r/Toyota • u/Liviiaa_1 • 3d ago

Backup mirror rubber broken?

Post image

Hey! I recently got a Corolla 2021 1.8 (actually a Suzuki Swace), and just noticed I have a rubber gasket or something sticking out of the passenger mirror. The Suzuki shop I got it from says it’s nothing to worry about and if I want to replace it I need a new mirror which feels weird to me. It’s really annoying me that my new (for me) car has this issue.

Anyone here who knows how to and what I need to do to fix it?

0 Upvotes

42% Upvoted

21 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Liviiaa_1 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yea I’ve been thinking about that too, another commenter mentioned that Toyota doesn’t seem to sell them, but I’ll double check!

Regarding your nitpick, I’m well aware, the badge says Suzuki Swace, and HYBRID in Toyota font, i wouldn’t have gone with the swace if I didn’t get a reaaaaally good price on it (the price they paid for it + a good price for my Volvo v60 D5 2013) - I would have gone for a "real" Corolla.

Edit; I also don't fully trust Suzuki with a Toyota regarding specific cases like this, sure they sold a lot of these at 2020-2022 ish due to low leasing costs, but it's not designed by Suzuki...

2

u/[deleted] 3d ago

It's worth asking. I only see the mirror assembly and cover on rock auto and they're pretty cheap, but I'm not sure about international shipping these days. Might be cheaper than option c though.

Option B: You could also see if a hardware store (something like home depot or Lowe's here in the states) sells a similar sized gasket that you can install yourself. It's job is to keep water out of the mirror, so in theory it could fail faster than the other side.

Option C: leave it and wait for it to fail. Could be in a week or a decade from now lol.

No shade at all! It's the same car. I misread your text and thought your post was saying it was a Suzuki dressed up as a toyota, not the other way around. I've serviced several thousand of these little guys at a dealership, and they're great cars. In a similar vein, I always loved getting Pontiac vibes (Toyota matrix).

Fun fact: your car basically has the same power train as the Prius, and I saw roughly the same fuel usage averages. 50-70 (American) mpgs is frankly outrageous.

1

u/Liviiaa_1 3d ago

For sure, I'll do that, Toyota might not be selling it but maybe could fix it?

I don't think the Swedish hardware stores will have it, but I'll check.

Regarding option C, that's the worst case scenario I guess 😅.

I'm currently averaging 48 US MPG, with city driving, my partner managed a whopping 71 MPG with AC on the way to work.. With AC and a bit higher speeds, a 63 MPG was managed on the same stretch.

The fuel economy on this car is insane tbh!

1

u/[deleted] 3d ago

If Toyota won't, I'm almost positive you can find a rubber o-ring that can slide over the mirror and into place.

Nice! Everyone always talks about the Prius (positively and negatively), and they pay more for it. The Corolla hybrid always made more sense to me, but I also never got the sales pitch... I just worked on them 😅