Rear view mirror painting! ARGGGGHH!

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:04 pm

Just took off my rear view mirror in my gti, Well i say took off i wresteled it off lol!

Sprayed it matt black so it doesnt stick out as it really does with a black roof.

Went to put it back on after it had dried and SNAP Glass just went on me in the middle and i was pushing in the middle lol!

I h8 cars sometimes and vw want 45quid for a new one i was like yeah il get bak to you,

On ebay found a decent stubby black one for 5quid posted!!

So if ur doin this mod, be carefull lol!

Mike_M · Post by **Mike_M** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:42 pm

When I changed mine for an A3 s-line version I used a little washing up liquid on the ball joint when popping the mirror back on the windscreen

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:45 pm

Yeah i was like omg why me lol!

But never mind, as is life!

Got a stubby black one on the way now as im not payin 45quid for one!

lolhoward · Post by **lolhoward** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:32 pm

I'm waiting for mine to be sprayed then changing mine. Thanks for that, think i'll be very careful.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:07 pm

I was wary of this too but, as luck would have it, I got a crack in my front windscreen and this triggered a decision to get a Lupo GTi satin black mirror ordered up! Got Auto Windscreens to swap the mirror when they replaced the 'screen

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:24 pm

Why does everyone insist on pushing/yanking their's on and off and causing damage?!

It's a simple anti-clockwise twist to get it on and off, that's it!

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:33 pm

Bit too late for that lol, got me a black stubby one, and yet again tim i was only sayin becarefull cos most ppl dont no, iv been in the car trade 4 years now and this mirror was the hardest one iv ever had to remove lol!

So the lupo gti ones are black hey, never knew that little bit of info lol!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:26 pm

Yeh Lupos and 6N mirrors are the most popular. Mine's a 6N.

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:35 pm

How on earth do you crack the glass putting the mirror back on?!

Like Tim said its so easy to take the rear view mirror off.

Saying that, i bought a rear view mirror to be sprayed for someone and the stem had glass on it where the person had literally pulled it off the windscreen LMAO!!!

adam_0612 · Post by **adam_0612** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:35 pm

is a 6N mirror just a simple twist and fit no.

No modifications needed?

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:36 pm

adam_0612 wrote:is a 6N mirror just a simple twist and fit no.

No modifications needed?

Yep, twist and fit mate

Josh_polo · Post by **Josh_polo** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:51 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:Why does everyone insist on pushing/yanking their's on and off and causing damage?!

It's a simple anti-clockwise twist to get it on and off, that's it!

Took the words out of my mouth!!!

There is a chance of doing your windscreen in pushing it on to hard, trust me, i done it to my ex's saxo

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:01 pm

But if u dont no it twists off then ur screwed like i was but i got a tiny black rear view mirror now on the original fitting! looks good!

Post by **alexperkins** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:55 pm

Its simpler to just get a black 6n one from a good friend...isnt it tim

chewy · Post by **chewy** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:40 pm

I work for Autoglass and you get people in all the time with snapped off mirrors. It just fell off lol, half the windscreen still stuck on the back of the mirror