The real way to remove front cap on pre '06 mirrors

[The_Yeti]

This is going to be my next project. Hope the tabs don't put up too much of a fight.

[Scarsman]

They shouldn't. A long thin screwdriver works good to pop them. Just put a little pressure pulling out on the cap and you'll hear and feel them pop. Then just keep slow steady pressure to overcome the tape. If you had a second person to pull on the cap while you pop the tabs it might be easier. I did it myself though.

[scottminor]

Yeah, I did mine the "Jethro" way and just pulled them off. A couple of the tabs popped but a little super glue went a long way...

[mightyepp]

Can you post any pics if you have any? Mainly I just want to see what the mirror looks like after the chrome caps are removed. Thanks

[Scarsman]

Sorry, I did not take any pictures of that. But if you can imagine, it is shaped like the inside of the cap. There is a cut out in the front of it for the arm coming up off the door. You definately want the cap on there, if that is what you are wondering. It looks disassembled without it.

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by Scarsman

You definately want the cap on there, if that is what you are wondering. It looks disassembled without it.

You may acutally 'need' the cap to keep water from going down in the arm. The old model mirrors didn't have a very good (or any) method of draining water out of the base...hence the reason that many of them no longer retract...motors rusted or frozen up.

[SUT-UP]

Bringing back this old thread. Say you did crack the mirror....... Did you replace the glass or the entire mirror. I did not break mine with the mirror chrome change, however mine fell out while driving. Bigger problem: the mirror has some sort of round attachment piece on the back that the mirror is glued to. That fell out along with the glass. Is there a replacement piece for these two items or will I be needing to replace the entire mirror. Have been putting off the complete replacement anyways since mine do not power fold anymore.