Remove mirror glass?

[JMB711]

Anybody know a way to safely remove this glass from its housing? The housing is of course loose, I assume a friction clip on the inside that could be fixed somehow.
Thx

 

[EV2RTSE]

I've disassembled a few of the optional sport mirrors to fix this problem. I would try soaking the glass in lacquer thinner or gasoline for a week or so to hopefully loosen up the adhesive and then after rinsing & drying use a heat gun and very carefully pry the glass out. For me it was about a 50/50 success/failure rate on getting them out without breaking or chipping. If it does break it's not the end of the world. I found that Rock Auto carries replacement mirror glass pieces cut to fit for certain vehicles, not for e-bodies but what I did was get one for I think an early 70s Dodge pickup or van and then took it to a local glass shop to have it cut down to fit the e-body mirror plate.

On the sport mirrors this is what the problem is, drill out the loose rivets that attach the metal plate to the ball socket, and then replace with screws to tighten the joint back up to where it should be.

 

[Katfish]

What adhesive did you use for the new glass?

 

[EV2RTSE]

It's been a while but I believe I just used clear silicone. Four blobs go on those corrugated circles in the above picture. It couldn't hurt to use something specifically formulated as a glass adhesive though.

 

[Katfish]

Thx, good info.
Both my driver's and passenger side are sloppy and need some Viagra