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RR Classic Rearview Mirror Repair

Hi Guys,

RR Classic 3.9 Vogue '92 rearview mirror fell off last night, on a looooong journey. Managed to trace the wire behind the headlining and disconnect via the plug (to save the bloomin' thing dangling 'til I got home.

Tried to repair it today but does anyone know if it's resin or a thick glue that was used originally, as the arm that clips into the headlining also slots around the window/glue mount, thereby raising the mount from the window glass slightly therefore something thin like supaglue wouldn't work? I've also tried industrial strength double-sided adhesive pads which, while they do fill that gap between the mount pad and the glass, aren't strong enough for the weight of the mirror.

Regards,

Colin

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CJ
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There's a fixer specially made for that job though I can't remember what it's called. Got it from my local spares shop and it consisted of a small piece of thin grey coloured gauze, enough to do the job twice, with instructions to clean the glass etc. and just wet a small piece of the gauze with some superglue type stuff which was also in the kit. The gauze is impregnated with some sort of hardener/activator which, if you don't get your skates on, hardens the glue before you get the chance to stick the small mirror pad on. I could tell that I hadn't got enough fluid on as the patch was a bit dry in places which you could see once it was in place. That was about 5 years ago and it's never fell off since. If I had to do it again I would use more fluid and be a bit quicker about getting the job done.

Martin

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Oily

Glassbond + UV (B) light is far more reliable.

Richard

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Richard

"Richard" wrote................

What can be more reliable than..... 'it's not fallen off yet'? :-) shouldn't have opened my big mouth, watch it fall off in the morning.

Martin

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Oily

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

Colin

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CJ

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