Melted tow-package rear-view mirror...!?

[ANZAC]

It looks like it's just the cap, and not the body of the mirror, which is easy and relatively inexpensive to replace. I had to replace mine and used Ford Points to buy a replacement.

Yeah I was looking at that, but couldn't find a replacement cap listed for the power extending/folding tow mirrors.

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[Davexxxx]

Not reflections per se, rather sometimes a reflection can be focused, similar to light through a magnifying glass as mentioned above..

Yep. I've seen it melt the plastic siding off a house.

It doesn't have anything to do with ambient temp. Its the light going through, or off of reflective surfaces just right and facing north wouldn't be a limiter, since the sun has a southern arc. i.e. more reflections from the north.

Not saying that is what caused this but strange stuff happens.

 

[Aonarch]

My guess is the magnifying effect as well. Could have happened somewhere else and you just noticed it.

 

[madsend81]

Yeah I was looking at that, but couldn't find a replacement cap listed for the power extending/folding tow mirrors.

I would think it should be the same PN as the regular tow mirrors. Only two choices from what I remember. Black plastic or chrome.

 

[EcoB259]

Maybe when it was at the dealer they got grease on it and grabbed a rag to wipe it off that had a chemical on it. Just throwing it out there.

 

[ANZAC]

Maybe when it was at the dealer they got grease on it and grabbed a rag to wipe it off that had a chemical on it. Just throwing it out there.

The cap is distorted and has popped out of the housing, see second picture.

 

[EcoB259]

Maybe they parked it next to a heater or a torch.

 

[ANZAC]

Maybe they parked it next to a heater or a torch.

It is weird in that only one facet of the mirror cover is blistered. Even going back to the "reflection/magnifying glass" theory, surprised there isn't wider spread blistering.

 

[EcoB259]

It is very weird. We do know something happened. We just don’t know where or how.

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