[V6-12v] 96 A6Q side mirror glass replacement...

[Calvyn]

My '96 A4 has side mirrors that are starting to develop brown stains-like
areas on the edges. They have a little heater symbol on them as well. Is
there a special switch or are they connected to the rear defroster?


Thanks,
-Calvyn- 
-----Original Message-----
From: v6-12v-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v6-12v-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Clive Young
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 6:23 PM
To: Austin Franklin; v6-12v at audifans.com; Tom Christiansen
Subject: Re: [V6-12v] 96 A6Q side mirror glass replacement...

I used a putty knife and it popped out no problem !
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Christiansen" <tomchr at ee.washington.edu>
To: "Austin Franklin" <austin at darkroom.com>; <v6-12v at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [V6-12v] 96 A6Q side mirror glass replacement...


> Bentley says to pry the old glass out with a "Tool 80-200". Protect the
> mirror housing from damage with tape. To install the new glass: Align with
> guide pins, press on. Press on the center of the glass.
>
> Wear protective gear (goggles, leather gloves, etc.) to reduce the risk of
> injury from the glass if it should break.
>
> I suspect one of those sheet metal crowbars would work just fine as a
> substitute for the "Tool 80-200". Get something that's fairly wide to
> reduce the risk of breaking the glass.
>
> Tom
>
> At 07:16 AM 7/1/2005, Austin Franklin wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Has anyone replaced a side view mirror glass?  A new one from the dealer
was
> >only $36 (and included the heater element), and looks like I just tug the
> >old one out...but I wanted to confirm that before trying.
> >
> >Austin
> >
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