 Dismantling side mirrors?, Want to prep for painting |
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 Jun 22, 2011 - 12:38 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 2, '10 From Melbourne, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Has anyone here managed to dismantle the side mirrors (specifically the jap spec folders) without busting glass or breaking other bits? I want to pop out the mirrors from the housing, and possible remove the housing from the swivel base so I can paint my awkwardly colour mismatched mirrors. Blue on yellow doesn't look too hot.
In addition to this, does anyone here have some good advice for stripping the current paint from these so I can paint from undercoat through to clear coat? |
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Jun 22, 2011 - 1:27 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
To get the glass out use a hairdryer or heat gun to heat up the glass and slowly pry it off(its just glued on) As fast as separating the 2 parts there are 3 screws on the bottom, undo those and feed the harness through an your good to go!
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Jun 22, 2011 - 3:01 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From Nevis, West Indies Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (m4dm4n @ Jun 22, 2011 - 12:38 AM)  Has anyone here managed to dismantle the side mirrors (specifically the jap spec folders) without busting glass or breaking other bits? I want to pop out the mirrors from the housing, and possible remove the housing from the swivel base so I can paint my awkwardly colour mismatched mirrors. Blue on yellow doesn't look too hot. In addition to this, does anyone here have some good advice for stripping the current paint from these so I can paint from undercoat through to clear coat? get two small flat screw drivers, and carefully place both between the glass and the housing at the bottom, pry outwards applying pressure evenly, it will pop out, then you just pull down and its out, its pretty easy actually  .. So the bottom pry outwards and the top pulls downwards after the bottom pops out.
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Jun 22, 2011 - 7:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '10 From Melbourne, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
awesome thanks guys I'll give that a go on the weekend
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Jun 22, 2011 - 8:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 16, '09 From New York Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
do you really need to dismantle them though? why not just cover the mirror part? and paint
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Jun 22, 2011 - 9:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
QUOTE (cax_11 @ Jun 22, 2011 - 1:01 AM) QUOTE (m4dm4n @ Jun 22, 2011 - 12:38 AM) Has anyone here managed to dismantle the side mirrors (specifically the jap spec folders) without busting glass or breaking other bits? I want to pop out the mirrors from the housing, and possible remove the housing from the swivel base so I can paint my awkwardly colour mismatched mirrors. Blue on yellow doesn't look too hot. In addition to this, does anyone here have some good advice for stripping the current paint from these so I can paint from undercoat through to clear coat? get two small flat screw drivers, and carefully place both between the glass and the housing at the bottom, pry outwards applying pressure evenly, it will pop out, then you just pull down and its out, its pretty easy actually .. So the bottom pry outwards and the top pulls downwards after the bottom pops out.But heat them up first, or it may break the mirror. Also youll need something to reattach them with. |
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