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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 944 / June 2008How do I remove/reinstall rear view mirror?
in the years i have owned my 944 I have never had the rear view mirror on its mount "properly" just hanging loose as I could never force it on, even with Channellocks etc. I recently bought another mirror off eBay because the original one was losing its silvering around the edges. It came with the little puck that glues to the windshield. I can't get it to slide *off* the puck. What's the trick? thanks nate  Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel You need to reglue the new unit to windshield. If you have the proper adhesive, which is available from most auto parts stores, position the mirror and use a broom stick to hold it in place over night. Not recommend trying to use immediately after adhesion is initiated. > You need to reglue the new unit to windshield. If you have the proper > adhesive, which is available from most auto parts stores, > position the mirror and use a broom stick to hold it in place over > night. Not recommend trying to use immediately after adhesion is > initiated. so you aren't supposed to be able to remove the mirror from the little round metal piece? The two are already separate on my car, how would I remove it from the windshield without breaking the glass? nate Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel WRONG - you can remove the mirror, just pull it off - but you have to pull hard - the mirror slides DOWN onto the round piece when the piece is glued to the glass - i believe this is pictured in the manual >> You need to reglue the new unit to windshield. If you have the proper >> adhesive, which is available from most auto parts stores, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > nate ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** That's what I assumed... but how do I get the puck off of the mirror that I bought? it's no longer attached to anything. Should I super glue it to a piece of sheetmetal or something so I can whack it with a punch? Any other ideas? I never could get the old mirror to actually slide down onto the puck, but it looks like hell anyway so I will replace it as soon as I have something to replace it with... nate > WRONG - you can remove the mirror, just pull it off - but you have to pull > hard - the mirror slides DOWN onto the round piece when the piece is glued [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Use a single edge razor blade. It will pop right off. > Use a single edge razor blade. It will pop right off. I'm just as confused as ever. I'm used to american cars where the mirror mounts on a little puck that is glued to the windshield, and the mirror can be removed from the puck without removing the puck from the windshield. usually held on by a set screw, but the Porsche mirrors don't have that. It does appear that there is a separate puck, but I'm not sure how to deal with it, hence my question. Right now, my car has the mirror that was on it when I bought it, but it is not firmly attached to the puck, and I have in the past tried to slide it on the puck without success (trying to force it on with water pump pliers didn't work.) I have a replacement mirror which *includes* another puck, and the two appear to be firmly and permanently attached. So... do I a) remove the new mirror from its puck and slide it onto the puck that's on my windshield, and if so, how? or b) remove the puck that's on the windshield now and glue the new mirror onto the windshield as an assembly? nate Some mirrors have a set screw that keeps it firmly attached to the puck/mount. Some mirrors are attached or detached by twisting the mirror about 90 degrees. Some even have screws in the mirror that must be tightened before attaching to its mount. ('91 Passat) I am not up on what the Porsche mirrors look like. <:-) Can you put up a picture of the mirror's mounting area on the internet somewhere? Signaturelater, (One out of many daves) On Jun 23, 12:43 pm, darthpup <amchi...@mailexcite.com> wrote: > Use a single edge razor blade. It will pop right off. I'm just as confused as ever. I'm used to american cars where the mirror mounts on a little puck that is glued to the windshield, and the mirror can be removed from the puck without removing the puck from the windshield. usually held on by a set screw, but the Porsche mirrors don't have that. It does appear that there is a separate puck, but I'm not sure how to deal with it, hence my question. Right now, my car has the mirror that was on it when I bought it, but it is not firmly attached to the puck, and I have in the past tried to slide it on the puck without success (trying to force it on with water pump pliers didn't work.) I have a replacement mirror which *includes* another puck, and the two appear to be firmly and permanently attached. So... do I a) remove the new mirror from its puck and slide it onto the puck that's on my windshield, and if so, how? or b) remove the puck that's on the windshield now and glue the new mirror onto the windshield as an assembly? nate I have removed and attached mirrors on 944 cars - it sits on a puck just like you say, to install, press down firmly and it snaps in place, to remove, tap upwards parallel to windshield (frequently the puck comes loose) - to remove the puck, pry it "downward" and out of the mirror base. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > > You need to reglue the new unit to windshield. remember to put the visors down when marking the gluepoint. hth -bryan |
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