sonata 2009 driver side mirror
 

Happy New Year to all!
I just had a nice present(someone ripped off my left mirror-during New Year celebration...). I was wondering if anyone knows if the 2005 sonata gls model would fit mine? or does anyone know where would be the cheapest place to find such mirror.

-thanks-Nik

No, that wasn't very nice. Maybe they scarred up a really expensive car in the process.

A 2005 Sonata is a previous body series (EF) to your 2009 NF series car. I'm not even sure a 2006-2008 Sonata (also NF) mirror will fit. Hyundai did some modest re-styling on the 2009 Sonata, mostly to the front and rear facia and the interior. I would try finding a good donor car at a salvage yard, but unfortunately, mirrors seldom survive. A quick google search revealed:

http://www.fourgreen.com/store/scrip...S_REAR_VIEW_LH

This part may be just as cheap from a Hyundai dealer.

P.S. A quick look up indicates mirrors for 2006 thru 2009 Sonata are the same.

Thanks. I will go to the dealership tomorrow to see how expensive the part is

The service was still closed today-but I spoke with one guy who sells the cars and he said that "they did one mirror" recently and he believes it was....450!!!!-joke-but I expected it...

Well, if that was for just the mirror, then $150+ over the internet doesn't sound bad. I suspect the $450 was turn key with paint and installtion.

There was a Korean auto parts company that was selling swing-away replacement mirrors for the NF Sonata. They use to advertise on the forum, but I haven't seen them listed for a while. The mirrors came painted color match to existing Hyundai body colors. I'll post if the name comes to me. Maybe another forum member wil recall.

$450!!! Forget that. Buy it on ebay for about $70-90:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HYUND...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HYUND...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HYUND...Q5fAccessories

Thanks for the info. First-I believe the 450 cost includes the paint and installation.
Second-I never ordered from e-bay(how safe is it??? -and those mirrors available for 80 bucks-are black...so I will need to paint it-somewhere.
I am sure that I can install it myself(any special advice).

nik-

From http://www.hmaservice.com

Outside Rear View Mirror Replacement
http://www.hmaservice.com/viewer/img/note_icon_eng.gif- When prying with tip screwdriver, wrap it with protective tape, and apply protective tape around the related parts, to prevent damage.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
1.Remove the quadrant inner cover (A), then disconnect the connector (B).
http://www.hmaservice.com/data/Passe...G/lsre320b.gif
2.After disconnecting the connector (A), remove the outside rear view mirror (B).
http://www.hmaservice.com/data/Passe...G/lsre130b.gif
3.Installation is the reverse of removal.

Found it: http://www.koreanautoimports.com/sto...roducts_id=869

I priced out a pair for my 08 Sonata at $205. At ~$100 each for a prepainted, color matched product, I didn't think it was a bad deal. Being swing away, you can tuck them in and reduce the likelyhood of loosing another mirror. Note that there is a selecter box at the bottom of the screen to choose between the 2006-2008 and 2009-2010 series.

Good luck.

Thanks for the instructions and the link(the web site looks very good).
The only thing that I need to think about now is that the car is still under warranty...-and at this stage I am not sure that I will keep the car the whole time,so I am not sure how this replacement with a slightly different mirror would affect the warranty-but overall, I got now, pretty much all the info regarding finding "the broken part" so now I just have to make the best decision.

Thanks again for your help,

Nik--