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baxlin · 15th July 2008, 10:08

Well done, Mac, on a very detailed How-to. You have considerably more patience than I, but you share my reluctance to splash the cash, when a repair is possible.

Unfortunately when the mirror on my old Accord was vandalised, all the casing was broken, so I couldn't do that type of repair.

On that car, I could remove the actual mirror and bracket from the door without removing the doorcard, but would have had to remove the doorcard just to disconnect the wiring connector, which was well down the door. So I pulled as much wiring through as I could, then chopped it off, cut the connector off the new mirror, and hard-wired the two together, then tucked it back behind the doorcard.

It reduced the time, and cursing, required for the job.

malcolm

15th July 2008, 10:08	#3
baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,960 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	Well done, Mac, on a very detailed How-to. You have considerably more patience than I, but you share my reluctance to splash the cash, when a repair is possible. Unfortunately when the mirror on my old Accord was vandalised, all the casing was broken, so I couldn't do that type of repair. On that car, I could remove the actual mirror and bracket from the door without removing the doorcard, but would have had to remove the doorcard just to disconnect the wiring connector, which was well down the door. So I pulled as much wiring through as I could, then chopped it off, cut the connector off the new mirror, and hard-wired the two together, then tucked it back behind the doorcard. It reduced the time, and cursing, required for the job. malcolm __________________ Only my opinion, obviously, so please don’t shoot me if it doesn’t match yours!