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Old 02-06-2009, 09:33 PM   #1
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Default Rear view mirror leaking

I returned to my car today, got in and noticed a strange smell from inside. Didn’t think too much of it as it wasn’t that strong.... was about to put the car in gear and noticed a liquid substance on the gear stick and surrounding area, a few drops worth. Looked up at the rear view mirror and there was a horizontal line from one side of the mirror straight across to the other. The mirror was blurred and there was a liquid dripping from it. Turns out this liquid is mercury from the self dimming function which happens to be toxic and corrosive, handy when it’s dripped on the centre console! Didn’t know about this problem before today, but maybe if I did I would have left a cloth on the centre console (not that you should have too). The heat built up in the car coupled with the age is what i think is the likely cause. Hopefully BM is aware of this problem when I call them tomorrow and can fix under the warranty. Managed to get the liquid off the centre console with some wipes I had in the car but the mercury has left some damage as pictured
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