| slash007 |
| I was shocked to see the results of the weeping mirrors poll. I thought that everyone had the water problem. Are there actually some mdx's that don't have this problem, or are these ones that were individually fixed?:confused: |
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| MDXNole |
Maybe they haven't realized that they have a problem yet.
I would have thought the same thing. |
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| rvehock |
| I have had my GG Base MDX since 12/13/2000. I have not had any problem with the "WEEPING MIRRORS" yet. I wash my MDX at least once every week (hand wash only). It rains alot this time a year here in Clearwater Florida so I have been looking for the "WEEP" but I have not yet seen it. |
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| MDXNole |
rvehock, you must be one of the lucky ones.
Do you use soft water to wash your MDX? |
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| rvehock |
| Yes I do use soft water when I wash my MDX then dry it with a high quality chamois. The only other treatment is a Zymol Polish once every three months. |
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| lmeans |
I have the problem, but I wax the MDX and after I drive it I take a soft cloth and wipe it off, so you can't tell I have the problem. Of course I can't do that all the time, but for a short fix it works.
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| roadrunner |
This group has sensitized me to this issue of weeping mirrors so I have watched carefully for any signs and even though I have streak-hiding Silver, I have looked very carefully after car washes and I can find no trace at all.
I almost always use a commercial car wash and the only special measure taken is that they do fold in the mirrors.
An interesting observation this morning. We have had some very heavy rain here the last few days with fairly good wind. Today when I stopped the car after having driven a ways, I observed what looked like water from the mirrors as a pattern of droplets across the door horizontally back from the mirrors. The pattern very much looked like water that had been blown out of the mirror by the speed of the car. This makes me believe that the mirrors do retain water under some circumstances but that it does not weep or drain out. I have no clue why not.:confused:
Meep Meep |
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| lmeans |
Just be happy it doesn't :rolleyes:
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| MDXNole |
RR,
I have black, and the driver side sprays water from the mirrors all the way back to the tailgate after I wash or after heavy rain. Makes the weeping look like child's play. |
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| AtlantaMDX |
RR,
Maybe you're just not driving it fast enough for the water to come out! Better be careful; All that water may be building up in your driver's side mirror and one day you'll come out to find the beloved RoadRunner on his side! :) Glad you don't got the problem! |
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| Redwing |
| I might be lucky. I've only had ours 2 1/2 weeks and washed it twice. Yes through a drive through! I had the weep for a bit. More than my car, but it was clearly gone after a short trip. Mine is MB so it doesn't show much, but I see some "splash" on the sides, but if I wipe it quickly, that's it. I wonder what makes these different. |
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| jliveMDX |
| i still havent had it and i received delivery on 7/13..... i found out that if you press the mirror housing in after a wash and wipe whatever water comes out you wont get any weeps.... i also live in miami so maybe i have the luxury of having hot enough weather to vaporize any water left in the housing..... |
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| Sullyman |
I have it on the Drivers side only and believe me if you have it you'll know all about it. You can't miss it. Sure I wipe it and it goes away in a day with the summer heat. However, I worry about winter time and all the nice mildew that could be brewing in there.
ps, saw 3 GG today in a twelve mile comute, and how about that bumper test rating!!!!! |
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| tdnone |
I washed my MDX this weekend. I sprayed the water directly onto my rearview mirror. I carefully tried to dry the mirror and its edge. Also try to insert paper towel about half an inch inside the mirror. It was dry. I let the MDX sit in the garage on Monday. Today, I check and there is no weeping on both sides (It happened the last 2 times). When I drive in city, nothing happened. When I reach freeway speed of above 45, the water is whipped out of the driver mirror quite a lot. After one minute, there is no more. There is no water whipping on the passenger side, and no weeping either.
As a reference, the driver side always whips water after a wash when driving at freeway speed. The left side always wept in the past and not this time (weep 2 out of 3).
There are also water inside the doors too, as evidenced by my rolling down and up of the front windows and seeing all the water on the glass (not try for the back windows yet).
This water whip symptom is analogous to the whistling/moaning of the A pillar. Probably the wind is not strong enough to whistle/moan but enough to force all the water out of the mirror housing. It is quite a lot comparing to all my past cars. :mad: :confused: :eek: |
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| mdxwannabe |
| The only time I had the weep was when I picked up the MDX from the dealer.They ran it thru their car wash.It is now 3 months old and it has not recuured.I have only washed it once since then by hand.I made sure not to squirt the hose on the mirrors.Maybe I will squirt the mirrors just to see what happens. |
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| phillyflyer |
Yup, mine weeps after every wash or rain when you get up to 40 or so mph. Also, if I take an on/off-ramp at any speed it spews a fountain that would be more appropriate on a piazza in Rome than on an SUV.
Since I have black, and since the vehicle is usually very clean, the water marks eminating from the mirror area along both sides of the MDX are very prominent and annoying. I always keep a few clean towels and some Z6 handy to mop up the water marks. (This keeps my wife happy, as she delights in calling me "obsessive" about the MDX)
I am looking forward to Acura addressing this messy design flaw. They do know about the problem, but it will be interesting to see if and how they are willing to deal with it.
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| lmeans |
quote:
Originally posted by MDXNole
RR,
I have black, and the driver side sprays water from the mirrors all the way back to the tailgate after I wash or after heavy rain. Makes the weeping look like child's play.
Mine does the same thing, it looks like someone spit out the front of the window. I keep my soft cloth with me and wipe off.
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| lmeans |
I forgot to mention, mines black too. Makes it real noticeable. :rolleyes:
Lmeans
P.P.S. phillyflyer, since I keep a soft cloth with me, does that mean I'm obsessive too? :confused:
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| New MDXer |
| I have a clean white cotton towel at all times. The analogy to spit is very nice, since that is what it looks like. I have hard water in this area, so the water spots from the mirror spray take on a whitish tint, which becomes very noticable on black. |
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| phillyflyer |
Lmeans,
Only you can answer that question! I just know that I am. :D
Ed |
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| MDXNole |
| At least I know I am not the only one. |
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| tdnone |
quote:
Originally posted by lmeans
I forgot to mention, mines black too. Makes it real noticeable. :rolleyes:
Lmeans
P.P.S. phillyflyer, since I keep a soft cloth with me, does that mean I'm obsessive too? :confused:
Lmeans
It is if you stop on the freeway, come out and wipe off the "spitting" water. :D:D:D
I did it only once. From then, I wait until I come home from work. |
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| cotmc |
I am disappointed that Acura hasn't provided any official fix for this issue! (Please correct me if I am incorrect with that last statement.) It sure seems like this weeping mirror syndrome is affecting a large number of MDX owners -- large enough that Acura would provide some guidance to the dealerships regarding this problem!!
I also have a nighthawk black model, and the descriptions provided within the above posts seem to accurately portray my own symptoms.
Last week I took the MDX for its 15K service. My Acura dealership is now starting to drill holes into the bottom of the mirror housings, as an attempt to help fix the weeping mirror problem (for the owners who complain about it). What the heck? I told him to go ahead and drill into my mirrors as well. Later that afternoon I picked up my newly washed MDX from the dealer. It was nice and clean..., except for the water streaks coming from the side mirrors and window molding.
Actually, I never had high hopes that drilling small holes would fix this problem, but I'm hoping the holes help to reduce the amount of overspray and dripping. I haven't washed the MDX since that service, and so I can't comment on whether the holes provide any benefit at all. At least the new holes don't seem to provide any additional wind noise. |
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| New MDXer |
| I am going to have the "thud fix" done on Monday. I will complain again about the weeping mirrors and see if the service manager has any ideas on this problem. |
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| tdnone |
quote:
Originally posted by cotmc
I am disappointed that Acura hasn't provided any official fix for this issue! (Please correct me if I am incorrect with that last statement.) It sure seems like this weeping mirror syndrome is affecting a large number of MDX owners -- large enough that Acura would provide some guidance to the dealerships regarding this problem!!
I also have a nighthawk black model, and the descriptions provided within the above posts seem to accurately portray my own symptoms.
Last week I took the MDX for its 15K service. My Acura dealership is now starting to drill holes into the bottom of the mirror housings, as an attempt to help fix the weeping mirror problem (for the owners who complain about it). What the heck? I told him to go ahead and drill into my mirrors as well. Later that afternoon I picked up my newly washed MDX from the dealer. It was nice and clean..., except for the water streaks coming from the side mirrors and window molding.
Actually, I never had high hopes that drilling small holes would fix this problem, but I'm hoping the holes help to reduce the amount of overspray and dripping. I haven't washed the MDX since that service, and so I can't comment on whether the holes provide any benefit at all. At least the new holes don't seem to provide any additional wind noise.
Is "drilling small holes on the mirror housing" fix sanctioned by Acura? Based upon your experience, it did not solve the problem. So I would hesitate to let my dealer drill holes on my mirror housing.
Anybody else have the dealer drill holes? :confused::confused::confused: |
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| phillyflyer |
quote:
It is if you stop on the freeway, come out and wipe off the "spitting" water.
I have to say I have not gotten out and wiped her down. I do wait until I get home...
(After thinking about it, I have pulled a towel out for a weeping-mirror-cleanup in a parking lot, though. Does that count?)
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| MDXNole |
| I wouldn't let anyone drill wholes in my mirror housing. I can wait until Acura come up with a better fix. |
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| Rail |
If you follow my thread in the Gallery here.. you'll see there's already a hole on the bottom of the mirror assembly for water to drain out.
My repair has worked well for me - the only drip I'll get sometimes is if I don't dry out the "gutters" below the mirror and windows. The spraying water issue is a complete non-issue now.
Regards.
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| cotmc |
quote:
Originally posted by Rail
If you follow my thread in the Gallery here.. you'll see there's already a hole on the bottom of the mirror assembly for water to drain out.
My repair has worked well for me - the only drip I'll get sometimes is if I don't dry out the "gutters" below the mirror and windows. The spraying water issue is a complete non-issue now.
Regards.
Rail
Actually, I have since emailed your repair procedure thread to the assistant service manager! I'm waiting to hear some feedback from him!
I think you by far have the best fix, but I'm not quite prepared to go to those lengths (cost and effort) yet! :) |
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| rannyk |
The weeping mirrors are REALLY starting to bother me. It didn't happen much the first month and then the floods came. I too have a black MDX, so it looks real bad. The weep is sort of a white substance and is very difficult to remove if it's not done immediately.
Has anyone got Acura to recognize, let alone fix the problem? |
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| tdnone |
It is not only the water, but also the dirt (God knows what are in there) too. First I thought it is the soap but I sprayed directly onto the mirror for a while, making sure that there is no soap in there. I guess it is the dust blown in there from the opening under the hood and the A pillar.
My temporary solution is to (1) secure a towel around the mirror and (2) drive the car with enough speed to force all the water out (I do not have a leaf blower like someone on the thread). I also carry towel in the car just in case. Other drivers must think that we MDXERs are a bunch of detailers :D::) :( :confused: |
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| TheWorm |
quote:
Originally posted by rannyk
The weeping mirrors are REALLY starting to bother me. It didn't happen much the first month and then the floods came. I too have a black MDX, so it looks real bad. The weep is sort of a white substance and is very difficult to remove if it's not done immediately.
Has anyone got Acura to recognize, let alone fix the problem?
I feel the same way. At first it was just an annoyance that I'd wipe off (yes, daily for 2-3 days -- both the drip and the spray along the side of the car) but my patience has run out. It ran out about the time the "white substance" you describe, which weeps down the front of the drivers door, appeared -- it looked like it might be diluted white lithium grease to me. In any case, I had to use 3M swirl and scratch remover to get it off since it etched and vinegar didn't work.
My truck's going in on Monday for an oil change and pinging engine diagnostic (cross your fingers that I don't have a Teck! issue), along with a request to fix the mirrors. If they don't have a fix or can't promise one in short order, I'm gonna have to take off the gloves -- and mirrors -- and do Rail's fix. |
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| tdnone |
| Or maybe we should give our MDX a baby sponge bath :D:D instead of a shower :mad: :confused: |
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