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Date:         Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:12:35 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Power mirror replacement
Comments: To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <5E76DB70-FFAA-469E-BDA4-6B1DEE3C7D99@gmail.com>
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Stacy,

Could you post the link to your Samba page? Searching The Samba for "16cv's" gave me junk.

Thanks!

Stuart

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Stacy Schneider Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:56 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Power mirror replacement

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

Sent from my iPhone

> 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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