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 floppy and need some Viagra

 

[JMB711]

And while Im at it my 70 sunvisors have no screws holding them in.

 

[JMB711]

I will try that. Thank you!!

 

[Ronbo73]

My 73 sun visors do not have screws either. The rod is just held in by friction. You just need to pull the visor opposite the shaft and the visor will come off.

 

[JMB711]

My 73 sun visors do not have screws either. The rod is just held in by friction. You just need to pull the visor opposite the shaft and the visor will come off.

Friction, some sore of spring clip? My interior is burnt orange, so I'm very careful taking things apart.

 

[Katfish]

Visor is screwed in, but there is a plastic cover that would hide the screws.

 

[JMB711]

Less than 24 hours soaked in gas, it just fell out. Outstanding!

 

[EV2RTSE]

Outstanding indeed! And now the little buggers who are the culprits can be seen.