Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:55:52 -0800
Reply-To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Power mirror replacement
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I make those mirrors for GW And VC .
If you look on Samba for "16cv's" in my gallery I actually froze one of those and defrosted it and was almost as fast as a single original piece. Removing that lenses is dicey and you can loose your your heater grid .
They are designed as a lay over ,and I wouldn't do anything else .
Stacy
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> On Jan 28, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> There is a rotating clip. Move the clip and the glass assembly heater and all falls out.
>
> Dennis,
> From my phone.
> ________________________________
> From: Nick Feickert<mailto:thesuperflydisco@GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: 1/28/2015 4:52 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Power mirror replacement
>
> So, I have a set of power mirrors that I'm gonna install on my 85 Westy.
> O bought a switch off of Samba. I also ordered new mirror glass from
> GoWesty. So after reading about the options of replacing the glass, of
> which most say just stick it over the old glass. Well, ok if you don't
> plan to wire them up. But I figured that if I want the mirrors to
> defrost properly, one pain of glass has to be better than trying to
> defrost through 2 pains of glass....right? So the adventure of removing
> the glass from the passenger side was underway. Changing a transmission
> would have been easier!! How I did it without losing a drop of blood I
> don't know but I did finally succeed!! The process: I started with a set
> of small screwdrivers and a bottle of Goo Gone. Cudos to anyone that can
> do this without busting up the mirror. I carefully wedged the
> screwdrivers between the frame and glass til I had a small gap. I then
> would squirt some Goo Gone to help release the very sticky adhesive hold
> the mirror on. As I worked my way around, I had to be careful to
> seperate the metal contacts from the back of the mirror which are the
> defrosting elements. Be careful as this is in 2 pieces seperated by 3
> little silicon rectangles down the middle. I almost lost one which would
> short out the defroster. Even as I got down to the last couple tiny
> chunks of glass, it was still a SOB!! But finally I got it and cleaned
> up the metal plated with Goo Gone to clean up any left over residue.
> Phewww!! One down, one to go. Do not attempt if you have no patience!!!
> Peace, Nick
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