Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Outer Mirror

Outer Mirror

REPLACEMENT

1. Remove the door mirror assembly.
2. Warm the area around the mirror holder (A) with a hair drier until the edges of the mirror holder become soft (about 2 or 3 minutes with a 1,000 W drier.)




3. Use a flat-bladed screwdriver without sharp edges to lift the mirror out of the mirror holder (A). (Also remove the connector from the back of mirrors with heaters.)
4. Warm the area around the mirror holder (A) with a hair drier until the edges of the mirror holder (A) become soft (about 2 or 3 minutes with a 1,000 W drier.)
5. Remove the backing of the new two-sided tape, and push the mirror in to install it.

CAUTION: Unless the mirror holder is warmed sufficiently, the mirror holder edges may be damaged or the mirror cracked.