mirror removal

[theone3055]

anyone know how to actually remove the mirror from the housing? scared im gonna break it, im repainting my 2001 gtx

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

cover it with tape?

"MIRROR
GTI LE and RX Series
Place the mirror frame in hot water to “soften” the
material to allow mirror installation in its frame."

is the ONLY mirror reference in the shop manual...

 

[theone3055]

cover it with tape?

"MIRROR
GTI LE and RX Series
Place the mirror frame in hot water to “soften” the
material to allow mirror installation in its frame."

is the ONLY mirror reference in the shop manual...

well i did tape the mirror but when i took everything apart one of the nuts that holds the base and mirror to hull came off and is rattling inside so i have to take the mirror off to put nut back inplace, ill soak it in hot water

 

[theone3055]

ok got it figured out with alittle help from above. so i soaked the mirror/housing in hot water for like 15min and the mirror itself with alittle prying just pops off (dont pry to hard or you will break mirror, butter knife worked for me). looks like they used a silicone glue. with the mirror off the plate this gives you access to the screws that holds the black adjustable plate the mirror itself sits on in the housing and now you can fully disassemble. hope this helps other people.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

Yay I helped lol.

 

[bigJake]

probably won't help you but I took the mirror off of my car backing out of the garage one day

 

[theone3055]

yeah, ripping my mirror off wount be good :banghead:....ill post pics of taking the mirror apart and before/after paint later today

 

[theone3055]

Heres the pics i wanted to post to help people take the mirror apart. you have to soak whole mirror in really hot water for like 15-30mins then you can pry off mirror. i also did a before and after pic of paint.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

thank you
the new red looks great.

 

[theone3055]

thank you
the new red looks great.

i used a spray can and its the actual OEM color Diablo Red:thumbsup:

 

[Seadoobuddy]

What brand of paint in the spray can did you use?

 

[theone3055]

What brand of paint in the spray can did you use?

Hers the link
http://www.colorrite.com/product/brp-b176-viper-red-2074.cfm