Changing Wing Mirror Glass

[J4P RX]

My passenger wing mirror fell out last night.  Luckily its held by the cable and hasnt broken, but I cant work out how im supposed to screw it back in.

Any help?

Cheers
Lee

[efiniste]

Depends which bit has fallen out. The glass is glued on to a black "holder" that screws to the adjustment mechanism. Post a pic and I should be able to tell you what\'s what.

[J4P RX]

The 4 screws on the corner of the adjustment mechanism have all come out.

It seems impossible to screw them on without removing the adjuster thing.  This is what I cant work out.

Ill get photos when Im home if thats not enough info.

Thanks!

[efiniste]

The 4 screws on the corner of the adjustment mechanism have all come out.

It seems impossible to screw them on without removing the adjuster thing.  This is what I cant work out.

Ill get photos when Im home if thats not enough info.

Thanks!

I think I know what you mean. If you put the mech back in to the casing you can\'t get a screwdriver in to put the screw back, right? If that\'s the case you\'ll need to take the glass off. It\'s glued on so warm the glass up in some way ( I used a bowl of hot water for 10 minutes or so.) You only need to warm the glass and the thin black surround that it fits into.
Once it\'s warmed up, push the black surround away from the edge of the mirror all along the top edge of the mirror and partway down each side. You should be able to see the edge of the glass all along the top. You can then get a thin screwdriver or preferably something plastic down behind the mirror to prise it out of the surround. Don\'t try to prise it out without having at least the whole length of the top edge of the mirror exposed, it WILL break! (I speak from experience .
Once you have the glass out you\'ll see a screw right in the middle of the holder. Take that out and then the holder itself will pull off (it needs a decent tug as the two bits holding it on have a thread on them, you may be able to remove these from the back on yours as the mech is already off).

Hope that helps!

Steve

[J4P RX]

Thanks that helps.

I just know im going to smahs it  :rolleyes:   I cant believe you have to remove the glass like that.  I thought there would be a way to take the mechanism off but oh well.

Cheers
Lee