door mirror glass removal?

[jimzzr]

Was going to give the door mirrors on my mk1b a spruce up. Is it possible to remove the glass, as would make re-spraying easier. If so how - tried pulling on the lower edge but seems firmly attached.

Thanks

Jim

[kaiowas]

It can be removed but it's one of those "Close your eyes and commit" things. It's held in place by a ball and socket in the center that needs fair bit of force to dislocate it plus the 2 toothed adjusters that will just pull out and sound horrible!

[jimzzr]

It can be removed but it's one of those "Close your eyes and commit" things. It's held in place by a ball and socket in the center that needs fair bit of force to dislocate it plus the 2 toothed adjusters that will just pull out and sound horrible!

Thanks that's really helpful. I'd already discovered what the toothed adjusters sound like Is it best to try and pull from one edge or top and bottom together. No that I know how they are intended to come apart, I can probably risk pulling a bit more!

[kaiowas]

I think in the past I have pulled it from the outer edge.