Wing Mirror has fallen off

 Ok, my passenger mirror fell off whilst driving :confused: i did not even hit anything, luckily i collected it.

Will i be able to fix it or is it a case of a new one?, saw a diy guide on with a bolt and a couple of screws, will that be any good?

Mirror

 

Door part

 

 

Thanks in advance

 Hi

Just had the same problem with mine, easy cheap repair couple of bolts and washers from autolink less than a fiver to do both sides

just take it easy getting the glass out to access the bolt behind it other than that simples

 

Paul

 

 

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M-m

and advice on getting the glass out? My wing mirror was waiting for me on the roof of my car when I got back!! Nice eh? No note or anything…  

Not sure I can repaire it, but i’d like to get the glass off and have a look…  

 Be very careful,and with a stanley blade press down and go all the way around the outer trim edge and seperate it from the body of the mirror,it should come away very easy the glue should crack free,as for the mirror itself, if you have an hair clip or similar,staighten it out and with the curved up end,put it between the mirror edge and just pull up and out, you may need to work your way around before it will come out.

A repair kit from Andrew at Autolink, put it back together,re-glue the trim back on with super glue gel…back like newThumbs up

M-m

Gread advice, Thanks - i’ll ahve a go tonight :wink:

 

Em

Silly question, but do you use the stanley blade between the housing and the black bit (as like on this photo?).

thanks

 

 Yes work it in then twist slightly, working all the way around untill the black bit releases from the glue

 Mirror repair.

Once the black trim is off you will see little dots (like pin heads) where the glue was, superglue will set it back in place once you reassemble.

Use a sucker on the glass to lift it from the housing, the mirror glass is thin and will splinter easily if you try to lever it out.

Don’t misplace the spring with the snapped bolt head that is in the casing, you may need to re-use the spring if there isn’t one in the repair kit.

My mirror  fixing and pivot on the Eunos was slightly different from what you have shown in the photograph.

The mounting block that remains on the door has a plastic cover that unclips to reveal the fixing screws for the mirror mounting, (carefully pry it from the lower edge to ease the plastic cover off), the screws will be revealed and no doubt be rusted into the captive nuts (on the inside of the door panel).

If you can remove them and detach the mirror mounting it makes the repair and reassembly easier to do with the repair nut, bolt and washer set.

If the mounting cannot be removed then you need to take the door panel off and put the bolt through the mounting housing from inside the door, and mirror stem and put the spring, washer and nut on and tighten. After cleaning grease the black ball joint and the socket (pivot cup yours looks corroded), you may have to rub it down.

The original bolt had flats crimped into its shaft so that it could locate in a cross cut into the black plastic socket ball (used to position the mirror when turning the mirror inwards against spring tension) you will see the cross in the black plastic ball socket when you clear the dirt out of it.

When you tighten it you will have to decide that it is tight enough to hold the mirror in place, but easy enough to adjust, but not so tight that it starts to seize up again.

The new bolt or screw may not have the crimped tabs, so you may have to tension it a bit more as there is no physical tab to locate it in the cross of the ball socket.  

The replacement bolt is usually stainless steel so won’t rust and break like the original.

Hope this helps.

Steve W