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09-25-2008, 10:28 PM
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Mirror help
Has anyone replaced the mirror in the old original mirror Guidex frame? I would like to keep my original one but the mirror glass is deteriorating, the rest of the setup is good. Anybody?
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09-26-2008, 09:16 AM
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Re: Mirror help
Interested in this also as mine is pretty bad too.
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09-26-2008, 10:50 PM
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Re: Mirror help
Has anybody ever done this?
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09-26-2008, 11:32 PM
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Re: Mirror help
Are you referring to the rear view mirror?
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09-27-2008, 07:13 AM
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Re: Mirror help
Yes....
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09-27-2008, 09:26 AM
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Re: Mirror help
I carefully pried the chrome lip up and removed the old mirror.
Bought a cheap replacement mirror at the parts store and ripped the mirror out of the one. I outlined the old mirrors profile on the new mirror and a used diamond bit in my Dremel tool to shape it. It worked out well.I did slip with the Dremel a couple times and have a couple scratches on one of the corners but it's out of my line-of-site and doesn't interfere with the dimming function. Just take your time when prying up the lip. A plastic prying tool would prob be the more appropriate tool for this job.(I used a small screwdriver) I'll get pic's.
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09-27-2008, 09:53 AM
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Re: Mirror help
Here's the front side of the old mirror.
You can see the blue towel showing through underneath.  The back. Most of the silver coating is gone..  The new mirror in the old orig. housing. Sorry,I didn't take pic's while I was actually doing this. The rubber ring is easy to get off.The chrome is just a shell with the tilting mechanism in it.  You can see the scratches on the left side of the mirror.   Hope that help a bit. .
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09-27-2008, 11:24 AM
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Re: Mirror help
I did the same thing with a couple of old map light style mirrors. These mirrors are longer than truck mirrors, but I found that 80's big caddys have the same size mirrors, so I went to the boneyard and picked up a couple of them and swapped out the glass.
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09-27-2008, 04:59 PM
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Re: Mirror help
i`m going to install a newer mirror out of an impala there the one with the 2 reading lights mounted underneith.
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09-28-2008, 08:21 AM
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Re: Mirror help
BobbK, it helped a lot. When you peeled back the tan rubber piece enough to get to the edge of the mirror, was the mirror glued on?
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09-28-2008, 12:08 PM
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Re: Mirror help
I believe it's only crimped in there.I don't remember any type of sealant or glue.
I did this when I 1st got the Blazer,8yrs ago now,so I'm a little foggy on the details.
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