458 Italia driver's side mirror vibration

I had put up a post similar to yours a few weeks ago and it seems to be a it's with every 458 some more than others - I experienced this in my 2010 Italia and now my Spider. Can't seem to make it go away.

No luck getting a fix for this. Dealer states it's just the way it is.

If you find something out for a fix please enlighten all of us here. It's really annoying seeing the shake.

 

Mirror glass is extremely expensive ... be very careful !

Imo: ask your F dealer ...

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/458-italia-488/538559-458-drivers-rear-view-vibrates.html

 

My L/H door mirror was wobbling like anything when driving the car, it made visibility in the mirror almost impossible at speed.

The glass does indeed just pull off from the mount, there are the heating wires attached which pull off, and the connector for the chromatic element if your car has that. There are no special tricks to getting the glass off the mount. You just have to go for it.

I found that the black plastic mount which is secured to the back of the glass using double-sided adhesive tape had come away almost entirely (picture below). What was left of the adhesive tape had become contaminated and dirty and had lost its stickiness.

I applied some new double-sided tape between the black plastic and the glass and now the wobble has gone away!

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Hope this helps someone in the future.

 

This is an issue with all 458s, 488s and slightly better in the F8. Pista has the same issue as well.


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There is a post by me on basically a mirror overhaul. The search function should find it.

If your mirror came off that easy I suspect you have some broken tabs. I would hate for your mirror glass to fall out. You may want to look at my thread as it has lots of pictures that may be of interest. I also used silicone in lieu of tape.

 

Exactly this... I fixed mine in a matter of 10 minutes, the glass comes out quite easily, you really don’t need to send it in the the dealer for this simple repair! Just be aware that there are wires attached to the glass so don’t ‘over pull’ it


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Ray / Neil / Craig - how did you grasp the glass? I cannot fit my fingertips between the mirror and the housing. Did you make or buy a small L-shaped device to reach behind the glass or did you adjust the mirror far left / right to create more of a gap between the glass and the housing? I can rebuild engines and transmissions, but something this simple humbles me.

 

I just put my fingers down the side of it. You can adjust the position to an extreme angle which should help a bit more with clearance.

All the plastic tabs were in place on mine. It was just the glass coming away from the plastic backing plate. You can see the 8 securing clips circled in green below. The other bits are just alignment pins.

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Try to get your fingers onto the black plastic part which should be stuck to the back of the glass as you pull it off if you can, else it could come away from the glass entirely which could make re-alignment more difficult. Although you may be able to see where it was stuck originally from the marks left on the adhesive.

Also, as mentioned by Craig, take care of the wires when pulling it off. Make sure you hold the metal contact firmly onto the glass when you disconnect the spade terminal too, as if you rip that off you'll probably need a new piece of glass.

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Happy New Year!

 

My 15 has the same problem,the same BS from the Dealer,but he described a plastic gear a a prob. as the reason. Didn't get it fixed but noted a fractured brown tab on the garage floor after coming back from the Dealer. Where can I buy a new set of tabs? When I get the tabs I plan on taking my car to a friend who does restorations, Ferrari body work for local Dealer and have him repair the vibration.

 

I just used my fingertips to pull mine off.


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