Quarter glass mirror removal

I've heard of some people making a metal plate to mount on the inside glass to cover up the rather unattractive "insides" of the glue-on mirrors. The plate is probably glued on also. I'd remove it first so you can see what you're up against removing the mirror. I'm not sure you want to try a solvent on the mirror right off the bat but the plate is probably attached using the same adhesive so what works on it may work on the mirror. Plus you don't have to be quite as concerned with ruining the paint. I've heard of body shops using dental floss to remove emblems after softening the adhesive.

I'd guess the glass that is hidden behind the mirror mount must have been roughed up so that the glue will stick.

If you are not planning on glueing the mirrors back on you might find you have an ugly scratched up bit of glass where they used to be.

If these were Hall Colt mirrors, they were mounted on roughed up glass. They basically took a grinder to it. With mine the glue broke easily with a little prying and pushing. The inside piece was just to make it look better.

What are you going to do for new mirrors?

I used power Vitaloni Baby Turbos mounted to the top of the doors like the GT5's.

PanteraDoug

Can you post a photo of how forward on the door you mounted them. I have the original Ford Mustang chrome mirror still, but also aquired a set of the Baby Turbos and I'm not sure, where the best point to mount them is.

I assumed I'd re-use the existing holes on the current driver side (at least one anyway)and I don't currently have a passenger side mirror, hence wanting to change. Looking at the Baby Turbos placed up to the car I feel they should be all the way forward at the front edge, which means I'm would have to fill/plug off the existing holes.

I evenj thought about mounting them on a plate and sticking them on the quaretr window too.

Thanks
Julian

I'm also interested in replacing my stock mirrors with the Vitaloni's. Wondered if the existing holes for the mirrors could be used or if they would need to be filled in or covered up.
Tom

Tom,

the mounting holes of the Mustang style mirror are farther apart than those of the Vitaloni mirror. There is no way to avoid at least one of the holes being exposed.

I will be replacing Ford mirrors myself one of these days. I'll install an attrative body parts screw from the rack at Auto Zone to fill the hole "temporarily" until the day I get around to having the car repainted.

Your friend on the DTBB

The picture won't give you the details. You need a measurement.
The rear of the base of the mirror is two inches from the edge of the door at the fold (crease).
If you mount them too far rearward you will loose usefulness.
I don't remember if I filled the holes from the original mirror or whether the base on the Vitaloni covers them?
Take a look at the pictures of the GT5's.

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Originally posted by gandalfthegray:
Has anyone ever removed the quarter glass mounted mirrors?

On my car they seem to be glued on, but there is a metal plate on the inside of the door glass as well. Not sure if this is just cosmetic or if somehow aids in holding the mirrors in place?

Hoping I don't brake the glass trying to remove the mirror!

Steve

Steve,
I just removed the "glued on mirrors" from 6808 I used a razor blade around the edges, breaking the seal while putting pressure on the mirror until it "popped" off. Lucky for me the glass wasn't "ruffed" up, and clean up real nice. Good Luck.
Mark 6808

Thanks guys,
I will try this evening to remove the mirrors. Unfortunatley there are many other Hall Pantera items associated with this car so I am afraid that I will find the etched glass behind the mirrors. I have a set of the Baby Turbo's which I wanted to mount to the door skin.

Anyone recomend a good glass shop in Orange county! ...... Mark? .......

Let me look into Steve, the glass shop I've been using for the last few years, just changed ownership, and I'm not comfortable refering them yet. I'll get back to you.
mark 6808

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My car had the Hall window mirrors installed when I bought it. They were installed by the previous owner, not Hall. He passed on the Hall instruction sheet. There was no mention of roughing up the glass. Also had the triangular aluminum piece on the inside. I called Gary and asked how to remove the mirrors. Hammer and a putty knife. It worked. The glass was not roughed up underneath.

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Anyone recomend a good glass shop in Orange county!

For replacement glass? Sorry, that little piece of glass is not flat, and no shop will be able to help you cut a replacement. You can do a replacement out of lexan, and get the curve to it by resting the lexan on the original glass and then popping them into an oven. The lexan will soften and take on the glass' curve. Jack DeRyke did this for his lexan.

Larry

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Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:

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Anyone recomend a good glass shop in Orange county!

For replacement glass? Sorry, that little piece of glass is not flat, and no shop will be able to help you cut a replacement. You can do a replacement out of lexan, and get the curve to it by resting the lexan on the original glass and then popping them into an oven. The lexan will soften and take on the glass' curve. Jack DeRyke did this for his lexan.

Larry

Larry, you are absoultly correct, I didn't even think of that

Mark