SL/R230: brown mirror glass
03-22-2016, 05:49 PM
#3
I replaced mine last weekend. It was a 10 minute job and I'm no mechanic. Here's what I did:
1. Turn the mirror glass down toward the ground.
2. Look inside at the top to see what sort of clip is holding the mirror to the mount. Some have a spring clip you need to lever off, my 2004 only had the plastic clips that you will see on the replacement glass. I was able to gently lever up the two top clips while gently pushing the glass off the mount. I used a small screwdriver, the clips came away easily and the glass moved a little way off the mount.
3. Level the mirror and gently pull the glass away from the mount at the bottom. It will come away easily and you can now see the electrical connections on the back.
4. Disconnect the electrics - 1 x 2 wire plastic push in connector and 2 x single wire metal push on connectors - and connect to the new glass. The metal connectors were difficult to remove, a pair of pliers helped.
5. There were 2 tapered metal guides/clips, about 1" long on the bottom of the old glass. These came away easily with pliers and clipped into the new glass.
6. Offer the new glass up to the mount, sliding the long metal clips in and attaching at the bottom, then the top. The new glass located itself very easily and clicked securely into place at the bottom then the top.
7. Check the glass is securely attached and any clips are attached then clean and re-position.
I was a little unsure when I began because none of the diagrams/pictures I had found gave me a good view of the clips at the top, but if you look at the replacement glass you will see them and have a good idea how to release them.
It can be a little intimidating working on this car, but so far I'm having relatively good luck. I passed harder jobs like the pneumatic soft close off to my mechanic. He isn't having as much luck. My soft close still isn't working and we're now wondering if there's a leak in the lines to the lumbar support.
Good luck
Gary
1. Turn the mirror glass down toward the ground.
2. Look inside at the top to see what sort of clip is holding the mirror to the mount. Some have a spring clip you need to lever off, my 2004 only had the plastic clips that you will see on the replacement glass. I was able to gently lever up the two top clips while gently pushing the glass off the mount. I used a small screwdriver, the clips came away easily and the glass moved a little way off the mount.
3. Level the mirror and gently pull the glass away from the mount at the bottom. It will come away easily and you can now see the electrical connections on the back.
4. Disconnect the electrics - 1 x 2 wire plastic push in connector and 2 x single wire metal push on connectors - and connect to the new glass. The metal connectors were difficult to remove, a pair of pliers helped.
5. There were 2 tapered metal guides/clips, about 1" long on the bottom of the old glass. These came away easily with pliers and clipped into the new glass.
6. Offer the new glass up to the mount, sliding the long metal clips in and attaching at the bottom, then the top. The new glass located itself very easily and clicked securely into place at the bottom then the top.
7. Check the glass is securely attached and any clips are attached then clean and re-position.
I was a little unsure when I began because none of the diagrams/pictures I had found gave me a good view of the clips at the top, but if you look at the replacement glass you will see them and have a good idea how to release them.
It can be a little intimidating working on this car, but so far I'm having relatively good luck. I passed harder jobs like the pneumatic soft close off to my mechanic. He isn't having as much luck. My soft close still isn't working and we're now wondering if there's a leak in the lines to the lumbar support.
Good luck
Gary
03-22-2016, 08:52 PM
#5
Senior Member
Drill around You Tube. There are vids on this project. Good luck, Mate.
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03-24-2016, 05:55 PM
#8
What year is yours? The glass is listed at $147 for my 2004 and that's what I paid. Nothing cheap about servicing these cars!
The old one had a big brown spot at the bottom that really messed up rear vision, so it was worth $150 to me, but I agree, at $300 I would live with the spots.
Gary
The old one had a big brown spot at the bottom that really messed up rear vision, so it was worth $150 to me, but I agree, at $300 I would live with the spots.
Gary
