ancell Posted August 27, 2011 Report Posted August 27, 2011 Had my offside door{wing}mirror ripped off last night.I thoughtfully made it easy for him/her by folding the mirror so you only need to lever it up hey presto a broken swivel. The Galaxy is only 12 weeks on the road so I am not ammused I will repair it myself on the basis that it will just get broken again. I looked at the PDF on door mirror repair but its nothing like mine I assume first step is the removal of the glass mirror.All advice gratefully received. ancell Quote
ancell Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Posted August 31, 2011 Finally repaired the mirror with the old standby Gorilla glue(white).Used parcel tape--cheapest tape to hand--to hold the mirror on while the glue set.My first attempt ended in failure since not enough glue was used it expands to 4 times its volume so getting just enough in the swivel but not to much is the tricky bit.Second attempt was successfull using more glue the joint is strong enough to flex the door mounting bracket when putting pressure on the mirror. Do not use instant glue it will almost certainly run down the door or/and glue up the mirror motor in my experience it goes everywhere. I got the Gorilla glue_in Tesco Quote
daddyfixit Posted September 9, 2011 Report Posted September 9, 2011 mine got whacked yesterday while dropping kids at school, phone number was left on screen by the other driver. tried to repair it to keep car safe for mrs to drive-ended up with 2 2" woodscrews through it and into the alloy body new mirror body/backing= Quote
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