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Has anyone ever taken apart the rear-view mirror?

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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 12:34 PM
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Has anyone ever taken apart the rear-view mirror?

Hey, I had the idea of buying an aftermatket indoor/outdoor temperature sensor and mounting the display digit LEDs inside the rear-view mirror (maybe scraping away some of the silver coating) so it looks like my friend's Suburban. If it's possible, I think it could look pretty sweet. But I can't figure out how to get the mirror open! I'm not sure what to pry and I don't want to force anything... does anyone have any ideas? If I end up doing this, I'll definitely post a writeup.

Thanks guys!

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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 02:06 PM
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I have tried but I couldnt pry put the glass because I was afraid to break it. It was tricky to snap the ball in the socket though so wath out.
Old Nov 21, 2002 | 03:18 PM
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Originally posted by Nismo
I have tried but I couldnt pry put the glass because I was afraid to break it. It was tricky to snap the ball in the socket though so wath out.

u cant take it out without breaking the glass....tried mine a few days ago...

thank god i traded a clutch pack for a new mirror, in canada a new mirror is 79 bucks
Old Nov 21, 2002 | 03:50 PM
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u cant take it out without breaking the glass....tried mine a few days ago...

thank god i traded a clutch pack for a new mirror, in canada a new mirror is 79 bucks
this would have been so cool
Old Nov 21, 2002 | 05:57 PM
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I took mine of my 87 which is basically the same rear view mirror, trust me, I can't explain how I did it, but i pryed it with a few things and eventually popped it off. The problem i had was that I scratched the bakc of the mirror, which reflected through to the front, so i had a small scratch in the middle of my mirror after. By the way, the reason i took the mirror of was to paint the whole assembly black. Goodluck
Old Nov 21, 2002 | 06:12 PM
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This gives me hope! I'm going to try it this weekend and hopefully I won't break anything
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:04 AM
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This gives me hope! I'm going to try it this weekend and hopefully I won't break anything
goodluck man, post back here and let us know how it goes, worst comes to worst you can always get a new one.
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