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How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:50 pm
by MisterH
'Evening all
I am going to try and replace my doormirrors soon. I have looked at the guides on here but the only ones I could find covered the facelift 'small' mirror. Would this guide apply for my '88 car or is there a different procedure for my car?
Many thanks
Ben
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:55 pm
by jifflemon
Replacing the WHOLE mirror assembly or just the coloured cap?
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:15 pm
by MisterH
jifflemon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:55 pm
Replacing the WHOLE mirror assembly or just the coloured cap?
The WHOLE assembly, as both mirrors are knackered (but DO work fine)
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:20 pm
by jifflemon
Door card off
Triangle off
Massive posidrive screw holds it in place.
Un thread wiring loom from within door
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:21 pm
by MisterH
jifflemon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:20 pm
Door card off
Triangle off
Massive posidrive screw holds it in place.
Un thread wiring loom from within door
Sounds straightforward and easy
Are you sure?
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:32 pm
by jifflemon
very straightforward.
Right up to the point of trying to remove the screw.....
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:09 am
by jamescarruthers
Would add that "massive posidrive" is more likely to be a Philips No. 3 and not try try with the more usual No. 2 Philips, or even an actual posidrive which wont grip properly as it has four extra splines.
Its really not difficult though.
What do you mean by "knackered"? As Jeff says, the caps can be swapped over (once the glass is out), the motors can be swapped too (although that is more tricky with wiring).
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:22 am
by MisterH
jamescarruthers wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:09 am
Would add that "massive posidrive" is more likely to be a Philips No. 3 and not try try with the more usual No. 2 Philips, or even an actual posidrive which wont grip properly as it has four extra splines.
Its really not difficult though.
What do you mean by "knackered"? As Jeff says, the caps can be swapped over (once the glass is out), the motors can be swapped too (although that is more tricky with wiring).
The passenger side is crumbling and smashed, it still works, but is exposed and the unit is broken. The motor is fine, just the surround (got whacked by a branch on a country lane)
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:45 pm
by MisterH
jamescarruthers wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:09 am
Would add that "massive posidrive" is more likely to be a Philips No. 3 and not try try with the more usual No. 2 Philips, or even an actual posidrive which wont grip properly as it has four extra splines.
Its really not difficult though.
What do you mean by "knackered"? As Jeff says, the caps can be swapped over (once the glass is out), the motors can be swapped too (although that is more tricky with wiring).
This is what I mean:
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:50 pm
by jamescarruthers
Ah yeah, that's knackered!
Have you been lucky enough to save the painted cap?
Hopefully someone can send you an entire unit.
I got the caps from the Lake's E-reg car for R1 and seem to remember that it still had intact mirrors... but I could be wrong. That is quite far away from you but if someone is making a trip they could help you out. It wont be me for a while though!
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:51 pm
by MisterH
jamescarruthers wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:50 pm
Ah yeah, that's knackered!
Have you been lucky enough to save the painted cap?
Hopefully someone can send you an entire unit.
I got the caps from the Lake's E-reg car for R1 and seem to remember that it still had intact mirrors... but I could be wrong. That is quite far away from you but if someone is making a trip they could help you out. It wont be me for a while though!
One of the first things I got was a set of replacement door mirrors however they are in Graphite Grey rather than Arctic Blue, but it won't be a massive job to recolour them at the bodyshop I'd reckon
Re: How to replace door mirrors (pre facelift)
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:54 pm
by jamescarruthers
This is true. Sounds like you are sorted then!