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 the (black) housing primed already?Thank you! 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... » Read More 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 the (black) housing primed already?Thank you! « Show Less
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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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I'm not sure, I had mines painted professionally for 35 bucks to match my paint exactly.
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I found there are tons of YouTube videos that show you step by step how to take it apart and clean it. Mine wasn't working at all - the toggle had no resistance and wouldn't permit the airflow to pass through the brush. My husband watched the video and took it apart and put it back together again. Tedious but definitely something anyone can repair. Not sure if your problem is from dried makeup or perhaps a Non-Dinair product, but I'm sure it can be corrected. Good luck!
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There is a clamp that attaches the mirror housing the OEM mirror housing. It uses 2 screws to tighten the clamp. Then the glass attaches with a screw that goes in the back of the housing.
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I'd start with removing the mirror on the inside of the lid. The two horizontal screws seem to line up with the ends of the handle. I looked at mine for that answer, but I'm not willing to disassemble it for the answer. I'd start there. I think that will resolve your issue. In looking at the other answers they say you can feel the screw heads under the felt. I don't think you'd have to remove all the felt. With an X-acto blade you can surgically cut around the heads to access the screws. If that's what you REALLY want to do. Give either of those options a try.
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I agree with Scott C. and Kevin H. (previous responses). Be careful about the paint. And I got this because the finish on my original cracked and the paint was coming off. So I got the replacement. A few months later, merging onto a highway, the emblem came flying off. It didn't do any damage when it hit my windshield, and I was able to retrieve it. But I put the old one back on (I filled in the areas of missing paint with a sharpies, for the time being), and I've been driving around with that while I decide what to do. I really don't want to glue the new one back on. And the old one is hanging in there just fine. So, was it that the new emblem was inferior? I have to wonder. I agree with Scott C. and Kevin H. (previous responses). Be careful about the paint. And I got this because the finish on my original cracked and the paint was coming off. So I got the replacement. A few months later, merging onto a highway, the emblem came flying off. It didn't do any damage when it hit my windshield, and I was able to retrieve it. But I put the old one back on (I filled in the areas of missing paint with a sharpies, for the time being), and I've been driving around with that while I decide what to do. I really don't want to glue the new one back on. And the old one is... » Read More I agree with Scott C. and Kevin H. (previous responses). Be careful about the paint. And I got this because the finish on my original cracked and the paint was coming off. So I got the replacement. A few months later, merging onto a highway, the emblem came flying off. It didn't do any damage when it hit my windshield, and I was able to retrieve it. But I put the old one back on (I filled in the areas of missing paint with a sharpies, for the time being), and I've been driving around with that while I decide what to do. I really don't want to glue the new one back on. And the old one is hanging in there just fine. So, was it that the new emblem was inferior? I have to wonder. « Show Less
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These mirrors come with a primed coat, you will need to take it to a professional. Thank you
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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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Hi Nana. Stubborn little thing isn't it? When I first tried it, I thought " Wow! This thing ain't right!", but it's just made that way. I assume that's because the assembly has a slight spring pressure that keeps it from coming apart before you're ready. There are two small "nubs" on the shaft of the orange plastic assembly that prevent the thing from just coming apart. You need to exert a little more force and it comes right out. I wouldn't use pliers or a screwdriver...well maybe a screwdriver (extra vodka please !)... but not a mechanical device. I hope this helps you out. ( It seems to come out easier each consecutive time.) Have a great day. Tony
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If the mirror is just cracked I just put the mirror replacement glass with the double stick on the back and place it right on top of it . There are several ways to replace it, but I took the simplest way and just place the mirror on top of the old one. It works fine
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The part with the color is another piece that snaps into the top of the Mirror it was included in mine but is just primer grey. I went to Walmart and grabbed a can of White for the Sentra and painted it then snapped it on. everything but the top is black. I think the mirror is better than the OEM. It doesnt seem to sit in as far.
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since you were not very clear about what your problem was whether you needed to get the Dome off the base or you need to get the Dome off the plastic sleeve. I got to thinking that maybe I wasn't clear enough. so I decided to answer what I thought your question was. you put one hand on the dome handle and you put your other hand on the plastic sleeve gripping the bottom edge. and you hold them tight then you twist the dome anticlockwise and should slip the brackets. you can take the dome off and wash the plastic sleeve and then to put it back on again you do the same thing in reverse you twist it clockwise and it snaps back on since you were not very clear about what your problem was whether you needed to get the Dome off the base or you need to get the Dome off the plastic sleeve. I got to thinking that maybe I wasn't clear enough. so I decided to answer what I thought your question was. you put one hand on the dome handle and you put your other hand on the plastic sleeve gripping the bottom edge. and you hold them tight then you twist the dome anticlockwise and should slip the brackets. you can take the dome off and wash the plastic sleeve and then to put it back... » Read More since you were not very clear about what your problem was whether you needed to get the Dome off the base or you need to get the Dome off the plastic sleeve. I got to thinking that maybe I wasn't clear enough. so I decided to answer what I thought your question was. you put one hand on the dome handle and you put your other hand on the plastic sleeve gripping the bottom edge. and you hold them tight then you twist the dome anticlockwise and should slip the brackets. you can take the dome off and wash the plastic sleeve and then to put it back on again you do the same thing in reverse you twist it clockwise and it snaps back on « Show Less
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You do not need to take off the mirror just press mirror on one side and there is a clip un clip it and it comes right out
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My car wasn't black, so I don't know. However, if I had it to do over again i'd find one at a junk yard even if it cost more. The quality and the part is not the same as the factory. This is an after market part. After having mine painted and installed I was informed by the body shop that the motorized mirror would move in direction but not the other. So now I either try to send it back painted and if they take it I spend the time and money to get the new one painted and installed or keep this one that now matches my car but doesn't work. These are made way cheep! Another try is to ask your body shop about getting you one. My car wasn't black, so I don't know. However, if I had it to do over again i'd find one at a junk yard even if it cost more. The quality and the part is not the same as the factory. This is an after market part. After having mine painted and installed I was informed by the body shop that the motorized mirror would move in direction but not the other. So now I either try to send it back painted and if they take it I spend the time and money to get the new one painted and installed or keep this one that now matches my car but doesn't work. These are made way cheep! Another try is to ask your... » Read More My car wasn't black, so I don't know. However, if I had it to do over again i'd find one at a junk yard even if it cost more. The quality and the part is not the same as the factory. This is an after market part. After having mine painted and installed I was informed by the body shop that the motorized mirror would move in direction but not the other. So now I either try to send it back painted and if they take it I spend the time and money to get the new one painted and installed or keep this one that now matches my car but doesn't work. These are made way cheep! Another try is to ask your body shop about getting you one. « Show Less
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I used two of the 3M Command strips (medium duty) for this very reason. If you ever want to move it just pull down on the exposed ends of the strips and it releases cleanly. I spaced them apart on the back of the bracket with the tabs exposed and they don't show with the mirror in place. If you remove the mirror from the bracket the tabs are exposed and it's readily removable. And no worry about cleaning up silicone residue from the wall.
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just got done doing it myself... took me about 40 minutes. man it is tight up in there to remove the one bolt! i do have big hands... a little FYI, it is held on by ONE 5/8" bolt on the top right side of the light. i had to do it all blind. removed the small splash guard, enough to fit my hand up to the light. and it was all by feeling from there on out. removed the old bulb first from the housing, then removed the 5/8" bolt. when i installed the new lamp, i first removed the light bulb from the housing (to make it easier to access that bolt that holds it to the cars bumper) then popped the bulb in when the bolt was tight. and connected the wires. just got done doing it myself... took me about 40 minutes. man it is tight up in there to remove the one bolt! i do have big hands... a little FYI, it is held on by ONE 5/8" bolt on the top right side of the light. i had to do it all blind. removed the small splash guard, enough to fit my hand up to the light. and it was all by feeling from there on out. removed the old bulb first from the housing, then removed the 5/8" bolt. when i installed the new lamp, i first removed the light bulb from the housing (to make it easier to access that bolt that holds it to the cars bumper) then... » Read More just got done doing it myself... took me about 40 minutes. man it is tight up in there to remove the one bolt! i do have big hands... a little FYI, it is held on by ONE 5/8" bolt on the top right side of the light. i had to do it all blind. removed the small splash guard, enough to fit my hand up to the light. and it was all by feeling from there on out. removed the old bulb first from the housing, then removed the 5/8" bolt. when i installed the new lamp, i first removed the light bulb from the housing (to make it easier to access that bolt that holds it to the cars bumper) then popped the bulb in when the bolt was tight. and connected the wires. « Show Less
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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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I used a screw driver and popped it off. Then I removed the wires on back of mirror, reapplied to new mirror and popped mirror back in.