[Evelynd]

I broke the passenger side mirror for our Chevy malibu 2018.

The painted part (mirror cover?) is not damaged.

If I buy a replacement part that is from a car with a different paint color, is it possible to use the mirror cover I currently have? Or are these is the mirror cover not able to be reconnected to a new mirror base?

Thank you so much in advance!

 

[DrivenDaily]

Based on my experience with my 2009 (different year and Generation), those covers should be removable.

 

[JTR19]

Yes. Once you remove the broken side view mirror, use that one to practice removing the glass/mirror panel, as you will need to do that in order to get the cover off. YouTube is your friend for jobs like this:

The last video there shows what has to be done to the frame in order to remove the cover. Hopefully you have a better set of tools than whomever made that last video!

 

[Evelynd]

Yes. Once you remove the broken side view mirror, use that one to practice removing the glass/mirror panel, as you will need to do that in order to get the cover off. YouTube is your friend for jobs like this:

The last video there shows what has to be done to the frame in order to remove the cover. Hopefully you have a better set of tools than whomever made that last video!

Thank you so much! I wasn’t sure of the search terms to use to find what I needed on YouTube- this was very helpful!