The glass fell out of my mirror.
The glass fell out of my passenger side mirror. :(
Are there any options besides getting a glass shop to custom cut glass for it? I'll make a bet they can't match the blue tint and I am damn sure not buying a whole new assembly! S5 Vert. |
You might be surprised. Most German cars from that era used the same blue tinted glass. It's possible you could even get the slightly convex piece. If it's a little off, just get both sides. It sounds like the original glass broke, so you may find yourself removing the other side to use as a template anyway. Unfortunately, I can't think of a single good glass shop down there (I never had much of a need for the more involved glass work until I got up here). My car club is massive and numerous though, and someone might know a good place. I can ask around if you'd like. I'd just about guarantee I get at least one solid recommendation.
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How difficult is it to remove the mirror glass?
I've never messed with the mirrors beyond bolting them on and off. I've ignored probably dozens of junkyard mirrors because the housings were messed up but the glass was still intact. |
Originally Posted by clokker
(Post 11889920)
How difficult is it to remove the mirror glass?
I've never messed with the mirrors beyond bolting them on and off. I've ignored probably dozens of junkyard mirrors because the housings were messed up but the glass was still intact. |
Pain in the ass to disassemble with breaking something.
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Originally Posted by barkz
(Post 11890007)
Pain in the ass to disassemble with breaking something.
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i would check for sale section for someone selling one mirror, carefully with heat gun try to separate
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I got a white s5 mirror..(shameless plug)
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I had glass fall out of the mirrors of both an older 626 we had about a dozen years ago, and VW Passat - it was actually easy to get replacement mirrors from a glass shop, as I recall. I think my pockets were lightened to the tune of $25 or so, but it's a pretty vague recollection.
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Jackhild gave me a link to the last piece of factory glass in the USA. Ordered it! :D
Now how the hell do I glue it back onto the housing? |
Originally Posted by jjwalker
(Post 11890529)
Now how the hell do I glue it back onto the housing?
3M probably makes something specific for the job. |
Originally Posted by jjwalker
(Post 11890529)
Jackhild gave me a link to the last piece of factory glass in the USA. Ordered it! :D
Now how the hell do I glue it back onto the housing? Where i work we have "loctite" brand construction adhesive that works really well, it held a 3 foot by 8 foot piece of mirror to a chunk of stainless steel |
Originally Posted by jjwalker
(Post 11890529)
Jackhild gave me a link to the last piece of factory glass in the USA. Ordered it! :D
Now how the hell do I glue it back onto the housing? |
go to a local windshield place and ask them, for a few bucks I bet they glue it on for you
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Originally Posted by xtremeskier97
(Post 11890546)
What did it cost and where'd you get it? |
i had this happen on one if mine, i used double sided tape to stick it back on
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