1) How can I take the mirror out of assembly so I can paint the housing? The original was held in with clips but this one seems firmly held and I don't want to break it by forcing it without knowing the proper method. 2) I was going to prime housing is...
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Get some blue painters masking tape and spend extra time mask the mirror. Then you do have to take out the mirror to spray paint
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The back of the Auxilary mirror comes off. It screws, with a bracket, between the top of the housing and the top of the mirrow. Then replace the back of the aux mirrow. Easy installation.
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Yes the cover comes off and you can use your painted cover. and heated mirrors have heat strips and a different wire harness. find out witch one you have, because the plugs are different, i had to splice my plug to my new mirror cause i orded the wrong one.
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No..I don't see any way to take it apart. : ) It's not a very good mirror!!!!
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It has to clip on to the original mirror. That's why you don't notice it when you look at it from the outside. Works great.
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You first have to remove the screw on the backing plate. (If I remember correctly it is a plastic screw. Don't hold me to that though). Hold on to the backing plate and turn the housing. It should come right off. When I say backing plate, I'm not talking about the mounting plate. That is a separate piece.
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I replaced my lamp two weeks ago..had a real rough time. there is a tiny screw at the top of the very front vent. take that one screw out, then find a way to slide the top plastic facing toward you...it should pop out, not easily if your projector is a bit dirty. I had a very hard time getting it off. I did not believe it was right so I took every single screw out and tried taking the projector apart from the bottom. I finally got the top plastic cover to slide up and off...then it is quite self explanatory. Luckily ,i did not damage the internal parts of my projector when I took the bottom screws out. I replaced my lamp two weeks ago..had a real rough time. there is a tiny screw at the top of the very front vent. take that one screw out, then find a way to slide the top plastic facing toward you...it should pop out, not easily if your projector is a bit dirty. I had a very hard time getting it off. I did not believe it was right so I took every single screw out and tried taking the projector apart from the bottom. I finally got the top plastic cover to slide up and off...then it is quite self explanatory. Luckily ,i did not damage the internal parts of my projector when I took the bottom... » Read More I replaced my lamp two weeks ago..had a real rough time. there is a tiny screw at the top of the very front vent. take that one screw out, then find a way to slide the top plastic facing toward you...it should pop out, not easily if your projector is a bit dirty. I had a very hard time getting it off. I did not believe it was right so I took every single screw out and tried taking the projector apart from the bottom. I finally got the top plastic cover to slide up and off...then it is quite self explanatory. Luckily ,i did not damage the internal parts of my projector when I took the bottom screws out. « Show Less
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This is a tricky part. You have to hold the mirror upright and fix from both sides, while the moving side doors stay free. You should have two screws for each side, to fix the mirror to the back, with two persons holding. Let me know if this helped. Thank you.
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When I removed my mirror I just had to remove the nuts. The bolts are attached to the mirror so the are hidden from the outside for cosmetics only. It makes it way easier just to thread on the nuts from the inside, no holding bolts to keep from turning. I would see about removing the bolts from your mount.
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I think you should contact the company. When I received 2 of this item the clips I needed were missing that attach it to the vehicle's mirror, for one set. (Two different types of clips available for different types of mirrors.) I contacted the company and they sent them right out, no charge.
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I found one on YouTube a simple search there should find you one too. Honestly the mirror is the easiest part the only challenge is removing the door panel. But there are only a couple of screws - the big parts then pop out. I did it all by myself in under an hour with help it should take you half the time.
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I would highly recommend not taking this apart at all. They are made pretty cheap. If you want to get rid of it, I hate it too, then just wrap everything in tape but the top surface and spray with flat black paint.
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I had a hard time with that too! My wife figured it out. To remove the "clear" part from the "not-clear" part, look along the attachments that are connected when you press the bottom release button. The part located at the border of the "clear" and "not-clear" part can be pressed. Press this in, pull and (here is the step I could not figure out and did not want to force for fear of breaking it) lower the clear container a little bit and pull in the opposite direction on the opposite side to release the one additional clip. I have not yet done this myself. My wife did it, and washed it, and now we are waiting for it to dry. Seems pretty sturdy though, you seem to be able to pull it a little more than I thought would be reasonable. This post was from a year ago. but hopefully this can help someone (I am betting A Happy Mom has figured it out by now).
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There are 2 screws on the outside of the door that are removed, then the whole thing pulls out. On the other side there is a cover that pops off with a screwdriver that exposes the internal parts. When you get it it will be obvious. Kind of hard to explain and I put them in a month or so ago and don't remember the specifics, but I do remember it was pretty much a "no-brainer". They look really good and work perfectly. They don't look or feel cheap. Good Luck
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Hello!I bought this mirror a couple months ago and my roommate and I greatly enjoy it, but we both moved and had to take it down...I tried to save the silicone from the tube it came in, but unfortunately it got lost somewhere in the moving process. I just happened to read this post about the company sending replacement adhesives, and I was impressed by their great customer service, so I was wondering how I go about receiving replacements...I might be moving again later on this year so I was wondering if I could be given extra material just in case I do need to take the mirror down again. What's the process for doing this? Thanks!Christian Hello!I bought this mirror a couple months ago and my roommate and I greatly enjoy it, but we both moved and had to take it down...I tried to save the silicone from the tube it came in, but unfortunately it got lost somewhere in the moving process. I just happened to read this post about the company sending replacement adhesives, and I was impressed by their great customer service, so I was wondering how I go about receiving replacements...I might be moving again later on this year so I was wondering if I could be given extra material just in case I do need to take the mirror... » Read More Hello!I bought this mirror a couple months ago and my roommate and I greatly enjoy it, but we both moved and had to take it down...I tried to save the silicone from the tube it came in, but unfortunately it got lost somewhere in the moving process. I just happened to read this post about the company sending replacement adhesives, and I was impressed by their great customer service, so I was wondering how I go about receiving replacements...I might be moving again later on this year so I was wondering if I could be given extra material just in case I do need to take the mirror down again. What's the process for doing this? Thanks!Christian « Show Less
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Do not remember about instructions. To long ago. You should be able to bring up a U tube video showing it. Just hook up the wires the same as the old. I poped off the old mirror with a inch and a half wide nail puller covered with rag to protect housing. Snaped new in covering with alot of rags to protect my hands and to keep from breaking new mirror
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My son replaced the mirror for me I do remember him taking off the door panel. You can get help on line on how to take off the door panel.