mkrieger500

Hello everyone. I have a friend with a 99 prelude and would like to know if anyone knows how to take apart the rear view mirror. He will be etching something into the glass so we need to get the glass part out of it. Both of us have looked online with no answers, just how to remove it from the car. Any help would be appreciated!

Wing8806

Carefully pop off the plastic lens to access the light bulbs


There will be 2 screws in there - remove them


Carefully pull the light housing down - i believe there are plastic hooks on the back to slide into the roof so don't try to pull directly down, it's been awhile so i'm not 100% sure if you need to slide it forward or back before it drops down.

You will see 3 screws holding the mirror to the roof - just remove those and you're good to go

mkrieger500

Yea we know that much, talking about taking apart the mirror after it is out of the car, but thank you for that info! Very helpful!

Wing8806

Oh, sorry i misunderstood lol. I've never seen anyone remove it - it's common to swap out to a certain year integra rearview and go with a spoon blue lay-in lense. He could do that and just engrave the spoon mirror before insterting it into the integra housing.

bdmlilburn

im guessing its just glued to the backing with something. not sure if its removable. maybe a heat gun and some prying with a flathead