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Old 09-16-03, 06:48 PM
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mirror guestion
How do you pull the mirror motor out of the mirrors.
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Very carefully....LOL no I think there is a screw underneath the mirror you unscrew that and the whole assembly pulls out.
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where is it? I have take every screw that I can find out.
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Oh you already have the whole assembly out...I dunno what to do from there bud never done that.
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I do not have the whole assembly out. There is a screw that I cannot find that is holding the mirror and the motor in.
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Old 09-16-03, 07:28 PM
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4 screws... how many did you remove?
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why are you taking it out?
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Old 09-17-03, 08:06 AM
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I have took of 3 of the screw under the mirror on the metal plate that it was held in be.


Reason! To sand and paint the plastic to match the car.
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One more to go, there are 4 holding the mirror motor to the frame.

Personally I would just mask off the mirror than try and remove one.
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Where are the other screw. Pics would help
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well there are three screws that hold the mirror assembly to the door frame, then two screws on the bottom and two screws on the top of the motor/mirror assembly inside the mirror houseing.
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I am talk about take the mirror/motor assembly. I have took three screw out and the mirror still seems to still have one screw.

The drawing suck. Sorry

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only a red X there, derek
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Thanks for the help. I have figure it out.
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