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Replacing drivers mirror glass
During a cold snap 2 winters ago my drivers side outside mirror glass
cracked down the middle. It has since fractured in a few more places so I've bought a new glass for it. However, my Haynes guide does not say how to replace the glass. Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome. Thanks. Jeff |
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Replacing drivers mirror glass
Jocko wrote:
t. However, my Haynes guide does not say how > to replace the glass. > > Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome. > I've never tried to replace just the glass, but to remove the mirror itself on an S-series isn't hard. remove the "shark fin" trim piece, pull out the foam insulation, then remove the 3 10mm nuts that hold the mirror in place. If it has a power mirror (post 99 I think), unplug the connector. If it has a manual mirror, when you remove the shark fin trim, use an allen wrench to remove the adjuster from the trim. Install is the reverse. |
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Replacing drivers mirror glass
Yes, Haynes covers that part, but it's the actual removal of the glass from
the main assembly that has me stumped. Anyone? J "Kevin" > wrote in message .net... > Jocko wrote: > t. However, my Haynes guide does not say how >> to replace the glass. >> >> Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome. >> > > I've never tried to replace just the glass, but to remove the mirror > itself on an S-series isn't hard. remove the "shark fin" trim piece, > pull out the foam insulation, then remove the 3 10mm nuts that hold the > mirror in place. If it has a power mirror (post 99 I think), unplug the > connector. If it has a manual mirror, when you remove the shark fin > trim, use an allen wrench to remove the adjuster from the trim. > > Install is the reverse. |
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Replacing drivers mirror glass
That happened to my 2000 sl2 for the first three winters, each time I
took it back to the dealer and they replaced the mirror. The last time I told them that if it happened again I wanted the whole assembly replaced. Hasn't happened again, but we haven't had a long run of sub zero weather like when it was breaking. There might be a service bulletin for this issue, check with a dealer, might get them to do it for free. The mirror is just glued to the bracket that holds it. If your determined, I guess you could break out the cracked mirror, clean of remaining fragments and glue on a new one. Jocko wrote: > During a cold snap 2 winters ago my drivers side outside mirror glass > cracked down the middle. It has since fractured in a few more places so > I've bought a new glass for it. However, my Haynes guide does not say how > to replace the glass. > > Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome. > > Thanks. > > Jeff > > |
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Replacing drivers mirror glass
In article <5UITh.5992$Yh.3904@trndny09>,
Skip > wrote: > That happened to my 2000 sl2 for the first three winters, each time I > took it back to the dealer and they replaced the mirror. The last time > I told them that if it happened again I wanted the whole assembly > replaced. Hasn't happened again, but we haven't had a long run of sub > zero weather like when it was breaking. There might be a service > bulletin for this issue, check with a dealer, might get them to do it > for free. The mirror is just glued to the bracket that holds it. If > your determined, I guess you could break out the cracked mirror, clean > of remaining fragments and glue on a new one. Or just glue the new one over the old one, double faced foam tape should work fine |
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