Driver Side Mirror Glass Replacement
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Driver Side Mirror Glass Replacement
My rear view mirror glass is all messed up. Is it possible to replace just the glass? It looks like it’s ‘captured’ by the plastic housing. I’m sure I can break the old one to get it out, but will a new one snap right in? I’m just not finding info on glass replacement only. The posts I’ve found deal with replacement of the whole housing.
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Assuming you have the electrochromatic mirror, you can get just the glass, but it is very expensive. I opted to just get the stick on regular mirror glass for a few bucks. Last I looked, the auto dimming one was like $300+ and that just wasn't worth it to me.
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I have this and it makes it much easier to check the blind spot. Offered by at least these two sellers - there may be others as well:
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
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I have this and it makes it much easier to check the blind spot. Offered by at least these two sellers - there may be others as well:
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
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I’m not sure if it’s auto dimming or not. If it is, I’ll just replace with plain glass.
The stick on approach is a good option, but I’d still like to know if & how the glass can be replaced.
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The glass just pulls off the housing. Held in with clips:
If you're talking about replacing JUST the glass itself and using the original black trim around it, no, can't be done.
If you're talking about replacing JUST the glass itself and using the original black trim around it, no, can't be done.
Last edited by Stingroo; Jun 10, 2021 at 10:41 AM.
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I have this and it makes it much easier to check the blind spot. Offered by at least these two sellers - there may be others as well:
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
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I have this and it makes it much easier to check the blind spot. Offered by at least these two sellers - there may be others as well:
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
https://www.zip-corvette.com/97-04-p...4aAsMpEALw_wcB
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1997...caAnGdEALw_wcB
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Here is a file on replacing the glass on the outside rear view mirror. I have also included a couple of other files that may help, but I did not check them over first - just went by the file name.
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Good info here, - thank you! But I’m still a little confused. Member Stingroo says it’s not possible to replace JUST THE GLASS. Meaning you can’t put new glass into the black plastic backing housing. But you can purchase JUST the glass. I would still like to hear from other members on this.
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Cleaning the liquid from between the two pieces of glass like in the 3rd document would eliminate the autodimming feature. So you can't replace just the glass AND keep the auto dim. Rather than go through all that headache to get the same result, my stick on mirror has survived two years, 20,000 miles, and 150mph on multiple occasions.
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Cleaning the liquid from between the two pieces of glass like in the 3rd document would eliminate the autodimming feature. So you can't replace just the glass AND keep the auto dim. Rather than go through all that headache to get the same result, my stick on mirror has survived two years, 20,000 miles, and 150mph on multiple occasions.
I don’t care about the heat or auto-dim feature. The question was (and still is) whether it is possible to replace JUST the glass in the black plastic surround/backing piece. You said it’s not possible. Other info seems to suggest it can be done.
Stick-on is still an option. But I’d like to keep the OE look if I can.
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I don’t care about the heat or auto-dim feature. The question was (and still is) whether it is possible to replace JUST the glass in the black plastic surround/backing piece. You said it’s not possible. Other info seems to suggest it can be done.
Stick-on is still an option. But I’d like to keep the OE look if I can.
Stick-on is still an option. But I’d like to keep the OE look if I can.
is this what your looking for?? or im i not understanding you??
Last edited by helga203; Jun 12, 2021 at 10:37 AM.
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