bzyrice

Well my side mirror got busted and I found one to replace it for basically free at a local junkyard.. just having trouble swapping it out.. Help me out! Thanks!

I Just need to know how to change the MIRROR portion not the whole side mirror


Modified by bzyrice at 1:06 PM 12/15/2005

96dxpower

the mirror itself?

JayDiem_k20_Dc5

um do you have tweeters in your car,on the door? Should be by the mirrors on the inside, cuz if you do take them out and then unscrew the bolts to the mirror and vowaalla. Your mirror is off

SirRevvs

pop off cover from inside, unbolt 3 10 mm's unplug wires (power) tada!

mk_34408

i was going to re-paint mine, and when i went to go remove the plastic piece from the inside it took a lot of force, and still didnt move.. any tips or pointers or removing the plastic piece?

AVA

You have to pop off the door panel in that top corner. Atleast I had to on my EK. But dont pull it too far or else it will slide off a metal ridge and its a bitch to get back on

Unpop the top of it just far enough that you can yank that plastic piece off

nocturnaldragon

Im assuming its the 98 hatch from your sig?

Basicly you have to remove the door panel so you can get the little panel that has the tweeter if equiped or the blank panel off, once that is gone there are three (3) nuts that need to be removed and the wiring needs to be disconected (Power Only). There you go its off.

Some asked about a plastic panel? If they were anything like mine you take it apart from the side mounted to the car out words basicly, you should see three (3) phillips screws those need to come out and then so on untill you get the rest out. The actuall mirrored surface itself is held in with tabs and can be removed by snapping it off its holder from the bottem. It pivots on the top side and locks on the bottem.

urname7698

also - when you go to pop off the interior panel/cover, roll your window down.. makes it easier

Ricey McRicerton

Roll down the window and pop the cover off. You don't have to remove the door panel at all. I've had mine on and off a ton of times.

bzyrice

thanks for all the help guys, I know how to take the whole side mirror off .. I just need to know how to actually replace the MIRROR on the side mirror.. lol .. any and all help appreciated.. and yes this is for the hatch I have for sale.. I came out the other day and the mirror was jacked up!! Some bastard in a parking lot did that..

Ricey McRicerton

Are they stock EK mirrors? I remember taking mine apart to paint them, but I don't remember exactly how I got the glass out. I'll take a look at the helms tonight and get back with you.

bzyrice

yah man the car is an EK... Thanks and let me know when you find out!

urname7698

Pics always help ..

AutoXer

I did this, and it can be a little tricky to get the glass back on. You have to use alot (more than you'd expect) of evenly distributed pressure on it.

I actually have genuine OEM glass still in the package for the drivers side (ordered the wrong side) if you need it.

96dxpower

bump for some good stuff

bzyrice

cool man! see honda-tech is awesome when it comes to stuff like this.. thanks!

jlsmi2

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fidiv

bzyrice... did you have any luck in what you were trying to do with your mirror? and did you have to reconnect any power mirror controls?

I ask because I've been wanting to pop off my passenger side mirror on my prelude (just the mirror, not the housing) because one of the power mirror controls is disconnected (adjust left works, adjust right doesn't). seems like the previous owner bumped it into something and it came loose.

Thanks for any help

bzyrice

yah i was able to change the mirror just by looking at the diagram.. if the prelude is anything like the civic the first thing I would check before taking off the mirror is the plug that goes into the mirror.. you can access the plug from inside the car my removing the piece inside. If that plug seems ok, I guess you could take the mirror off.. what made it easier to take the mirror offwas a flashlight.. I moved the mirror as far forward as I could and shined the flash light back there so I could see the 2 clips holding the mirror.. then i took the 2 paper clips off (not completely off but enough so the mirror could come off) .. Then the only thing really holding the mirror is this ball joint in the center of the mirror. U have to use a little bit of force to pull the mirror off.. when I did this I actually broke the mirror more.. But i wasnt being that careful because it was already messed up.. good luck man.. I would go to a junkyard and get an extra mirror just in case