How does the above come off ? On a hawkeye if that makes any difference, got some 3m carbon vinyl to play with.

Dave.

 

PM scoobyStu (within the West mids Impreza's group on here) he has done this

 

I need to know this as I need to respray mine after some mug drove in to it and scratched it . I can pm scoobystu but rather than lots of people over time doing this can someone just post a way how to do it if they know.

 

I could be wrong, but the only way that I've ever heard of to dismantle the mirrors on any car is to get the glass off somehow, so you can get to the screws that hold the swivel-plate to the back-shell. It probably isn't easy to do without cracking the glass though - I would imagine you'd need to try and slip some piano wire behind it, and slowly cut through the sticky-back with that.

A new glass insert is only a few pounds from a spares shop or Ebay, if it does break though.

 

Thanks for that. Ive had a look and that does look like how you would do it. Just need to work out if its worth doing it or painting it on the car.

 

got it sorted, turn mirror & 2 clips are visible on the top of the cover. used a knife to pop the clips & part the cover from the top.

 

Ive seen these and tried that but the cover wouldnt budge
Are there no screws holding it on?

 

No screws on mine, two tapered clips at the top & two hook over clips at the bottom from memory, with the top clips released the bottom will unhook as you fold the cover off.

 

Woo hoo, finally got them off. Had to use brute force, thought Id break it for sure but hey were ok. Will post before and after pics when finished.

 

As promised before and after shots of my wing mirror. Left, deeply scratched after a car hit it. Right, filled and sprayed with paints4u.com paint and U-pol1.

 

Its now back on the car looking better than the other side. Thanks to everyone whos offered advice here, especially spanner monkey.