Sideview Mirror Removal

[aleksbaron]

Does anyone know if these are glued to a backing? I need to separate the glass from everything else.

I am interested in re-silvering the mirrors to improve visibility.

[Joey GT-R]

As in the glass itself? It's glued to a plastic "plate" which is connected to the motor that moves the mirror itself.

Forgive me, but what is "re-silvering"?

[aleksbaron]

Re-silvering is the process of reapplying silver to that back surface of the glass to restore mirror quality. Google resilvering.

It is cheaper to do this than to buy used mirrors or let alone new ones.

[Fleetw00d]

I've never resilvered one; I suspect it won't be as nice as new mirror glass. If you are careful, the glass can be removed and replaced. Find one at a JY where the housing is broken, but the glass intact (they should only charge you for the glass). If I remember correctly, I used a heat gun to soften the plastic around the glass to get it out.

[94EGCoopey]

^~heat gun is a necessity. i have never successfully removed one without a gun.

Thanks OP for the new terminology. I had never heard of re-silvering prior to this thread.

[aleksbaron]

There is a company I found will cut new mirrors for 15/mirror. I think I'll go that route, hey do recommend using a certain mirror glue to replace them on the backing. If you use heat on the back brace does it get ruined?

[Fleetw00d]

There isn't a lot of glue on the back, the black plastic has a lip on it that does most of the retaining. You don't want to melt the mirror holder, just make it flexible enough to free the glass. JY probably sell you one for $5.

[aleksbaron]

I have no JY nearby to salvage from. I do think it would be cheaper than any of the other options.

[Keg]

Just so you know car mirrors and regular mirrors are different. Your side view mirrors are made so they don't reflect light like a normal mirror would.

[roland lorenzo]

re-silvering your side view mirror with normal process won't give you the same view as the original.

[mugencivic4dr]

Re-silvering is the process of reapplying silver to that back surface of the glass to restore mirror quality. Google resilvering.

It is cheaper to do this than to buy used mirrors or let alone new ones.

its less than $18? thats how much my used replacement lol

[Joey GT-R]

Ditto, I spent $35 for two mint mirrors in a junkyard.

[aleksbaron]

I followed up on the advice and went to a JY, got two mirrors same color and mint condition for under 20.

Thanks for the help.

[DumbleDore!]

In my experience, you should be able to simply pry them with a flat head, and the mirror glass, and it's plastic tray will pop out. There is a piece on the back of the plastic tray that clips onto the motor.

[Quashish]

For the cb theres like 2 or 3 screws at the bottom of the actual mirror "housing" unscrew those and the mirror falls out. No prying.