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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 05:53 AM
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How to you change the glass on the side mirrors

My side mirrors are scratched up and i dont see how to remove the glass so i can put the replacements in
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 06:13 AM
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Re: How to you change the glass on the side mirrors

I had one of mine fall off, so I would assume they are just glued in.
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 08:06 AM
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Re: How to you change the glass on the side mirrors

Yep, just glued on there.
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 02:29 PM
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Re: How to you change the glass on the side mirrors

Had a mirror glass fall off on me too on a '76 Grand Prix. And that was only when the car was 6 years old! I'm not sure but I think GM may have used a heavy duty double-sided foam adhesive tape. As old as our cars are, there is every possibility that an exterior mirror glass could become dislodged.
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 12:30 AM
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Re: How to you change the glass on the side mirrors

I replaced the glass on my passenger side and it came with instructions to just knock the glass the rest of the way out with a hammer. I put tape over it the lightly shattered it and it all came out. The new glass just stuck on where it was.
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 01:04 AM
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Re: How to you change the glass on the side mirrors

If I had to break it out, I think I would want to have a shop do it... I've already had bad luck with my car as it is!
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 10:19 PM
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Re: How to you change the glass on the side mirrors

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If I had to break it out, I think I would want to have a shop do it... I've already had bad luck with my car as it is!
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