# How Much Does Side Mirror Replacement Cost? | DG > Quoted per vehicle — a manual mirror and a camera-loaded power-fold assembly are different worlds. Glass-only fixes, paint realities, and who usually pays. - Canonical page: https://dgcollision.com/answers/how-much-does-side-mirror-replacement-cost/ - This file: Markdown twin of the page above (clean text for AI assistants and crawlers) - Business: DG Collision Center, 693 Metro Park Cir #20, Lewisville, TX 75057 — (972) 219-0864 (text: 817-907-2822) — since 1978 - Hours: Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:30pm, Sat 10am–1pm, closed Sunday · 24/7 towing · 4.9/5 on 500+ Google reviews - Full site index for assistants: https://dgcollision.com/llms.txt - Last generated: 2026-08-14 --- # HOW MUCH DOES SIDE MIRROR REPLACEMENT COST? Quick Answer Side mirrors are quoted per vehicle, because the same bracket position holds wildly different hardware: a manual mirror on a base sedan is honest commodity parts, while a power-folding, heated, blind-spot-lit, camera-carrying assembly on a newer SUV is a small electronics package wearing a mirror costume — the VIN and trim decide the part, and two trims of one model can sit hundreds apart. Three honest cost-savers before anyone orders an assembly: glass-only replacement when just the mirror face shattered, cap-only refinish when the housing scuffed (spot refinish runs $200–$500 published), and the question of who pays — a mirror clipped by a passing car is their liability, not your bill. Get a Free Written Estimate By [Shah Jiwani](https://dgcollision.com/about/shah-jiwani/) · Owner, DG Collision Center Updated October 5, 2026 4 min read I-CAR Gold Class · PPG Certified The Longer Answer ## ONE BRACKET, FIVE PRICE CLASSES — AND THE CHEAP FIXES NOBODY MENTIONS The mirror went the way of the headlight: from a piece of glass on a pivot to a sealed feature cluster. Climbing the ladder: manual (glass, housing, cable adjuster), power and heated (motors and elements), power-folding (a gearbox that tucks the mirror — and the first thing to strip in a parking-garage scrape), signal and puddle-lamp housings (lighting wired through the door), and the top shelf: camera and sensor carriers — some models mount a lane-watch camera under the mirror itself, which turns a mirror swap into a [calibration conversation](https://dgcollision.com/answers/is-adas-calibration-necessary/). That’s why no honest shop quotes mirrors off a menu, and why the parts call runs our standard ladder: genuine argued first in writing (§1952.301 keeps the choice yours), aftermarket only with your sign-off — on feature-loaded mirrors the aftermarket risk isn’t looks, it’s motors that grind and heaters that never warm. Now the money nobody volunteers. If only the glass broke — a door ding in a parking lot, a clipped curbside mirror face — most assemblies accept a glass-only replacement at a fraction of assembly cost; it’s the mirror world’s version of the resin windshield repair, and we’ll tell you when yours qualifies. If only the cap scuffed, painted mirror caps refinish beautifully: that’s a published $200–$500 spot-refinish job, color-matched to the door it lives beside, not an assembly order. And when the housing itself cracked or the fold mechanism stripped, the honest move is the full assembly — a cracked housing lets weather into the electronics, and a repaired fold gearbox is a re-repair waiting for winter. Replacement includes the part most people forget: aim and function checks — fold cycled, heater verified, signal flashing, camera checked where fitted — before the car leaves. The who-pays question decides more than the part does. A mirror clipped by a passing car while parked is their liability claim — and mirrors are the classic hit-and-run leave-behind, so photograph everything and read [the parked-car playbook](https://dgcollision.com/guides/car-hit-while-parked/) before assuming you’re stuck with it. Your own garage scrape is [cash-versus-claim arithmetic](https://dgcollision.com/guides/file-claim-or-pay-out-of-pocket/): a glass-only fix or cap refinish usually lands under any deductible, while a camera-loaded assembly can clear one comfortably. Either way the free written estimate names your mirror’s actual class before you spend assembly money on a glass problem — [a photo of the damage texted in](https://dgcollision.com/answers/can-i-get-an-estimate-from-photos/) usually answers it same day. Related Questions ## ASKED ALONGSIDE THIS ONE Can I just replace the mirror glass myself? + A: On many models, honestly, yes — snap-in glass for a manual mirror is a reasonable driveway job. The line to respect: heated glass with connectors, auto-dimming elements, and anything camera-adjacent, where a cracked clip or a pinched wire turns a $40 save into an assembly bill. If you text us a photo, we’ll tell you which side of the line yours is on at no charge. Someone knocked my mirror off while I was parked. Who pays? + A: If they stopped: their liability insurance, down to the last puddle lamp. If they drove off — the usual story with mirrors — your options are a hit-and-run claim (UM coverage needs the incident reported) or your own collision coverage versus the cash math. Photograph the debris field before moving anything; paint transfer on a mirror housing has identified more than one departed driver. Does a new mirror need calibration? + A: Only when the mirror carries a camera or sensor — some models mount a lane-watch camera under the passenger mirror, and that one gets verified after replacement. Most blind-spot systems live as radar in the rear bumper corners, not in the mirror, so a standard mirror swap doesn’t touch them. The build sheet answers it per car, which is exactly why mirrors get quoted per vehicle. The mirror works but the cap is scraped. Full assembly? + A: No — that’s the happiest answer on this page: painted caps refinish at the published $200–$500 spot rate, color-matched and cleared like any panel, and plenty of models sell the cap as its own part. A shop that quotes a full assembly for a cosmetic scuff is answering a different question than the one you asked. Go Deeper [Hit while parked: the playbook](https://dgcollision.com/guides/car-hit-while-parked/) · [Scratch repair costs](https://dgcollision.com/answers/how-much-does-scratch-repair-cost/) · [The headlight cousin of this answer](https://dgcollision.com/answers/how-much-does-headlight-replacement-cost/) · [All quick answers](https://dgcollision.com/answers/)