laurenlee04 wrote:
> hi,
>
> I knocked the rearview mirror in my 1997 328 i (not very hard mind
> you), and it fell off. the tab is still attached to the windshield,
> and nothing looks broken, but i can’t get it back on! Should i just
> push harder? It looks like it should just kind of pop back on, but i
> don’t want to crack the windshield. The dealer is really far away,
> and i’d love to be able to fix this myself.
>
> Any insight would be highly appreciated.
>
> L
>

The tab and the mirror assembly should have a tongue and groove set-up
of some sort so that the mirror slides down over the tab and then a set
screw keeps it from sliding back off. At least that is how all the ones
I've ever looked closely at were constructed.

-Fred W