Replace Glass On Wing Mirror?

[Alivingstone]

So I stupidly didn't fold in my wing mirrors at the weekend and the inevitable happened. Returned to the Starship Voyager to find the glass smashed on the driver's side - wing mirror housing itself is fine.

 

I think I have found one online but I'm just wondering how easy it is to replace this? Is it a simple matter of putting a screwdriver in behind it and prizing it off or will this snap something? Is there a knack to it?

 

Or am I better trying to find a similar sized stick on replacement and just stick it over the top?

 

Thanks!

[bignev]

Hello and welcome!

Nah they are a doddle mate!

 

On the busted one yes perhaps a screwdriver or or similar implement to prise it off.

 

Or push the glass all the way in at the door end and see if you can get your fingers behind it (perhaps gloved :-) ) and pop it off the plastic holder of the motor adjuster.

[Alivingstone]

Just in case this helps anyone...
​I replaced my smashed mirror with a new one I sourced online for £11 at Less4Spares.

This was new, had the correct mounting plate and connections for the heater /demister - all in all very good value.

 

Be careful taking off the existing mirror - it does not simply prise off.

There are 4 semi circular 'lugs' on the wing mirror mount that you hook the new mirror over, if you try to prise the mirror off this wll break the lugs off as it did for my top right one when I tried to prize the mirror off.

Slide a knife or similar under the bottom edge of the mirror in the gap between the mirror and the mirror housing and twist or prise the mirror upwards about 5mm.

You may need to push the bottom of the mirror in so that top edge moves clear of the mirror housing and has room to move upwards.

This will free the mirror from the 4 plastic lugs that it is clipped over.

It can then be lifted clear and the 2 wires removed from the heating clips if present.

 

Fitting is simple and in reverse.

Carefully line up the mounting holes on the back of the new mirror over the 4 mounting points and push down.

You may need to put a knife or screwdriver in the gap at the top and twist to get a little extra force to push the mirror down firmly onto the mounting lugs.

 

Job done. 

[bignev]

ooh dear, I accept the criticism for my lack of finite detail.

 

So, I've been out to ours for a memory refresh.

 

As you say - push bottom of glass inward, fingers on glass, thumbs on top of plastic housing, prise / slide up, and off we go.