04-09-2004, 02:06 PM
Tools needed:
10mm socket
T-20 torx driver
Process:
1. Unscrew mirror adjustment knob (turn counter clockwise)
2. Remove plastic cover from door, attached with plastic/metal clips. First from the front of the car, then two clips towards the rear.
3. Remove torx screw
4. Remove 10mm bolt from access hole. (don't drop it inside the door!)
5. Pull mirror away from door, feeding the adjusting cable assembly through access hole
Pics:
Removing panel:
Access to bolts:
<a href='http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v96/guilty/Mirror%20How-to/Picture_003.jpg'>
Installed mirror:
Finished product:
<a href='http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v96/guilty/Mirror%20How-to/Picture_015.jpg'>
Replace with new mirror, repeat steps in opposite order.
Insert painted cover into mirror by snapping on from bottom to top.
Note:
European mirrors omit the torx screw.
European manual mirror adustment knobs are NOT compatible with North American knobs. I need to pick up the new part..
10mm socket
T-20 torx driver
Process:
1. Unscrew mirror adjustment knob (turn counter clockwise)
2. Remove plastic cover from door, attached with plastic/metal clips. First from the front of the car, then two clips towards the rear.
3. Remove torx screw
4. Remove 10mm bolt from access hole. (don't drop it inside the door!)
5. Pull mirror away from door, feeding the adjusting cable assembly through access hole
Pics:
Removing panel:
Access to bolts:
<a href='http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v96/guilty/Mirror%20How-to/Picture_003.jpg'>
Installed mirror:
Finished product:
<a href='http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v96/guilty/Mirror%20How-to/Picture_015.jpg'>
Replace with new mirror, repeat steps in opposite order.
Insert painted cover into mirror by snapping on from bottom to top.
Note:
European mirrors omit the torx screw.
European manual mirror adustment knobs are NOT compatible with North American knobs. I need to pick up the new part..