This DIY guide on replacing side mirrors for your car, truck, or SUV provides step-by-step instructions on how to adjust the mirrors. To properly adjust your vehicle side mirrors, start by getting comfortable in your seat as you would while driving. Adjust the driver’s side mirror by leaning your head against the driver’s side window and adjusting until your car is just out of sight on the right side of the mirror.
For the passenger’s side mirror, lean towards the passenger door and tweak angles until you barely see the car’s side. Repeat for the driver side, lining up ideal spots eliminating blind spots. Replacing a driver’s side mirror is essentially the same as the passenger side, and it’s a reversed process from removal. Follow these steps: Position the new mirror – Align the new mirror with the mounting points on the vehicle.
When adjusting your vehicle side mirrors, ensure that you get comfortable in your seat as you would while driving. If the mirror is broken or cracked, you may have trouble seeing upcoming traffic. You can get these repairs done easily at an auto shop or replace your mirror. To begin the repair job, search the Internet for an aftermarket side view mirror and the factory paint color code. Press the mirror firmly into the mirror housing for about 30 seconds, but do not apply too much pressure or the mirror may break again.
Epoxy glues, such as Loctite Epoxy Gel, are suitable for outdoor and vertical applications and create strong, impact-resistant bonds with various materials found on vehicles, including metal and rigid plastics. Silicone caulk can also be used to fix anything, and gorilla glue can be used if the wobble is present.
To remove the mirror, first remove it by pulling off the triangle window molding or whatever its called. Turn the mirror slightly away from the door and pull on the bottom right-hand corner to loosen the mirror.
📹 How to Fix Broken Side Mirror Glass if the Door Mirror Glass FELL OFF😬
📹 $5 FIX: How To Fix a Broken Car Mirror
Hey Guys! This is how I fixed my car mirror for around 5 dollars! The mirror broke off completely in one piece, and in the video I …
I’d never encountered this before in years of driving. Recently the mirror on my 1 series started moving about, exactly as you described. Fearing the whole thing was about to fall off in the road, I stopped at a DIY store to buy some gaffer tape to at least secure it temporarily. Examining it more closely, I found I could just peel the mirror glass off. And now I know how to put it back on. Thanks so much!
Good job, nice tips. This happened to me and while I do have a can of spray on contact adhesive…..I think I used super glue or epoxy or something. Only realising later that it acts as an insulator so that mirror took longer to clear than the other. It just came off again while I was cleaning it so will do it properly this time, following your advice.
Managed to break the passenger door mirror glass yesterday (by my own stupidity) so I’ve been looking ways to fix it. I’ve seen a couple of companies selling replacement mirrors with the backing plate and tabs for the heater already installed; prices vary from £20 to £40. I’m probably going to go for the cheaper option.
This was really easy, I did it with fake nails on my hands haha 💅 Couple of tips: 1: if when you remove the mirror plate, the back has a lot of tabs preventing it from laying flat you need to cut into the paper to allow the tabs through before you tape it. Flip the paper over and lay the flat surface of the plate to the back of the paper. Trace with a marker and when you cut it out leave some overlap to tape to. Place it into the hole from the front and tape it, taping the glass next to it. 2. (If you’re a perfectionist like me) Keep a razor or scissors handy. When you allow the glue to become tacky and you peel the tape off, the tape will pull the adhesive with it. Cut it as you go to prevent pulling it off completely. I used the 3M 90. I’ll come back to let you know if the mirror falls off 👍
I do not reccomend any glue or silicon. It is good for a while 2 maybe 3 years but later because of the weather conditions winter/summer is more than likely that the mirror will fell off. For my customers I buy very strong double sided tape and there is no way that the mirror will fell off. Anyway good job 🙂
Excellent instructions, very thorough and well thought out. Took my classic Benz out for a spin only to see the mirror waving in the wind. Glad I came across your article first. I was able to reuse the original mirror and have it back in its proper place within an hour looking absolutely perfect. I used the 3M 90 product recommended in this article and followed each step to the “T”. Many thanks, Cheers from California!
If you don’t mind me asking how did you get the backing pad off of the mirror assembly? The combi I bought this spring had a broken mirror the previous owner covered with a different mirror glass. Will need to replace the whole thing or maybe can pry the old 2 layers off but would like to do it off the car. Thanks for all your help and vids!
I’ve just stuck my golf mk 7 mirror with some wood glue..im not going to use the heating element,and im hoping for longevity. I paid £80 for the drivers side mirror after id fitted it put the near side through its paces…as i was doing it it slipped luckily it didn’t drop and smash,hence my wood glue
You should be really proud of yourself. You see like a really cool kid. Smart and honest. It’s refreshing to see a young man your age with a YouTube website that’s helpful and fun. Not like the rest of the world that’s just a bunch of idiots doing pranks or filling a bathtub with spaghetti and bathing in it. Lol
Hey, you NEVER mentioned, how long will it last ?? 😢😢😢😢 Secondly, the surface area, that your car mirror has, is huge, not all cars areade that way these days now the accidental BREAK of the mirror usually happens on the weakest line of contact, which is not have a huge surface area as in the article !!!! Please make a article about that realistically that’s important. Rather than this kind of a fairy tale article 😅