Door Mirror loose

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Sticker

Original Poster:

115 posts

213 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Hi the doot mirror on the drivers side is a tad loose making in vibrate as we drive down the road I took the door card off and moved the rain protector , that black crap goes everywhere ! anyway i thought id be able to get to the bolt from there but cant, can anyone help

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

275 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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unclip the plastic cover on the base of the mirror and then you can remove the 2 screws holding the mirror onto the door .

Sticker

Original Poster:

115 posts

213 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Sorry i forgot to add its an import with chrome mirrors

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

275 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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The base plate still has a plastic cover that hides the screws mounting the mirror to the door , Are they OE mirrors or aftermarket runabout etc ?

Sticker

Original Poster:

115 posts

213 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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they are oe, part of the chrome pack on mk1 imports i'll stick a screw driver underneath an see if they'll budge.....nope the base plate doesnt budge do you think the top part would pop off.

Edited by Sticker on Saturday 15th March 16:01

Sticker

Original Poster:

115 posts

213 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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done it. pushed back the mirror hard as it was stuck and theres the screws ! all tightened now .

Edited by Sticker on Saturday 15th March 16:17