[V6-12v] Re: Rear view mirror mount removal

[mike]

In my younger days i once removed one without damaging
the screen...only trouble is the girl who kicked it
off is now happily married and so it's unlikely she
would be willing to help

Mike....drifting away on a wave of nostalgia

 --- Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote: >
If you figure out a non-destructive approach, let me
> know because the
> mirror in my 200q20v was installed a half inch too
> high and the sunshades
> hit it when lowered.
>
> At 09:54 PM 08/17/2002 -0400, Craig D. Niederst
> wrote:
>
> >I got a good deal on an electrochromic rear view
> mirror (free) from a '98
> >A4, and I am attempting to install it in my '92
> 100S. The new mirror uses a
> >round style mirror mount versus the more
> traditional mount currently on my
> >100. I have the wiring ready, but the only problem
> is I cannot remove the
> >old mirror mount from the windshield. I have tried
> to pry it off carefully
> >with a razor blade, but I cannot get the blade
> behind the mount. I tried to
> >just pull it off with the mirror attached, but I'm
> afraid that I am going to
> >break the windshield. Anyone done this before? Any
> tricks? TIA.
> >
> >Craig
> >'92 100S (99k)
> >'86 CGT (214k)
>

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