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Golf/Jetta Blue Tint Mirrors
Submitted by: Giobres, Peter [PGiobres@IKON.com]
For those of you wondering how to stop being blinded by SUV owners at night. During normal night driving when an SUV, Semi truck, or bus comes to a stop behind your car, the driver side headlight is aimed right at our outside mirrors, and the light reflects right into my eyes, screwing up my night vision and generally making me angry. My fix for this get the Blue tinted mirror glass from a Golf/Jetta IV and replacing the stock mirror glass with them.

Please read all instructions before starting this job.
Caution, Follow these instructions at your own risk. You assume any liability/warranty implications.

These part available at your local VW dealer and chances are that they don't have to order them for you. Cost should be around 70 USD plus tax.

Part #'s
1J1 857 522 J
1J1 857 521 D

Tools required
Small allen wrench
rag

Instructions
1. Get parts, one each of the above part.
2. Start with Passenger Side
3. Slide small end of allen wrench in to inside upper corner of mirror housing.
4. Turn allen wrench so that the short side is behind the glass.
5. place rag between wrench and housing.
6. Apply leverage to glass, caution it might pop out and end up hanging by two wires, and might swing and damage paint.
7. Unplug two wires, one at at time, attached to outside lower corner of glass, PULL HARD, they will come off.
8. Attach wires to ne glass piece and press into housing.
9. Repeat steps 3-8 for driver side.