Replacing drivers mirror glass

During a cold snap 2 winters ago my drivers side outside mirror glass
cracked down the middle. It has since fractured in a few more places so
I've bought a new glass for it. However, my Haynes guide does not say how
to replace the glass.

Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome.

Thanks.

Jeff

Jocko wrote:
t. However, my Haynes guide does not say how
> to replace the glass.
>
> Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome.
>

I've never tried to replace just the glass, but to remove the mirror
itself on an S-series isn't hard. remove the "shark fin" trim piece,
pull out the foam insulation, then remove the 3 10mm nuts that hold the
mirror in place. If it has a power mirror (post 99 I think), unplug the
connector. If it has a manual mirror, when you remove the shark fin
trim, use an allen wrench to remove the adjuster from the trim.

Install is the reverse.

Yes, Haynes covers that part, but it's the actual removal of the glass from
the main assembly that has me stumped.

Anyone?

J

"Kevin" > wrote in message
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> Jocko wrote:
> t. However, my Haynes guide does not say how
>> to replace the glass.
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome.
>>
>
> I've never tried to replace just the glass, but to remove the mirror
> itself on an S-series isn't hard. remove the "shark fin" trim piece,
> pull out the foam insulation, then remove the 3 10mm nuts that hold the
> mirror in place. If it has a power mirror (post 99 I think), unplug the
> connector. If it has a manual mirror, when you remove the shark fin
> trim, use an allen wrench to remove the adjuster from the trim.
>
> Install is the reverse.

That happened to my 2000 sl2 for the first three winters, each time I
took it back to the dealer and they replaced the mirror. The last time
I told them that if it happened again I wanted the whole assembly
replaced. Hasn't happened again, but we haven't had a long run of sub
zero weather like when it was breaking. There might be a service
bulletin for this issue, check with a dealer, might get them to do it
for free. The mirror is just glued to the bracket that holds it. If
your determined, I guess you could break out the cracked mirror, clean
of remaining fragments and glue on a new one.

Jocko wrote:
> During a cold snap 2 winters ago my drivers side outside mirror glass
> cracked down the middle. It has since fractured in a few more places so
> I've bought a new glass for it. However, my Haynes guide does not say how
> to replace the glass.
>
> Has anyone had any experience with this? Any hints would be welcome.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff
>
>

In article <5UITh.5992$Yh.3904@trndny09>,
Skip > wrote:

> That happened to my 2000 sl2 for the first three winters, each time I
> took it back to the dealer and they replaced the mirror. The last time
> I told them that if it happened again I wanted the whole assembly
> replaced. Hasn't happened again, but we haven't had a long run of sub
> zero weather like when it was breaking. There might be a service
> bulletin for this issue, check with a dealer, might get them to do it
> for free. The mirror is just glued to the bracket that holds it. If
> your determined, I guess you could break out the cracked mirror, clean
> of remaining fragments and glue on a new one.

Or just glue the new one over the old one, double faced foam tape
should work fine