Hello my fellow Audi lovers!

I recently purchased an 03' Audi A6 for less than $2000 (I know, thank you). Reason being was there was nothing wrong with the engine, but just A LOT of small defects with the car such as the rear view mirror is gone, side mirror taped on, buttons are missing, etc. etc. I thought this car could be a great car to someone who would just give it a bit of TLC.


My driver's side mirror functions perfectly fine, but, there is this "yellow" tint on it covering about 3/4th's of the way.

My passenger side mirror is just taped on and looks like sh*t. Needs replaced ASAP. But, as I'm searching through the eBay lists, there seems to be mirrors with different types of wiring. Some has 7, some 11 or 12 or whatever, but you get the point. My side mirrors can have the capability of closing in on the car if I turn the button 180 degrees.

The question really:

What's up with this yellowish tint and how many wires would my mirror have?

Any assistance would be much appreciated!

 

I'm having the same issue with both my mirrors. Discolored with orange/yellowish stains. Anybody know what to do with this? Is it water related and if so, can it be cleaned up?
Thanks

 

It's a burn of sorts from the defogging element. There's no fix other than replacement of the glass.

 

A guy told me it was the metal in the mirror oxidizing. Never heard of this before, beats me. Sounds like its a replacement job for us both though CMeister. I don't know if we'll have to buy a whole new assembly or what. Lemme know what you find ? I'll do the same.