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Rear view mirror painting! ARGGGGHH!
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:04 pm
by Trottagti
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!
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:42 pm
by Mike_M
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
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:45 pm
by Trottagti
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!
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:32 pm
by lolhoward
I'm waiting for mine to be sprayed then changing mine. Thanks for that, think i'll be very careful.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:07 pm
by Si_GTi
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
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:24 pm
by Tim_GTi
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!
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:33 pm
by Trottagti
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!
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:26 pm
by Tim_GTi
Yeh Lupos and 6N mirrors are the most popular. Mine's a 6N.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:35 pm
by 3LL1077
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!!!
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:35 pm
by adam_0612
is a 6N mirror just a simple twist and fit no.
No modifications needed?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:36 pm
by 3LL1077
adam_0612 wrote:is a 6N mirror just a simple twist and fit no.
No modifications needed?
Yep, twist and fit mate
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:51 pm
by Josh_polo
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
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:01 pm
by Trottagti
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!
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:55 pm
by alexperkins
Its simpler to just get a black 6n one from a good friend...isnt it tim
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:40 pm
by chewy
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