Inside rear view morror
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Instructor
Joined: Jan 2018
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Inside rear view morror
Trying to remove the rear view mirror and not having any luck. I did a search and it says rock it side to side while pulling up and should hear a click as it releases. I also saw a couple of posts about releasing a catch and it would slide off. If you look through the windshield there are 2 metal tabs that i assume is the catch. Looking at it i used a trim prybar. (small) and pryed that away from the windshield while the wife wiggled it side to side and we still could not get it off. Anybody have any luck getting the mirror off?
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Kerrville Texas
I am interested in seeing 8VETTE7 instructions. You can never learn too much about these cars. Having said that, I have taken mine off numerous times for tweeter installs and each time I used a real small vice grip set to clamp the tabs just enough to clear the base. Done correctly, the mirror will slide off and on as easy as can be.
Last edited by mnotx; Jun 28, 2018 at 04:34 PM.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Kerrville Texas
No, downward until they clear the bump on the base. It will make sense once you start playing with it. Actually, it might be the bump on the spring catch. Been so long, I can't remember for sure. But it is downwards.
Last edited by mnotx; Jun 28, 2018 at 04:40 PM.
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Racer
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From: Kerrville Texas
You know, if you have a lot of time on your hands, it might be a good time to take a couple of closeups of the spring clip and base and post the procedure. Maybe CF will make a sticky out of it. I should have done that years ago, but was not smart enough back then.
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