My girlfriend managed to demolish my driver's side mirror... in anticipation of buying a second hand replacement, can someone please post instructions from some uber-manual about how to replace one of these things? Is it feasible to do it one's self?

Thanks!

- Andrew

PS - here's a photo for the damage junkies.

 

Step 1 - Remove interior door panel. (http://carstereohelp.com/stereoremovalNisMaxFSpk01.htm)
Step 2 - Carefully pry up the plastic cover.
Step 3 - Remove the sail trim panel
Step 4 - Disconnect electrical harness (if applicable)
Step 5 - Remove the mirror attaching screws (there should be 3 of them), then carefully pull the mirror from the door

The installation is self-explanatory. Good luck.

 

Thanks Ravq!

Andrew

 

are you sure you can't remove the mirrors just by undoing the screws behind that triangle shaped piece on the inside?

 

Good point Nick. Now that I look at it I believe you can. The Chilton must be referring to the 3rd Gen procedure. Andrew I would try removing the triangle shaped cover on the interior of the door first. If it is not attached or held down by the door panel you'll have a lot less work to do. Sorry if I mislead you.

 

Just check out the easy possibility first

 

Thanks guys, that would indeed be a lot easier.

On the plus side, it turns out that only the supporting plastic is damaged, not the coloured portion of the mirror assembly. So when I get my mis-coloured replacement I can just swap out the pieces and not bother having to repaint.

I'll let you know how it turns out...

Andrew