Re: Rear View Mirror

["Jim Reeve" <ultra@xxxx>]

If you carefully bend the mirror down, you can pop it off of the 
mounting ball. Then pop the new mirror off of its mount, and pop it 
on the old one. That way you dont need to mess with glueing or 
sticking the new mount to the windshield. Nothing ever seems to 
hold up as well as the factory does it.

Why do I know this? Anyone remember that "electrochromatic" (auto-
dimming) mirror that Walt kept talking about a while back? Well I 
too wanted to put one in my D. So I went to a junkyard, and got one 
off of a GM car for $10, (as apposed to the $150+ cost for a new 
generic unit). I then needed to figure out how to mount it, so per 
the advise of a friend, I was able to disassemble the new mirror, 
and remove all mounting accessories from the mirror. I then 
reassembled it, and had a mount-less mirror. Next I popped off my 
stock mirror, did a hack job on it (I know, I know), and epoxied the 
ball-receptacle onto the back of the new mirror. I then simply 
popped it back on my stock mount, and I was done! Since my 
headliners still arn't back on the car, I temporarily wired the 
mirror into the dome light wires untill I get a more permenent 
installation. It works nice, but it could dim a little darker for 
my tastes.

Jim Reeve
MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club
DMC-6960 <--Now with auto-dimming mirror, soon to have compass/ext 
temp display, and dual express up/down power windows.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, id <ionicdesign@xxxx> wrote:
> My old mirror is still attached to the windshield 
> 
> i would like to know the best
> way to get the old mirror off my windshield so i can replace the 
broken mirror?
> 
> Mark
> 6683