Yep. Very easy to do. Take a look at the referenced post and you'll see photos of exactly how I did it. I agree -- taking the mirrors apart looks like a disaster waiting to happen.
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Yep. Very easy to do. Take a look at the referenced post and you'll see photos of exactly how I did it. I agree -- taking the mirrors apart looks like a disaster waiting to happen.
Bob Denman
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The tabs that hold them together like to break off! :yikes:
spyderpoop
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mirror removed
how hard is it to get the mirror off is their a site to show how to remove it
how hard is it to get the mirror off is their a site to show how to remove it
Sarge707
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http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?29642-RT-panels-off-and-on-video
There are 3 video,s here showing you how to Take the mirrors and side panels off. Lots of Good stuff in the Do It Yourself section of the Forum!!:yes:
Bob Ledford
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How do you get the mirror off?
I have never been able to get mirrors to come off. I have pansy hands these days. I tried a rubber mallet once but was afraid to whack it to hard.
I have never been able to get mirrors to come off. I have pansy hands these days. I tried a rubber mallet once but was afraid to whack it to hard.
Bob Denman
New member
It's not a question of force at all! NO MALLETS!!! :yikes:
I wiggled, tugged, cussed some, prodded, pushed, cussed some more...
And then the darn things just kind of fell off into my hands!
I don't kjnow what I did or how I did it; but the effort in getting them off was easy.
Knowing where to put that effort... not so much! :gaah:
Does anybody have a good description of just where to do what???
I wiggled, tugged, cussed some, prodded, pushed, cussed some more...
And then the darn things just kind of fell off into my hands!
I don't kjnow what I did or how I did it; but the effort in getting them off was easy.
Knowing where to put that effort... not so much! :gaah:
Does anybody have a good description of just where to do what???
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Here's what I do...
1. Hold the mirror in one hand while you rap, sharply but gently, backward on the outer edge to pop loose the front clip.
2. Still holding the mirror, rap upward (again sharply but gently) on the outer end to release the rear (lower) clip.
3. Slide the mirror straight up about half an inch to release the upper post from the keyhole clip.
4. Pull the mirror outward, carefully fishing the wiring connector from inside the console.
5. Release the connector and set the mirror aside.
Note: A tie-wrap on the Spyder side wiring, with the tail intact, will help keep the wires from pulling back into the console until you are ready. Some Spyders already have them and some don't. It may be a dealer prep trick.
1. Hold the mirror in one hand while you rap, sharply but gently, backward on the outer edge to pop loose the front clip.
2. Still holding the mirror, rap upward (again sharply but gently) on the outer end to release the rear (lower) clip.
3. Slide the mirror straight up about half an inch to release the upper post from the keyhole clip.
4. Pull the mirror outward, carefully fishing the wiring connector from inside the console.
5. Release the connector and set the mirror aside.
Note: A tie-wrap on the Spyder side wiring, with the tail intact, will help keep the wires from pulling back into the console until you are ready. Some Spyders already have them and some don't. It may be a dealer prep trick.
Bob Denman
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Thanks! :thumbup:
Now I've got to go downstairs and give this a try...
"Sharply but gently" :shocked:
Now I've got to go downstairs and give this a try...
"Sharply but gently" :shocked:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
I couldn't think of another way to describe it. You're not trying to knock it into the next county, but it needs more than a nudge or push. Think of it as what Gibbs does to Tony, only with the palm of your hand, or maybe smacking your fist into your baseball glove. The other hand is applying light pressure in the opposite direction, to keep you from going too far and breaking the keyhole clip.
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Bob Denman
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"Nudge" sounds less destructive. :thumbup:
Thanks for the NCIS reference! :2thumbs:
And it works!! :yes:
hyea::yes:hyea::yes:
Thanks for the NCIS reference! :2thumbs:
And it works!! :yes:
hyea::yes:hyea::yes:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
"Nudge" sounds less destructive. :thumbup:
Thanks for the NCIS reference! :2thumbs:
And it works!! :yes:
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
eddieshep999
Active member
Thanks for the tip - Next time I have my mirrors off - I will do this - Not yet lost the wires back into the console
- it would have been only a matter of time - but this trick will make sure I don't
As always more useful tips from Nancys Toy and SpyderLovers everywhere
Bob Ledford
New member
Thanks for so much good advice you can go to the bank on this one I will give it a go
Everyone has been so helpful on this. You just don't know :banghead: what it means to one that is not in the know!
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Everyone has been so helpful on this. You just don't know :banghead: what it means to one that is not in the know!
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