How do you remove the mirror glass without breaking it?

[lynall]

As the title says, i have bought a 2nd hand offside mirror head assembly to replace the light sensing glass in mine, as it has leaked its fluid out.

I have managed to ping up the thin wire clip but cannot work out how to remove glass without breaking it.

Any advice appreciated.



Lynall

 

[jaymanek]

if the wire clip is up, pull away from the top and then lower it...

 

[andy27168]

As Jay says but if the glass is been there since new you may have to be quite forceful in pulling away at the top, the dimming glass I removed from a mirror unit seemed to have some double sided sticky tape dead centre in middle at the back of the glass.
Just a thought, you have removed the outer mirror cover? As this makes it so so much easier.

 

[alibally]

You have to unlip the mirror cover first. The unclip the glass. There is a square of double sided tape on the self dimming glasses as well.

 

[jaymanek]

ive never seen double sided tape unless someone has stuck it on!

 

[andy27168]

I have seen it 2 of the 3 dimming glasses, the one that did,nt have it was brand new in the box, so the tape may have only be fitted on an assembled mirror.

 

[lynall]

Got it off then dropped it on the floor luckily all still in one bit

There was a square of double sided sticky tape fitted and this is what was holding it stuck.

Done this with the mirror cover on so how do i remove the cover to make it easier on the car itself?.



Thanks for all the replies much appreciated
Lynall

 

[Dieselman]

Fold the mirrors in an then a wire clip will be revealed inside the housing. Slide it sideways and the casing can then be slid backwards over the frame.

 

[lynall]

No wire clip on mine its a 2001 facelift which has different mirrors.


Lynall

 

[andy27168]

Hi,
As Dieselman says but there is a thin metal right angle plate with an indent in it, slide it sideways and jiggle the cover loose and slide back over the mirror frame.

 

[Fady]

Here's a [url="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=38155&highlight=mirror]mirror thread[/url] I posted a while back complete with pics

Edit: though from your engine size I guess yours is a W210!

 

[masqueraid]

Seems I spend too much time on my mirrors

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=38155
And
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=50235

 

[lynall]

Eventually sussed it took me ages to find the metal clip .


Lynall