[Shotimes] Side mirrors

[Kevin M. Bisch]

Bruce,

I had the same problem with the mirrors on my '93. Could never get that 
trim part off.

Ended up spraypainting them with it still on, which is not ideal, although 
they still look great a year later.

--Kevin

At 12:20 PM 7/23/2003 -0400, Bruce Malachuk wrote:
>LOL
>
>Well for the life of me I can't get these studs to back out. I don't want to
>bugger up the threads on the trim part.
>
>Oh well I guess I'll put it off for a few more hours try and come up with a
>creative way to remove them
>
>Bruce
>94 Opal Frost MTX
>93 Black ATX - winter beater then parts car :-)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
>To: <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>; <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:13 PM
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Side mirrors
>
>
>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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