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Old 02-29-08, 01:26 PM
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Default Anyone have a removing side mirror DIY?

Guys,

I need to replace my driver side mirror assembly as the fold out option isn't working properly. Does anyone have a write up on how to do it?

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The mirrors in my '02 mirrors stopped folding after four years so I applied WD-40 followed by an application of a thin oil. This solved the problem for about a year and a half. When I had the car serviced two months ago, the battery was diagnosed as being weak so it was replaced and now the mirrors fold like when the car was new.

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Originally Posted by GeorgeT
The mirrors in my '02 mirrors stopped folding after four years so I applied WD-40 followed by an application of a thin oil. This solved the problem for about a year and a half. When I had the car serviced two months ago, the battery was diagnosed as being weak so it was replaced and now the mirrors fold like when the car was new.

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My passenger side works flawlessly so I know it isn't the battery. I siliconed my drivers side and it helped, but it still sometimes gets stuck halfway...

So does no-one have removal instructions for this??

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Originally Posted by GeorgeT
The mirrors in my '02 mirrors stopped folding after four years so I applied WD-40 followed by an application of a thin oil. This solved the problem for about a year and a half. When I had the car serviced two months ago, the battery was diagnosed as being weak so it was replaced and now the mirrors fold like when the car was new.

Moral: Check your battery.
Where did you apply the WD-40 and oil? Just spray it through the little tube into the joint where the mirror rotates?
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Applied the WD-40 into the joint where the mirror swivels then "exercised" the mirror several times. BTW, the passenger side mirror folded normally, it was only an issue with the left side mirror.


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