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It has been a while since I have posted here, so I suppose this is a reintroduction as well? My name is Nicole and I have a 1975 C3 Corvette. I am a pretty low novice when it comes to classic car repair, but I am working on getting better. I've finally gotten the general maintenance down (changing the oil is messy, but fun)!
Recently, I discovered that someone broke the driver's mirror off of my vette and just threw it into the passenger's seat without telling me. Luckily, it was just the top part and not the whole thing, or the door would have been damaged as well.
I have looked around online and I cannot seem to find full instructions for replacing a mirror. Before I do something I will regret, can I assume that in order to replace the mirror, I need to remove the inner door panel? Or is there an easier method that I am not aware of? From what I am seeing online (such as this video
Your mirror mounts from outside the car. You do not need to remove the inner door panel. In your pic, you can see the hole for the set screw which holds the mirror to the base.
Hey there! Thanks for pointing that out, but when I looked closer and attempted to see if I could feel a screw with a flathead, there wasn't anything in there. It seems that there *should* be a screw, but it's all filled in. It's hard to get a decent picture, because it's deep in there, but if only!
Hey there! Thanks for pointing that out, but when I looked closer and attempted to see if I could feel a screw with a flathead, there wasn't anything in there. It seems that there *should* be a screw, but it's all filled in. It's hard to get a decent picture, because it's deep in there, but if only!
It's supposed to be a set screw like this one:
It takes an allen wrench to turn it. If it seems to be filled in, you might have to dig or flush the crud out of the head so you can get the wrench to work. Be careful with the allen wrench, it's easy to scratch the paint when taking the mirror off. When I'm not being lazy, I put a wide piece of masking tape on the door to help protect it.
Thanks for the tips! I was able to find a longer allen wrench that fit it, so I didn't have any trouble with possibly scratching the paint. I will remember that in the future for other projects, should the need arise.
Thank you all again! I got the mirror replaced and spared myself probably a few hours of frustration and fear something else would break!
Replacing Broken Mirror
