tegwin
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 09:58 AM |
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Window mounted mirros... how?
I want to stick a modern(ish) screen mounted mirror in the TVR rather than screw it to the roof...
Im going to pop to the scrappy at lunch and see what they have..
But.. How are they actually attached to the screen?
What is the best way of removing said mirror without breaking it?
And then, once its off, what should I use to attach it to the TVR windscreen?
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02GF74
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 10:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
But.. How are they actually attached to the screen?
pretty sure it is glue. When you buy this, it comes with cleaning pads as the screen needs to be clean for best results, pretty sure you can get it
in halfords.
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smart51
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 10:19 AM |
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Production cars have a square of black paint baked into the surface of the glass in a kiln. You glue to mirror to that "paint". Halfords
sell special glue to refit your mirror.
If your car doesn't have that painted square, you'll see the glue from the outside which will propably look bad.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 10:20 AM |
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I bought a Ford Focus mirror pad from a dealer some time ago. They are basically a pre-glued foam pad and as long as you clean thouroughly using
something like alcohol (waits for the string of booze-related jokes  ) they stick like a b*$t*rd. Cheep too 
or is that CHEAP lol!
[Edited on 5/3/09 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 11:05 AM |
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I tried to remove a rearview mirror from a scrapped car and it was so well glued on the windscreen shattered and I still couldn't get it off 
very impressive glues
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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BillHoll
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 11:29 AM |
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I work for a major glass company and the method is 3mm's tape (double sided). You can normally buy these from most accessory shops and is
usaully called a mirror patch. Clean the screen and mirror with some kind of spirit, heat the mirror mounting with a hair dryer and then apply the
patch. Then heat the windscreen and press the mirror onto the glass and hold it there for a minute or so. full strength is normally achieved in 72
hours but as long as you do not swing on it then it is ok almost imeadiately. To remove an exiisting mirror you need to get between it and the glass
with something like a wood chisel, but do not try levering off or the glass will break. I have also seen a cheese wire used to cut through the
adhesive pad.
[Edited on 5/3/09 by BillHoll]
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