Windscreen Mounted Rear View Mirror Survey

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:30 pm

I've been having some troubles replacing the rear view mirror on our 98 NB.

Here is the mirror from our car:

The part glued to the windscreen looks like this:

It appears that at some stage the mirror supplier \"Donnelly\" changed the way their mirrors mount to the windscreen.

Here's what the connector looks like on the \"newer\" mirrors, apparently the NB8A imports also have this style of mount.

So here's my question,

If you have a late NA (with windscreen mounted mirror) or an NB, what year is your car and which model mount do you have?

A)

B)

C) Something different.
(Please provide some photos if possible)

Alfadog · Postby **Alfadog** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:33 pm

1997 NA, and it's like yours buddy.

Andrew · Postby **Andrew** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:28 pm

1998 NB8A and have the first mount :mrgreen:

Have you tried removing the button -

Q: I know this is trivial to you car pros, but it is a headache to a lot of car owners. How do I remove the button (bracket) that holds the rear view mirror on the windshield? A lot of people on the internet asked the question with no solid answers. I heard from an auto glass shop owner that if the button is made of metal it cannot be removed. If it is made of plastic you might be able to remove it using heat (parked in the sun) and a razor blade to pry around behind it. Have any of you experienced this problem? JERRY LINDER

A: Park the car in the sun until it's good and hot. Take a crescent wrench and just spin the button off in a circular motion, easy as pie.

I put the button on upside down and couldn't get it off. The candle tip worked like a charm. Heat up the button for a couple of minutes then insert a screw driver between the windsheild and the button. Tap downward with a hammer on the screwdriver. The button will fall right off. Didn't even leave a scratch! Thanks

I'm currently in the market for a replacement windscreen after it got hit by a stone on the M4

..........swap ya :?:

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:15 pm

The workshop manual says you slide some piano wire along the glass to remove the windscreen socket thingo.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:34 pm

Buy an NB8B!

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:46 pm

Find me a black SE cheap enough then Craig. :mrgreen:

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:08 pm

Black SE...more chance of finding a Crystal Blue SP!

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:28 pm

hi guys,
has anyone removed their rear view mirror from an NB8B? how difficult was it to remove and to put back on? there's a keyring i'm very keen on sticking on mirror, it'd look too much of a botch job if it were tied by ribbon/string

Postby **Okibi** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:58 pm

I could tell you, but then i'd have to shoot myself for encouraging such an anaesthetically embarrassing and potentially dangerous modification

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:03 pm

BUMP.

will be attempting this rear view mirror.

okibi what method did you end up using to get the rear view mirror off?

Tezzax5 · Postby **Tezzax5** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:13 pm

Craig wrote:Black SE...more chance of finding a Crystal Blue SP!

.....

Ando · Postby **Ando** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:05 pm

I only just realised recently that the mirror stalk can be adjusted to raise the mirror up or over to the left etc. When I bought my 5 the mirror was low in the middle of the windscreen and I was always ducking under and around the mirror trying to see out the windscreen.

So now I have the mirror up and out of the way. Der... :oops:

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:02 pm

Ando wrote:I only just realised recently that the mirror stalk can be adjusted to raise the mirror up or over to the left etc. When I bought my 5 the mirror was low in the middle of the windscreen and I was always ducking under and around the mirror trying to see out the windscreen.

So now I have the mirror up and out of the way. Der...

and i have it down so i can see the faces of the driver behind me