Re: Type 44 External Mirror Removal

["Ryan Hoitink" <hoitink@bytehead.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Munro <munrof@isys.ca>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 7:17 PM
Subject: Type 44 External Mirror Removal


>     I'm in a semi-thankful frame of mind tonight. On the way home, a 3
inch
> rock fell off an on-coming truck and, at a closure rate of some 220 kph,
> cleaned the drivers side external mirror right off the 200q. A few
> milliseconds earlier and a foot or so further to the left and I probably
> would have been wearing it in my face. That, I am sure, would have ruined
my
> entire day.
>     Funny how the mind works. I have a mental snapshot of the thing about
2
> feet in front of the car. It was a roughly spherical piece of limestone
> about 3" in diameter, newly crushed judging from the sharp edges on the
> fracture planes. Probably from a load of limerock on it's way to the
> Northern Lime kilns in Blind River.
>     It is now evident that I check this mirror every 30 seconds or so. I
> didn't realize I used it so much. I've got to get a replacement before I
> dislocate my neck looking over my right shoulder!
>     Now to the question - do you have to remove the door panel to remove
the
> triangular plastic inner trim piece covering the mounting screws or does
it
> pop off with the door panel in place?
>
> TIA
>
> Fred Munro
> '91 200q  278k km
>
>

I'm not sure if it would be the same, but I have several n/a 5000's.  In
these cars, all you need to do is remove a tiny screw at the top of the
triangular piece(the screw in the skinny part near the window).  Then, if
you've never had the mirror off before, you need to pull with gentle, steady
pressure from the rear of the triangle.  It's made to come off from back to
front, so don't try to pull it from different sides.  Once that's off, it's
a snap.  Three visible bolts and it's loose.  There's more of that gooey
adhesive holding it on from the outside, but it's not a problem.

Ryan