Rearview Mirror

thaxman

Mazda5 the Anti-Van
No, not Pearl Jam. The anchor to mine where it attaches to the windshield cracked at a point visible to the driver & now the ball-joint inside is too loose so there is not enough friction to keep the mirror in place. I can adjust it and within 1/4 mi all I can see is the carpet between the middle row seats. Anyone else have this happen? Is this just another early-failure piece that should have been metal instead of plastic?

Between this, the broken visor anchors (both), the insane creaking that happens somewhere @ the right A-pillar and now the failing right slider door lock and power window motor, I am getting frustrated. It doesn't feel like a 59,000 mi 6yo car anymore. When the Subie was about 13YO and 143K miles, it felt much tighter than this.
 
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