Hi guys,

Does anybody know how to remove the metal part of the wing mirror away completely from the black rear folding section? I assume you would have to slide the glass sideways but I don't want to push too hard and have the glass shatter.

Thanks,

Josh.

This would probably be better in Technical, but you have to remove the glass.

There are two ways to do this depending on the year of your model...yours seems to be the later if it's still the broomy 1999.

On instructions from Joe at FCSS I made a noose which I slipped under the mirror glass (first having removed mirror from car!), and left 3 longish "legs" of cord attached to the noose which I knotted together at the ends like a sort of tripod.

Then the brave bit is to hang the knot over something substantial like a chair back and then suddenly pull down firmly on the whole housing in the opposite direction to the knot so as to spring the glass away from it.

The glass in these models is simply held on by circular plastic jaws, not the horseshoe shape spring of the older type. It might be an idea to spray some WD40 in behind first of all as I guess all the action will be a surprise after 17 years

If the noose is nicely positioned around and behind the centre of the glass then with luck you won't break it - to my relief mine worked first time.

Once in, remove the electrical attachment then the motor, after which the remaining screws are fairly obvious - except the last which holds the centre black plastic bit in. Again you may need a skoosh of penetrant fluid.

Good luck

Thanks Edinburgh!!

Not sure I'd have ever worked that out, and ended up with a snapped piece of glass! Once again the forum members save me! Right, time to make a noose....

If it's an early design the mirror glass is retained to the motor plate with a steel ring, check which design this is before you start as the noose technique won't work for the early.

According to his profile Joe it's a '99 model


@jalo, this howto explains the removal of an earlier type.

For your own peace of mind peer in behind the glass with a torch to see if you can spot the two spring ends - if not it should be the newer type as I've described in my first post

Yes 99 should be the later mirror and motor, should, but many things get changed so until it's been looked at we're guessing.

Yes it's true, I've changed one of mine from the early type to a later, so better to check it out first!