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I thought I would start a new topic on this, as my original reply is buried in a topic on start up problem, so here it is: Originally Posted Thursday at 05:22 PM (edited) · New RAV4 2005 owner here. I have the same driver's side visor problem, and have just got a reasonable price solution (well, comparatively reasonable). I have fitted Part No 74310 - 42330 - B0. The only differences to the original (74310 - 42360 - B0) are: The mirror does not have a light (not something I care about) and the warning messages are written in Japanese. This is a JDM part, so I looked up a couple of Japanese suppliers - prices low, but freight charges high and you'd probably get hit by customs. Just for a laugh, I asked my local Toyota dealer, and he said he could order it. He got it in three days, so it must have been held in some central store in UK - impressive. It's brand new, of course, so looks just right (same grey colour) and works perfectly. There are at least two other colours - 74310-42260-A0 in ivory, and 74310-42260-B0 in light bluish grey, but I don't know if those are stocked in UK. Link here EDIT: Forgot to say price - £40.52 plus local (Jersey) 5% sales tax. I guess that would be 20% for mainland residents.

That looks really good 😄

Well done mate, that#s it sorted now though, I'm sure a wee dram will ease the aches and pains :-)

I see Lexus have now followed suit on the RX (and possibly other models). The Gen 3 Prius with tech pack had AUTO AND OFF positions, as had an Aygo with auto lights I drove last year. It may sound sensible to be unable to drive without lights on (and mostly is), but between making people think you're flashing them and other issues, I think it's a recipe for Toyota being on the wrong end of a major lawsuit if it leads to a KSI (Killed/Seriously Injured) collision. Reminds me of the first Fly-by-wire Airbus, which had a feature that prevented the pilot from using reverse thrust while flying. Perfectly sensible, except it used the wheel rotation speed to decide if the plane was flying or not. One landed in a very heavy storm in Dusseldorf and aquaplaned down the runway, crashed off the end into a ravine. The wheel brakes were no use because the plane was effectively water-skiing, and reverse thrust wasn't available because the software thought the plane was in the air.

The Gen 4 Prius displays a warning message when the level is low - I keep a bottle of water in the car, so the first time I waited until it ran out to see how much notice I got - it lasted another 1,000 miles or so:

Indeed; and its the first Toyota I've had with this anomaly. Perhaps it's a trend.....

Happy to help