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stripped screws in ds mirror

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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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i recently replaced my 95 coupes drivers side mirror with a 92 hatch si mirror pulled at a junkyard. the 3 screws that attach the mirror housing to the piece that mounts to the door [on the underside] are stripped out, and im only making them worse as i try to pull them out.

is there a tool for this? no more ds mirrors in my area's junkyards, so im looking to make due with this one.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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dremel a slot into the top. Or drill a hole into the head and use an extractor. Or just drill the head off and use vice grips.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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theyre sunk in to where i cant get em with a vice. autozone sell extractors?
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 07:20 AM
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Why not just use a die to re-cut the threads? Should work unless they're really fuxed up.

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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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Why are you trying to take the mirror apart? Just swap the whole thing as a unit.
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