Mirror Misery

sylvester · 11th February 2020, 16:28

Went out to my 75 Tourer earlier to find my nearside mirror folded back and at a close look the casting has broken.
In my Haynes manual I found the procedure to remove the mirror from the car and found one on offer on Ebay at a reasonable price but its not a colour match so my question is can the cover come off so I can use my existing one and if so how?

smudge.g · 11th February 2020, 16:36

Yes the covers do come off, I took the white gold covers off my scrapper and resprayed them. You just have to carefully prise the covers off without marking them.

chris75 · 11th February 2020, 16:38

This might help , assuming you have the thinner "skullcap" type...…
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...+cover+replace

suzublu · 11th February 2020, 16:39

Or for the bullet type, you need to pop off the mirror glass, then with pliers, squeeze together the tangs on the case and pull off.

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...+mirror+covers

CMOORESY · 11th February 2020, 16:41

My wife broke the casting on our tourer some years ago when she caught it on the bin when reversing out on bin day, Mmmm.

Yep, the mirror is easy enough to remove without taking the door card off. From memory you pull back the window seal, this allows you to then pull the black flexible plastic ayway from the door window frame where the mirror bolts on. The multi-plug jsut comes out with the mirror.

Fortunately, our tourer was a Connoisseur se so had chrome coverings which are easier to get hold of so didn't have to change it.

I belive that you spring the clips from the inside, then wedge something between the cover and the body to stop it clipping back into position while you spring the next clip. If you try to prize it off from the outside you will just chew it up. Never done it myself though.

I'm sure someone on here will put me right on the correct technique. I may be wrong.

Try practicing on the one you buy. ie the one you don't need.

Good luck.

Teflon · 11th February 2020, 16:42

Be aware, if you have the earlier "bullett" mirrors, you will need to remove the mirror glass and use some long nose pliers to release 2 (possibly 3) clips that hold the cover in place.

Cliff

sylvester · 11th February 2020, 17:06

Many thanks for such prompt responses - I've ordered the used mirror so I'm happy I can use the existing cover

Teflon · 11th February 2020, 17:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by sylvester

Many thanks for such prompt responses - ……...

Looking at Ronnies post, it would seem mine wasn't prompt enough - 3 minutes too late! Must learn to type faster

Cliff

11th February 2020, 16:28	#1
sylvester Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rochester Kent Posts: 256 Thanks: 18 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Mirror Misery Went out to my 75 Tourer earlier to find my nearside mirror folded back and at a close look the casting has broken. In my Haynes manual I found the procedure to remove the mirror from the car and found one on offer on Ebay at a reasonable price but its not a colour match so my question is can the cover come off so I can use my existing one and if so how?

11th February 2020, 16:36	#2
smudge.g Gets stuck in 75 Tourer CDTi Connie SE Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Keith, Banffshire Posts: 686 Thanks: 431 Thanked 132 Times in 105 Posts	Yes the covers do come off, I took the white gold covers off my scrapper and resprayed them. You just have to carefully prise the covers off without marking them. __________________ My 75 Tourer CDTi was born Saturday, 21st June 2003 @ 09:50 My 75 was the 18,749th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 It was the 195th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 2,074 and the 1,789th 75 Tourer in Wedgewood Blue Metallic (code: JEL) to be made out of 1,871 Wedgewood Blue Metallic 75 Tourers

11th February 2020, 16:38	#3
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,811 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	This might help , assuming you have the thinner "skullcap" type...… https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...+cover+replace __________________ Who said it was simples ?

11th February 2020, 16:39	#4
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,912 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	Or for the bullet type, you need to pop off the mirror glass, then with pliers, squeeze together the tangs on the case and pull off. https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...+mirror+covers Last edited by suzublu; 11th February 2020 at 16:49..

11th February 2020, 16:42	#6
Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,201 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	Be aware, if you have the earlier "bullett" mirrors, you will need to remove the mirror glass and use some long nose pliers to release 2 (possibly 3) clips that hold the cover in place. Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

11th February 2020, 16:41	#5
CMOORESY Avid contributor MG ZT Auto and 75 Tourer Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Nantwich Posts: 182 Thanks: 8 Thanked 52 Times in 20 Posts	My wife broke the casting on our tourer some years ago when she caught it on the bin when reversing out on bin day, Mmmm. Yep, the mirror is easy enough to remove without taking the door card off. From memory you pull back the window seal, this allows you to then pull the black flexible plastic ayway from the door window frame where the mirror bolts on. The multi-plug jsut comes out with the mirror. Fortunately, our tourer was a Connoisseur se so had chrome coverings which are easier to get hold of so didn't have to change it. I belive that you spring the clips from the inside, then wedge something between the cover and the body to stop it clipping back into position while you spring the next clip. If you try to prize it off from the outside you will just chew it up. Never done it myself though. I'm sure someone on here will put me right on the correct technique. I may be wrong. Try practicing on the one you buy. ie the one you don't need. Good luck.

11th February 2020, 17:06	#7
sylvester Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rochester Kent Posts: 256 Thanks: 18 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Many thanks for such prompt responses - I've ordered the used mirror so I'm happy I can use the existing cover

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