OE low mount mirror glass replacement

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hope this helps someone , on the first one I ended up breaking a trim ring , before I finally got it .

so first I used some penetrating fluid on the back side of the trim ring , this will at least "loosen" some of the road grime usually backed in the gap . washing it with a hose might work as well

you can see the mirror glass all scrached up



the OE low mount mirror glass is held in with 2 screws and a trim ring



phillips screwdriver will remove the 2 screws



now , with the screws removed , you need to push up first on the top to release the "tangs" holding it in place



then you can do the same for the sides .. TANGS = 2 top , and 2 on each side
and then the trim ring will come off



you can see the "tangs" in these pics







I just went to a glass shop and had them cut me a new mirror for 5 bucks ..
on the original mirror , you can see it has some "tape" on the back side .. This is to stop it from rattling , so on the new mirror glass , I just used some double sidded tape of the same thickness



set the glass in place



and "snapped" the ring back in place , and installed the 2 screws ..



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yep , for sure ..
I did the post removal on the mirror I sent out for chrome , but it was very easy .. just a large head philips , spring and seat in the mirror head ..

glad it helps


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