hi, i have a 97 prelude. i need to install the rear view mirror. as some of you may already know, the mirror doesnt attach to the windshield, but attaches to the top center consol. from what i see, to screw the mirror in, you have to take off the whole "square shaped" attachment on the ceiling of the car. i couldnt pop it off with my hand, so i didnt want to mess with it. does anyone know how to take this off?

thanks

nick


by the way....also attached to this square shaped console is the lights. just so people know where im talking about

 

can anyone help?

 

It pops off, you just gotta try hard. I think you gotta push from the back to the front and then it pops out. You won't mess it up, I figured it out myself so I think you'll be able to. From there I'm pretty sure you'll know what to do cuz it's pretty much self explanitory. My rear view fell off ahaha

 

Nari, why is your **** always breaking?

Can you take pictures of how the rear view mounts in on the 5th gen? It's a windshield mount on the 4th gen.

 

i acdiently ripped mine off on a 5th gen as well, anybody else ever re-install one?

 

Don't try to rip off the plastic trim. That would be....premature, as it won't come off yet.

The trick is to pry off the light. Be gentle, but it will come out in at least one direction. Once you've removed and disconnected the light, everything is pretty straightforward, as it presents you with a bunch of screws that you can remove...just remove all the screws you can see.
Removing the first batch of screws will let you take off the plastic moulding that also covers the rear-view mounting point.
Then you can remove the o-ring that the rear-view mirror holds on to, and then you can remove the big mirror screw, and put it back together around the o-ring, and do the whole thing in reverse.

 

i believe u that it pops off, but this is a tuffy......ill try again later

 

wait a second....your saying you have to pry the light off?
if so, what should i use

 

they have a kit at a auto parts store that shows you

 

what is this kit your talking about

 

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Flat head screwdriver works, just get it between and underneath the light and trim.

 

heres a pic tht may help you out. only thing is that its a lil big, i dunno how to make it smaller.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....x.jpg

 

thanks Featherfire and ricoMugenlude97. im going to try this soon

 

i tried prying the light part off with a screwdriver, and it wouldnt budge. i didnt want to put all my effort into it. should i start prying from the front more towards the windshield or the back part more towards me?

 

anyone know?

 

up....

anyone know how to install a rearview?

 

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pry from the front and push towards the windshield. to replace it just take of the front ceiling light trim(look at the picture) to expose the rear view mirror screws.