[Shotimes] Side mirrors

[ianf@eden.rutgers.edu]

I want 50% for telling you how to do it!

:)

Ian

> Ahh see, I thought the studs were part of just the outter trim panel. 
Thats
> whats holding me back. I already havethe mirrors off the cars and on 
my
> floor here. But I think I have a plan of attack now. If this works as 
well
> as I think, anyone that has crappy old oxidized mirror housings can 
send
> them to me and I'll buff them out and make them look like new for a 
few
> bucks. It's really turning out great looking compared to the old 
greyish
> look.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
> To: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
> Cc: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Side mirrors
> 
> 
> Bruce
> I'm not sure what you have done as of now. You need to remove the
> mirrors (10mm bolts/nuts?) which are accessible by removing the
> interior sail panels. Once these 3 are removed, the mirror is attached
> by the wiring harness. This unplugs somewhere inside the door; if you
> want, you can cut the wires and splice and solder/heatshrink new wires
> in place when its time to reinstall the mirrors. The screws on the
> bottom of the mirror only hold the motor in place.
> 
> Once the glass and motor are out, you have to remove the studs that
> hold the housing to the plastic door trim piece that comes off with 
the
> mirror after removing those 10mm bolts. These can be removed easily
> with vise grips and a wrench to keep the whole thing from spinning
> around.
> 
> More complicated to explain than actually do. :)
> 
> PS. to remove the glass, pull it off of the motor (gently)
> 
> Ian
> 
> > I have 4 spare side mirrors that I have picked up in an attempt to
> find one
> > nice passenger side one to replace my oxidized one on my 94 with.
> Well all
> > these mirror housings have varying degrees of oxidization, so I
> picked up some
> > plastic polish for my polishing wheel. So far the results are going
> really
> > good, but I'm a little stuck on how to get the trim panel off the
> mirror so
> > that I can polish the plastic right up to the edge. I removed the 3
> screws but
> > it seems to be held fast to the mirror housing. Is there some sort 
of
> double
> > sided tape in there, and if so what is the best method ppl have 
found
> to get
> > these apart without breaking anything?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Bruce
> > 94 Opal Frost MTX
> > 93 Black ATX - winter beater then parts car :-)
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