I have an 87 with manual mirrors. are there any tricks or links to installing the driver side window with the cables and toggle?

 

the best way is to drill out the rivits that hold the glass while its still in the door, then re rivit it back in requires a special gun that gm used.

 

im talking about the rear views. i don see any rivets.

 

the mirrors? It's held in with 2 nuts. The cable is just held in to the plastic case gong with t10 torq screws and a metal tab on the back of the plastic ring around the Mirror control stixk

 

whats the best way to install the glass? take the case off the car?

 

read this.

 

"drivers side window"? You meant side mirror right?

Don't take the mirrors off the car.
If the old mirror is only cracked you can use the mounting tape the new mirror glass comes with to stick the new mirror on to the old mirror glass. That's the lazy way.

I pried and scraped the broken mirror off the plastic backing with a small flat head screw driver ( yes the whole process is dangerous! wear gloves and safety glasses.) Then scraped off the silicone adhesive as best I could. I then applied new silicone and stuck the new glass on. I balled up some duct tape on the front of the glass and then strapped it down with a strip wrapped around the mirror housing to put pressure on it and hold it in place till the silicone dried.

If you decide you want to get the mirror off the car for this you can possibly remove the 3 screws behind the mirror that hold it in the housing. Otherwise follow the advice from evilemokid94 above.

 

Shoot!!! I thought he was talking about the glass windows

 

I dont think im explaining this correctly. I need to get the mirror back connected to the cables. And I am having a really hard time doing it. Does anyone have a trick or link to a procedure?

 

You are ABSOLUTELY correct when you say you are not explaining this correctly... Do you mean the WINDOWS or the MIRRORS????

 

the side view mirror. there are three cables. i cant get them to reconnect to the plastic/glass mirror.

 

oh!!!!!!!!!!! now I get it , the cable ends on the back of the MIRROR glass backing ,has disconected and you want to re conect them ..... well the plastic backing is held on by a plastic ball and socket you need to pull on the mirror glass and backing till it pops off, like dislocating your shoulder. reset the three cables then use some grease pop it back in , done mace sure its fairly warm or use a hair drier to warm it up before disassembly .as not to break the (socket) due to cold plastic. If you look at your first post ,you'll see why we were all confused you need to explain things as though we arn't seeing what you see LOL. good luck.

 

Sorry. I have the mirror out of the casing. I cant for the life of me get the cables to work right.

 

Is it easier to work from the toggle end?

 

Apparently their is no quick fix for the cables in the books,(maybe factory pressed),you might have to replace the whole mirror housing.