Replacing Rear View Mirror Glass 67

[Kirk M.]

Anyone done the break the old glass out and glue a new rear view mirror in thing? What did you use to glue the new mirror in place.

[William L.]

Re: Replacing Rear View Mirror Glass 67

Anyone done the break the old glass out and glue a new rear view mirror in thing? What did you use to glue the new mirror in place.

Kirk
Inside mirror or outside mirror? I can help ya with the inside mirror but I have never done an outside mirror.
Bill

[Kirk M.]

Re: Replacing Rear View Mirror Glass 67

Inside mirror

[Tom D.]

Re: Replacing Rear View Mirror Glass 67

I am interested so just putting this here to get a reply notice...

THANKS!

[William L.]

Re: Replacing Rear View Mirror Glass 67

Kirk
If you are doing a 67 inside day/night mirror. The best way to go at this is to heat up the the gray rubber. You can do this by putting the mirror assembly in a pan of water and heating up on the stove. Once it becomes very very hot remove the assembly, ware gloves, the rubber will be pliable enough to roll the rubber edge back and you should be able to pop the mirror out. If not put a putty knife under the mirror working it back and forth until the mirror pops out, be careful not to scuff the rubber with the edge of you putty knife. You then can peal the gray rubber off of the SS. Clean the rubber with cleaner of you choice, buff the SS, purchase new mirror from Paragon, about $40. Reheat rubber, install glass. Super glue gray rubber to SS and you are done. Hope this make sense.
If you need any help you can call or e-mail me.
These mirrors are one of the things that I restore and sell at Bloomington.
Bill Lacy
314 795 1967
bdlacy1@yahoo.com.
PS the mirror is not glued to the gray rubber. Its the old backing of the silvering process that is stuck to the rubber.

[Vinnie P.]

Re: Replacing Rear View Mirror Glass 67

The Spring issue of The Restorer has an article on just this subject...the magazine left the printer today.