How To: Replace Your Vehicle's Rearview Mirror
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Replacing your vehicle's rearview mirror can be a quick and simple DIY job. Paying close attention to the included directions in the brand of adhesive you choose will ensure that when you replace your vehicle's rearview mirror, you don't run into too much trouble.
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Supplies Needed for This Job:
1. Safety Glasses: urlzs.com/hbwc
2. Gloves: bit.ly/2GvfwAm
3. Rearview Mirror Adhesive: bit.ly/2Vw6o77
4. Rearview Mirror: bit.ly/2GOAVDy
5. Razor Blade: bit.ly/2PFPgGv
6. Dashboard Duster: bit.ly/2GLiyiR
7. Glass Cleaner: bit.ly/2VtpxGI
8. Microfiber Towel: bit.ly/2J4DX9C
0:00 Welcome Back
0:38 Mark the Mirror Location
0:43 Detach the Mirror
0:48 Remove the Old Adhesive
1:15 Clean the Mounting Area
1:33 Attach the New Mount
2:13 Reattach the Mirror
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Transcript:
Mark the outside of the windshield with a crayon to indicate exactly where the button was attached.
Detach the mounting button from the mirror bracket.
Scrape the inside windshield glass and the mounting button thoroughly with a new razor blade in order to remove all the old glue. Always scrape in a direction away from you.
Do It Right: Glass can be easily scratched, so keep the razor as close to parallel with the glass as possible. If the mirror is mounted in the dark strip at the top of the windshield, be especially careful.
Open the cleaner/activator towelette and clean the marked area on the inside of the windshield. Allow two minutes or wait until the area is completely dry. Do NOT touch the windshield after priming it with the towelette.
Look at the mounting button and be absolutely certain about how it should be oriented when you attach it to the windshield. The round end will be at the top, and the flat side should be against the glass. You'll have only one chance to attach it the right way. Open the glue and apply just one drop to the center of the button. Too much glue can run and cause problems.
Do It Right: It’s a good idea to use scissors to cut off a corner of the glue packet. This will allow you to control the amount and direction of the glue.
IMMEDIATELY apply the button to the windshield, making sure the correct side is up, and hold it firmly in place for sixty seconds. Most products, including the glue we used for this demonstration, will recommend waiting 15-30 minutes for the glue to set, but some professionals recommend 24 hours just to be certain the glue is completely dry before mounting the mirror to the button.
Do It Right: If the button is mounted incorrectly, it’s best to bond another button onto the original one rather than trying to remove it from the glass.
While the button is drying, clean off the crayon from the outside of the windshield. Refer to our DIY How to Clean Your Vehicle’s Windshield Inside and Out
Attach the mirror bracket to the mounting button. - Авто та транспорт
Supplies Needed for This Job:
1. Safety Glasses: urlzs.com/hbwc
2. Gloves: bit.ly/2GvfwAm
3. Rearview Mirror Adhesive: bit.ly/2Vw6o77
4. Rearview Mirror: bit.ly/2GOAVDy
5. Razor Blade: bit.ly/2PFPgGv
6. Dashboard Duster: bit.ly/2GLiyiR
7. Glass Cleaner: bit.ly/2VtpxGI
8. Microfiber Towel: bit.ly/2J4DX9C
How to do this on a 95 Camaro? Its different than a screw to release the mounting bracket and it seems to not be a pin inside the bracket to release it but a really tough button.
What if the metal part is stuck on your windshield
I guess they assume if your mirror comes with pin clips you just automatically know how to detach it. Video could have used a bit more detail.
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Thanks so much only video showing how to reattach the mirror to the mounting bracket
Thanks a lot for the video really appreciate
You got a new sub
I bought the glue recommendation given online here and I went to the OReilly auto part store near my home. Purchased the glue product, followed directions etc..the mirror fell off a few days later. I still can’t get it to stay on the glass.
Can anyone recommend a product or any ideas as to how I can attach the same mirror or what type I can purchase that attaches to ceiling Or attaches in any other way ?
Beautiful. Just what I needed to know. Thank you!!
Are you Australian because I read that with an Australian accent.... lol
It helped thank you ❤
I just like to say you have a better sight than most. Wasn't helpfully, but still was good.
What do you recommend when someone [me] who should know better did everything right till the stage of putting the mounting button back on upside down I see another do it yourself video shows using heat to enable the mounting part to be got back off the window for another attempt however they use an old piece of already badly cracked windscreen from a wreck so they dont have to worry about a fubar I was thinking of using a cigarette lighter but if this method might cause damage to the whole screen please say so and suggest a "Plan B' Vehicle Mitsubishi Challenger 2003 model
Thanks for the tip. So far so good. Just waiting for it to completely dry.
Are you still waiting?
@@i537 Nope, it worked. Thx.
Thank you
I broke mirror from lil ball thing?
There should be a video on how to take that metal “mounting button” off especially a stubborn one
What do you do if the mirror breaks off but the metal piece is still on the window?
Rearview mirrors have standard metal buttons for make and model, so just order a replacement that will mount to button.
Does O'Reilly offer to glue it on for a reasonable price? @O'Reilly Auto Parts
My side mirror casing popped off didn't break need to connect it back. Wires didn't come loose
Do you recommend getting a windshield replaced? It has a crack running down the center of it vs. mounting the rearview mirror in another location? I mean not in the same exact location as the original, but not too far away from it. A tiny hole appeared where it was originally mounted. A crack appeared the next morning after I had my radiator replaced. Slowly it crept upward and eventually, the rearview mirror fell down. My first attempt to DIY didn't last, so I am gonna youtube how to do it.
Help,
CHRIS
Your radiator mechanic probably left a tool on top of the firewall, when he closed the hood it damaged the windshield. If you look where the crack started you will see this
@@mountainjustice the crack appeared the next morning after the repair, and i haven't replaced the windshield, the crack doesn't impede my vision of the road, and it hasn't spread.
Hey mate,
how did you de-attach the mounting button from the window?
U ever figure it out lol?????
If ANYONE finds a product that holds longer than 2weeks, please post or send to me.
I am about to purchase the Huge rear view mirror “as seen on TV” because it has a different attaching unit, no glue required and the weight of the mirror is most important, it’s much less weight enabling it to hold longer.
Yea tried that and it didn’t work. Went to adjust the mirror and it all came off. Tried numerous adhesives as well
same
But not all mirrors have that screw to help take the metal out 🙄🤷
Mine is stuck in a very shitty clip
Do what I did... take it to advance auto and have them take it out, or us a screw driver
Might have to use a small screwdriver.
I was driving today and I hit a bump or a dip on the freeway and the damn rear view mirror falls off. Came off clean too, no trace of old adhesive on the glass.
Great video tutorial but I am disappointed I didn’t hear my favorite Oh! Oh! Oh! O’reilly…. Auto Parts theme at the end.
What if the glass broke where the mount was before? Can you put it next to it?
Yes. The shop I talked to said it had to be attached to a flat surface next to old spot.
Can just one youtuber show us how it works with the round tab?
Mine got "aggressively removed" and took some of the inner layer of windshield with it, a chunk the size of the mirror's clip. Would this method still work, or would it be recommended to completely replace the windshield first?
Hello??
Same here, the mirror just fall off with a layer of glass. Citröen C3
How do you take old one off
What is that lock type lever below mirror ?
hey great video, I hope you can help me with a problem i have,
I want to install a endlessmirror light up rear view mirror in my Peugeot 306 2.0 HDI 1999 (EUDM Car) it has a housing for the Rain sensor tho, the rear view mirror is held by the housing with a ball and I wanted to know if I can pull the mirror away from the housing without damaging it since there is a dimming mechanism and I dont really know if i can break it by trying to pull it of that holding ball
mmm....seems to be a gap. How do you get the old "button off"?
can you recommend a place near lake mary, fl
Where I can buy same mirror?
So its summer am I meant to just wait a few months until I put my rear view mirror on?
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What I need to know is how do you take the button off of the mirror. Is a clip in there instead of a set screw!?!!?
There's usually a hole you can stick a small flat-head screwdriver to pry the metal button and slide it out. Some have a small grub screw.
I did not prep the surface... fairly important step that one.
What kind of tool did u use to unscrew the small screw
Screw driver with whatever screw tip required on your vehicle. Mine was a torx screw.
Why didn't you show how to remove it????
Fck I fckd the windshield HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
the piece of metal attached to the mirror is stuck, what do I do?
He said to glue another on top of it, if you try removing it you risk shattering your glass
In my case, I broke mine clean off and picked up the full set from autozone for 20 dollars and the mirror and metal are included, hope this was helpful!
@@Kinopio710 thank you so much!
Mine too the metal part is stuck on my windshield but the rest of the rear view mirror broke on
What if i replace it with the same mirror. Can i leave the button on the window and just put the new mirror in?
Asking the real question here
@@SanDiegoTrolley1981 the answer was yes
@@rubikfan1 correct. Tried it myself I didn't have the right button though, used the original one the car came with. Luckily it fit.
Not all rear view mirrors are like this
How to reattached my mirror on my 1998 Acura
How do u take the mirror off? Lol
They showed you this one being removed by unscrewing a lock screw. It's likely to be the exact same thing as if the mirror is still attached to the windshield. If it's still attached to the windshield, loosen the screw and slide the mirror up. You should have been able to infer that with even the slightest amount of common sense. If your mirror doesn't have a screw, then you need to communicate your make and model so others might be able to answer accordingly.
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music was unnecessary and distracting, otherwise, great vid!
I just need to replace the glass
BS, this method does Not work.
Don’t you sell a Replacement mirror that attaches different ? Anything better than Glue or drilling into my glass ?
I bought that higher recommended glue same little cleaner towelette etc… waited over 24 hours Plus put duct tape under tab mirror holder for extra support to make sure all seemed strong…NOPE, didn’t work, every time I touch to adjust, it falls off. I have done the re-glue 3 times, cleaning and paying detailed attention Nothing works.
P Koo😅 loop
That’s a messy job!
dead meme
Alive again
2 much talk