[RE: Do Side View Mirrors come apart?]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

If it's like mine, there are slots in the bottom of the mirror housing th=
at
allow insertion of a screwdriver to rotate a plastic piece that holds the=

mirror and backing plate in. It's in the Bentley. Good grief, what HASN'T=
 been
apart on this car...Cathy

"Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net> wrote:
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Rob, I will just be swapping out the glass as Mike suggested however, I
would like to take you up on your offer and read the gory details on how
to dismantle this piece.  Also, there might be others out there with the
same interest.  =

Thanks, Rick K. =

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From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Rob Calderwood
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 5:05 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Do Side View Mirrors come apart?
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Rick,
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I have pulled the glass and motor apart. Easy. I have also separated the
plastic casing from the metal base. Trickier getting it back together
than apart.
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I can go into detail if anyone is interested.
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Rob
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From: Rick Kellner <mailto:rfkellner@snet.net>  =

To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org =

Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 12:33 PM
Subject: Do Side View Mirrors come apart?
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I just sourced a perfect condition, passenger side, electric controlled
side view mirror to replace the non reflective one I have now.  Only one
minor challenge, it is red and my car is black.  The front, or forward
half of the mirror case is red, the rest of the outer case is black.  It
also looks like it only painted and that the case is actually back
plastic underneath.  Can this, forward half of the mirror case come off
easily?  If so, I would just take off the red paint with some chloride
paint stripper to show the black plastic.  =

         The final option would just be to paint it with some black SEM
paint.
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Thanks, Rick Kellner.