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Question about side mirrors

Discussion in 'Chassis restoration' started by Steve Y, Aug 14, 2023.

  1. Steve Y

    Steve Y Active Member

    Hello,

    Does anyone know how to get the mirror out of the frame? I want to get the mirror resilvered. Or does the mirror not come out of the frame?

    Thanks,
    Steve
     

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  2. Redmanf1

    Redmanf1 Gold Level Contributor

    Rarely can you save the glass.
     
  3. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    The glass is attached with adhesive. I've tried soaking face down in lacquer thinner to loosen & have gotten a bent piece of metal (I think I used steel banding) & neither was successful.

    Ppl have gotten them out successfully but idk (or remember) how.
     
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    Nailhead in a 1967 Kell-Mnown Wember

  5. tdacton

    tdacton Gold Level Contributor

    Can you get any dental floss behind the glass to try to "saw" the adhesive?
     
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  6. Duane

    Duane Member

    You might be better off cutting up a pitted original mirror housing so you can harvest the mirror glass.

    The housings are pot metal, so if you cut/grind the housing away from the mirror it would give you access to the glue/mounting points.

    Even if you did not re-silver the mirror it would give you an exact sized template to get a new mirror cut.

    I have done this same thing to other pieces, to get what I needed. There is still value in junky parts.

    I love to recycle parts.
    Duane
     
    Last edited: Aug 15, 2023
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  7. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    Dano, have you tried using a hair dryer to heat-up the adhesive. That might work. Vet
     
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  8. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    That's a great idea - I should've saved all those badly pitted mirrors.

    Another good idea
     
  9. Steve Y

    Steve Y Active Member

    Ok, I just tried this a couple times. The floss isn't strong enough.
     
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  10. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    Try a hair dryer. Trying to cut through silicon is very difficult, which i'am very sure the factory uses and it's water proof (rain).
    Besides, you don't want to scratch the rear of the mirror. VET
     
  11. Steve Y

    Steve Y Active Member


    Well, I was hoping this would work! No go. Got the mirror really hot with a hairdryer and it wouldn't budge!
     
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  12. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    Try it again,after the mirror is hot, try using fishing line to cut through the silicone. The fishing line is smooth, so it should not
    damage the mirror.
    The GSX mirrors I had, had 4 spots of silicon at each corner of the mirror.
    Also, the original mirrors are very thin. If you break a mirror, the mirror is date coded.
    Todd Miller at Stage 1, sells replacements. They are not date coded.
    Vet
     

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