bernard farquart wrote:
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>"Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein)"
> wrote in message
.. .
>> Pete wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>"Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein)"
> wrote in message
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>>>> Pete wrote:
>>>
>>>Forgot to mention, it's not the whole thing that's come off - just the
>>>mirror itself where it clips onto the ball of the part that's stuck to the
>>>windscreen.
>>>
>>>The part that's stuck to the windscreen is stuck solid, so I was dubious
>>>whether I'd make things worse by forcing it off. That was why I was
>>>trying
>>>to 'tease' the mirror back onto the ball joint, but like I said, it's just
>>>not having it.
>>
>> Ah, yeah, that's going to require so much force.
>>
>> Most of the time, the bracket slides off the mounting base glued to
>> the windshield; you might need a phillips head to loosen a screw.
>> Remove the mounting pillar from the base and apply force against the
>> ground, using a block of wood to reduce damage. Then reattach to the
>> base.
>>
>
>
>The cost of a replacement mirror is in the ten dollar range.

I know.

>Why would you be screwing around with repairing?

Perhaps it might be more convenient to repair the thing than it would
be to make a trip to purchase the part to replaced it?

>Take the stub off of the windshield, there is a set screw usually
>(either phillips or allen)
>
>Get a replacement mirror for ten dollars.
>
>Get actual rear view mirror adhesive (super glue will not work)

True, or if it does, not for very long. :-)

>mount mirror above, below or next to old button
>(it is NOT coming off without a piece of your windshield)
>(and it will probably be a different shape than the new mirror)
>
>If your old mirror came apart at the joint, the joint is now
>too loose for the mirror to work properly anyhow.
>
>Bernard
>
>(I sell alot of these at the parts store)
>
>

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