Late mirror cover replacement. 56k go do something else!

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Late mirror cover replacement. 56k go do something else!

Post by Roo » Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:10 pm

Well, to follow on from my headlining post, I thought a mirror cover replacement how-to might be of some use. Mine were badly damaged and the housings were fairly loose.
So to start:
Pull the mirror glass away from the mirror to release it from its mounting. (its clipped into place) Then remove the two wires for the heated mirror
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Then unscrew the mirror motor held in place with three screws (this is not essential but allows better access and I was changing my motor anyway)
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In this case, i needed to remove the motor completly so I had to unlip the connector
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You can now see the retaining screws for the back trim (the black part) and the clips for the front trim (white part)
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Remove the trim by unscrewing the 4 screws. (you may need a short screwdriver for this as the quarter window gets in the way) My mirror trim had two broken tabs.
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Release the front trim by un-hooking the plastic tabs. My mirror cover was fecked! New cover shown as a comparison.
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When refitting the mirror cover, I lubricated the clips with some silicone spray. This made refitting much easier.
Refitting is reversal of removal blah blah blah....
and the finished article:
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Post by Silver480S » Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:06 pm

Just a quick question about getting the mirror glass away from the mirror. You said:
Pull the mirror glass away from the mirror to release it from its mounting. (its clipped into place)

I'm having difficulty prising the mirror off. Is there a knack to it without breaking it? I'm close to breaking it I think! :wall:

Thanks for any tips.
My car is a 480S 1.7 1993

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Post by timrosser » Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:28 am

Thanks for this!

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Post by Captain Slow » Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:14 pm

Silver....I'm not sure theres a knack as it were: you can't get in there to lubricate the clips you can see in the above photos so I think the best you can do is a screwdriver wrapped in a rag and try to release one clip at once?
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Re: Late mirror cover replacement. 56k go do something else!

Post by Silver480S » Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:57 pm

Thanks for the tip, Captain, I will give it a go.
Job done! Brilliant!
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Post by Alan 480 » Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:16 pm

I need to free off the fold back part and I'm worried that I break the whole thing so I think taking the glass out will allow me access to the spring/pivot to 'lubricate/free

are there four wee clips that hold the mirror glass onto the holder, or is the glass bonded onto a plastic carrier so reasonably 'robust? i've broken a mirror glass on the SS1 trying to prise it off :-(
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Re: Late mirror cover replacement. 56k go do something else!

Post by glasgowjim » Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:42 pm

If memory serves me correctly the mirror glass is bonded onto the plastic backing. Dont worry if it all goes pear shaped I will send you a replacement late mirror glass FOC ;)

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Post by Alan 480 » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:00 pm

Jim

ta for offer, I'll try later on in the week after i fix the handbrake on SS1 which decided to stick ON, :angry: typically the day I needed it as I decided to fit new wishbones to other car and i hadn't finished before got dark :-(
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Re: Late mirror cover replacement. 56k go do something else!

Post by Alan 480 » Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:36 pm

job done, sodding nightmare getting the mirror to turn back and fore, ended up with a junior hacksaw to carefully cut the pivot tube along it's axis to let it drop down slightly in diameter so allowing movement!
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