On my way to work this morning some jerk flung his big *** buick door open just as I was driving by, and hit my car. I got lucky, all he did for damage was crack the passenger mirror housing. Then before i even got out of my car he starts yelling and saying it was my fault. I left without exchanging info, because
I think insurance wise I would be at fault, even though it was his neglegence.

My question is can I buy a non heated mirror housing and swap guts or are the different in some way?

 

just out of curiosity isnt leaving a scene of an accendent a crime?

did you accually just leave or did you stop and agree that it wasnt worth it?

and you can buy mirrors on ebay the casings should be identical

 

pics please

 

Why were you driving so close to his car? Or was he parked too far from the curb? Hard to say whose fault it was, but you should have stopped? What happens if he took your licence plate # and reports the incident to the cops? Methinks then you're potentially in trouble.

 

He got away with it, it wouldnt be considered your fault since people exiting their vehicle should look before they swing their doors open. How did you know he was going to swing it open.

 

sorry to hear that. it sux

 

98MikeXimaSE - Your signature DOMINATES!!!

 

I was in my lane, and he flung a 4' buick door into it, i was not to close...

I did stop, and he was being rude, and we went back and forth for a few mins, and we agreed to tell each other off and leave with a little satisfation.

Its a he said she said thing i think hard to tell what would come out of it...
Its only a $50 mirror shipped, I would lose more in deductable if i reported it...

At least mine will cost 1/10th of what his did

Ill post a few pics in a few hours...

"98MikeXimaSE - Your signature DOMINATES!!!"
I have to change mine though, It has orange markers, I have Clear Now, & Tinted Windows...

 

lol

 

RED/CLEARS BABY

 

thats right

 

I think he meant that mike's sig dominates

Sucks about you're car though.

 

not sure about the mirror but some guy swung his door into my lane today also....must be a$$hole day. oh wait, thats everyday. newho, i was lucky enough to brake in time. and then i kindly waved to him.

 

Let's see. He opened the door into a roadway. It is his fault, legally. They are required to use due diligence in the act of placing anything in a traffic lane. Same goes for pedestrians. So, if a pedestrian walks out from the front of a truck and you have no time to avoid him, it's your fault? I think not. You had him dead to rights. It's also illegal to park more and 18 inches from the curb (in this state anyway). I would have let the old guy have it if he wanted to mouth off. He was negligent. He might play the "I've been driving for 100 years" card but the facts would show you were not at fault.

If anyone doubts me, use the "But for" theory that is used in tort law. But for his actions, the damage would not have happened. You were driving down the street, he was obviously parking along the curb. His actions [of opening the door without looking for oncoming traffic] caused the damage.

 

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You're extremely lucky that is all the damage that was incurred? Can you get a matching mirror at an autowrecker?

 

E-Bay Baby 45 Shipped is the best i found so far

 

That's pretty cheap. I have a friend who replaced a passenger mirror on his 1998 Honduh Accord and he paid over Cdn$300 from the stealership (US$245+).

 

That part on Ebay for $45 is not a genuine nissan replacement. A nissan replacement mirror will run about $150. (I'm not suggesting the Ebay one isn't a suitable replacement, just thought I'd point out the difference).

 

that sucks, although it is not huge damage. make sure he did not take down your license plate.

 

How is he supposed to know if the guy took his plate number down or not?

I guess he can wait a few days, if the cops show up, I guess he knows!

 

You answered your owen question.....

that is excatly what I mean.

 

 

If you are driving down the street and some ******* flings his door open and you hit him it's 100% his fault. In connecticut at least. Something like this happed to be a few years back i took the f#$%ers door right off his car. when the cops arrived they though the guy was an idiot because he was trying to blame me.

"Look before you cross the road.. look before you open your door"
-Lt. Jones

 

I am looking at a used Mirror, Not the $45 cheepy on E-bay. Thanks for the warning though, and i missed that auction...

Ill find one next week on E-Bay or a scrap yard....

How hard can it be to find a used mirror... "KNOCK ON WOOD"

 

Your best bet would be to buy it used in my opinion, and send the bill to that peice of ****.

 

hey D-Twelve why not upgrade


http://redlinemax.com/catalog/produc...442691317e1482

 

I didnt get his info, i was so pissed I told him off and left...

I like those Mirrors, I did not know i could get those..
Do they come painted, or does anyone have a set of black ones I can get??

 

You should have stopped and swapped info and called the police to report the accident. It was absolutely his fault. Hell, if a person swings open a door into your path of travel, you can take his door off and he will be charged.

 

I did stop, and I left before I Hit him with my fist too..

He was like an obnoxious Newman...

 

If anyone has a mirror for sale, or one they want to get rid of, let me know!

 

Heh, same **** happened to my uncle years ago in Massachusetts. Some lady threw open her door and he took it off with his work truck. Cop showed up and gave her a ticket and told my Uncle to go home and have a nice day.

Also those redlinemax mirrors are just covers for the part of your mirror that didn't break. I think there was some thread a while back about some mirrors with turn signals and they had a power folding feature, anyone have a link to that one?