror right off of the bracket. After getting the bottom loose, it was easy to get my fingers inside the housing to be able to gently pull off the top part off.
You can see that recess in the bottom of the bracket in weeee’s picture below.
This is a nice upgrade.
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This method worked great! You need a large flat heat screw driver. I used the power switch and pitched the mirror up all the way...from there you can shine a flashlight in and see the center recessed notched area....put large flat head screw driver in there and simply push and twist and the mirror pops off very easy. The top them simply just pulls off....fearless method of removing the oem mirror.
I did find to attach the connector you have to rotate and connect the mirror then rotate and push it into place...
Took me 2 min tops including getting back in the driver's seat and using the switch to move down and position the mirror to my liking....
Thanks paulstrail for the tsb method you found.
J
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