Rear View Mirror Repair....supposedly not possible

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Yes, did my home work but the internal workings of my mirror are in need of repair, they rattle around and the track ball is not stable. Heat gun gently applied did nothing. Have we made any progress? Glass is pristine so not an issue there.
 
bavbob said:
Yes, did my home work but the internal workings of my mirror are in need of repair, they rattle around and the track ball is not stable. Heat gun gently applied did nothing. Have we made any progress? Glass is pristine so not an issue there.
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Interior or exterior mirror?
 
Ahh, he might be talking about the interior one. Don’t think you can take it apart, I have spare pieces here to experiment with I think.
 
bavbob said:
Yes, did my home work but the internal workings of my mirror are in need of repair, they rattle around and the track ball is not stable. Heat gun gently applied did nothing. Have we made any progress? Glass is pristine so not an issue there.
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Hi Robert,

I have a spare rearview mirror that I can stick in my very overdue sun visor box.
 
Mot27cars said:
Are you saying the glass on a flag mirror can not be replaced?
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hi,
yes you can, i did it
is sad saying no for years, if something goes in, it can go out
the best way is to have the previous glass broken, as the glass is fixed very tight
glass is supported/retained by the black plastic surrounding
you only see a lip of that black plastic, but is bigger inside
10 years ago there were replacements of that black plastic, i used those
as to glasses, i reworked a glass of other model that was slightly higher, got a template from the original glass (put the pieces together to d this) and had it sanded out by the glass shop
if you have a dummy you can give it a try
 
Yes, interior mirror, not the flag mirror. The glass is good, the arm that suspends it from the roof/headliner is loose so the mirror will shake upon driving.

Thank you Markos but I have another one that has slight crazing/desilvering but otherwise fine. Just wanted to see if this Rubics cube can be solved.
 
deQuincey said:
hi,
yes you can, i did it
is sad saying no for years, if something goes in, it can go out
the best way is to have the previous glass broken, as the glass is fixed very tight
glass is supported/retained by the black plastic surrounding
you only see a lip of that black plastic, but is bigger inside
10 years ago there were replacements of that black plastic, i used those
as to glasses, i reworked a glass of other model that was slightly higher, got a template from the original glass (put the pieces together to d this) and had it sanded out by the glass shop
if you have a dummy you can give it a try
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Ok!
I actually believe I have one of those replacement glass lense with the black plastic frame I’ve come across. So I will try this.
Tom
 
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