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Hi all, wife had an accident with garage door opening, . My question is, can I remove the outer plastic covers (upper and lower) from the near side powered door mirror. Or would it be easier to replace the whole unit( which still works okay). I have already sourced a replacement unit albeit a different colour.
Thanks in advance
Decking wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 9:51 am
Hi all, wife had an accident with garage door opening, . My question is, can I remove the outer plastic covers (upper and lower) from the near side powered door mirror. Or would it be easier to replace the whole unit( which still works okay). I have already sourced a replacement unit albeit a different colour.
Thanks in advance
Hello Decking
I would change the whole unit.
You don't know what other plastics are broken in the mirror housing. It can save a lot of messing around.
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Thanks for reply, I did see an exploded diagram on an earlier post , as most of the damage is to the section around the mirror glass, the lip of you like, I don’t think this part is separate, so I’ll replace the whole unit I have as suggested.
Decking wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:41 am
Thanks for reply, I did see an exploded diagram on an earlier post , as most of the damage is to the section around the mirror glass, the lip of you like, I don’t think this part is separate, so I’ll replace the whole unit I have as suggested.
If you get the opportunity to add some photos of the procedure here, that would be helpful for others in the same situation
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I have now done the job and done a write up with pictures which might be of help to someone else, it’s a bit lengthy, which is the best way to post it?
Decking wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:13 pm
I have now done the job and done a write up with pictures which might be of help to someone else, it’s a bit lengthy, which is the best way to post it?
If you prefer to offload the work, you are welcome to PM me the notes, pictures or whatever you have and I can post it for you.
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. My question is, can I remove the outer plastic covers (upper and lower) from the near side powered door mirror. Or would it be easier to replace the whole unit( which still works okay). I have already sourced a replacement unit albeit a different colour.
. My question is, can I remove the outer plastic covers (upper and lower) from the near side powered door mirror. Or would it be easier to replace the whole unit( which still works okay). I have already sourced a replacement unit albeit a different colour.
