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aka.eric 26-Oct-2005 14:37

Mirror Glass
 
How do you remove the glass from the mirrors?

philthy 26-Oct-2005 15:45

Easy, just do what I did-

Clip the shed door as you pull the bike out:D:D

851neil 26-Oct-2005 15:45

well a hammer would work :lol:

aka.eric 26-Oct-2005 16:45

Ha bloody ha,bodywork due to go to painters,and I cant see how the glass can be removed,no screw like the 748/9.. mirrors.Any serious offers appreciated.

Derek 26-Oct-2005 17:04

Are these the same as the carby 900ss mirrors?
If so they are glued in with couple of blobs of putty like stuff. Bit like a sticky mastic. One of mine used to detach itself at the outside edge when the weather got cold.
You could heat up the glass with a hair dryer and slip a bit of wire with a right angle bend at the end of it between the glass and the plastic housing. By rotating the wire so that it catches you might then be able to separate the mirror from the glue.
Can't you just mask off the glass? It would be a lot safer than breaking the glass.

851neil 26-Oct-2005 20:48

yup, mask em - that's what my painters did when I had my bodywork re-sprayed.

loony888 27-Oct-2005 06:26

when you mask them, sometimes, when removing the tape it seperates the silver on the back from the glass causing that ugly crinkled looking edge, my painter smeared the glass with vaseline and then when they were done just wiped it and the paint overspray off.


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