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 GTMac
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 08:48 AM |
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Rear view mirror - take it off
How do you get the rear view mirror off a Type 3?
Do you peel back the rubber to get to screws????
Thanks, Andrew
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 09:15 AM |
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Just pull it off.
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GTMac
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 12:53 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Helbus
Just pull it off.
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Pull it off? Is that just the mirror part or the whole thing? I want to replace it with another unit from a Lexus.
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 12:56 PM |
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on my 67 bug i used to have, i just pealed back the flexible plastic to find some screws, and just unscrewed it.
can't seem to work out my 69 one though. I try to peal the plastic back, but it is really stiff, and doesn't flex back that much, i worry that i
might bust it.
get a flat head screw driver, wrap the end in masking tape as to not scratch the body or anything else, and poke it through, see if u can get the lip
of the plastic to come up. Give it a go, be gentle, if it doesn't seem to want to budge to easily, leave it till someone here can give u some advice
a little more specific to ur car.
[ Edited on 15/5/2006 by bajachris88 ]
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 01:06 PM |
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Most VW mirrors I have seen, and all the ones I have removed have just pulled off. The whole arm and mirror assy. There is a spring clip inside the
roof that stays put and the mirror just pulls out.
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 07:13 PM |
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68 on vws have saftey mirrors designed to fall out in collosal impacts to remove them just twist the whole thing left or right bout 45 degrees and
then lift them out
hth
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 09:51 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by DUB74L
68 on vws have saftey mirrors designed to fall out in collosal impacts to remove them just twist the whole thing left or right bout 45 degrees and
then lift them out
hth
Joel
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Cool Joel, thats good to know, you have a steering column half way through your chest but the vanity mirror falls out.
Will try that. Am updating the poor old Fasty with some visors that have the mirrors and auto lights out of a Lexus IS300 along with the rear view
mirror that is wider and so much better.
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| posted on May 15th, 2006 at 10:16 PM |
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Yes late Beetles 68> and type 3s have clip in mirrors...
No screws.... just twist to the right -- or left....
and it will come off.... easy when You know how...
Lee
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| posted on May 16th, 2006 at 12:11 AM |
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| Quote: | easy when You know
how...
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That's the truth! Took me ages to pull mine out but when you get it right it's easy!
Cheers,
Toby :thumb
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