Ok....I admit it, I'm an idiot! Needed the van washed and clean in a hurry, went to the local car wash and the reversing mirror lens broke....thankfully not the housing. I've ordered a new lens from Ian but the question is....does it just snap into place and do I need to remove the housing first? If anyone's done this, I'd be grateful for your advice.
John
replacing reversing mirror lens
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revjhdavis
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Re: replacing reversing mirror lens
John, after I spoke to you earlier, I found this on Facebook posted by Allan Bugg:
"Break the old mirror glass to remove it. Heat up the plastic surround until it expands - hairdryer prob safest. Once expanded the new glass will drop into place. Don't turn it upside down until it's cool or the glass will drop out."
"Break the old mirror glass to remove it. Heat up the plastic surround until it expands - hairdryer prob safest. Once expanded the new glass will drop into place. Don't turn it upside down until it's cool or the glass will drop out."
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Re: replacing reversing mirror lens
Similar experience here: http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... irror+heat
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al & chris
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Re: replacing reversing mirror lens
We replaced ours. Yes hair drier and don't forget washing up liquid. It did pop in quite easily.