Mirror Covers - how to get them off - Page 2

Simon · 3rd September 2009, 08:53

I had to use the screwdriver as I didn't have a pair of long-nose pliers (they went missing

) when I came to swap my mirror backs over.

Will agree that the plastic clips are very brittle - especially the chrome ones, more so if the mirrors are old. Perhaps it might be wise to warm them slightly to make them more supple? Suggestions?

stef_uk · 3rd September 2009, 09:36

or you could use the well documented chav method of kicking it

Simon W · 3rd September 2009, 11:06

Two questions:

1. How to pop the little plastic cover off the stanchion without chewing the cover up? (Paul's pic below of a chewed-up one refers - borrowed from this thread http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=32937)

Answer: poke a screwdriver in halfway along the longest side and lever the cover off - still leaves a mark in the plastic though.

2. Can the mirror pod be removed from the stanchion without taking the stanchion off the car - i.e. can the wires be disconnected?

Answer: No! The wires run through to the inside of the door, so presumably the whole door card has to come off.

Simon W · 3rd September 2009, 13:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

If you want Simon, email me the pics and I'll host them and pop them online

I've got a few pics now but can't see any way of attaching them to emails sent via the club. I'd email em to GG (I have his address) but he's orfline at the mo.

Raistlin · 12th September 2009, 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon W

Two questions:

1. How to pop the little plastic cover off the stanchion without chewing the cover up?

A feeler gauge (anybody still use them?) does the job without "advertising" if you are careful.

Simon W · 13th September 2009, 15:52

I tried a feeler gauge Paul - the fatter ones were too fat and the slimmer ones just bent without doing anything. In the end I drilled a hole in the plastic and popped it off with an allen key. The hole now has a 6mm grommet.

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Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	Two questions: 1. How to pop the little plastic cover off the stanchion without chewing the cover up? (Paul's pic below of a chewed-up one refers - borrowed from this thread http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=32937) Answer: poke a screwdriver in halfway along the longest side and lever the cover off - still leaves a mark in the plastic though. 2. Can the mirror pod be removed from the stanchion without taking the stanchion off the car - i.e. can the wires be disconnected? Answer: No! The wires run through to the inside of the door, so presumably the whole door card has to come off. Last edited by Simon W; 3rd September 2009 at 11:43..

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Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I had to use the screwdriver as I didn't have a pair of long-nose pliers (they went missing ) when I came to swap my mirror backs over. Will agree that the plastic clips are very brittle - especially the chrome ones, more so if the mirrors are old. Perhaps it might be wise to warm them slightly to make them more supple? Suggestions?

13th September 2009, 15:52	#16
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	I tried a feeler gauge Paul - the fatter ones were too fat and the slimmer ones just bent without doing anything. In the end I drilled a hole in the plastic and popped it off with an allen key. The hole now has a 6mm grommet.