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I have to remove the rear view mirror in order to get the front windshield tinted. I brought it in per schedule, but he tried but didnt want to break anything so he sent me away and said to come back when I got it removed. There is some kind of special screw that holds it in place to the glued piece attached to the glass. I just need to remove the mirror from the mount.

 

i know another member took his truck to get tinted an while they where tryin to get the mirror off they broke his windshield...sucks but it happens, now for the tint place to not want to do it themselves, i would tell em to go screw off...your a customer, you are paying them, they are to do the job, its in the job to take the mirror off, if they cant, then they dont get the job!

 

I would agree with you but he did say that these windshields are notorious for breaking when trying to remove the mirror properly so I took his advice. He really knows what hes doing and I appreciated his opinions about the glass. He said either the dealer or a glass replacement shop will have to correct tool to do the job, but I was wondering if anyone had a working home remedy to do it.
He was simply protecting himself and myself from possibly breaking the windshield and causing more problems than we both wanted. If he was a novice installer, he would have used brute force to try and get it off and if the windshield would have broke, I would have bigger issues on my hands.

 

These things are so easy. Well I have broken a couple windshields but that is when I tried to use the tool that ford recommended. Just grab the mirror by the rod going from the mirror to the base that is attached to the window. Pull the top out as in away from the window. You will feel it start to give a little, just pull out and slowly pull it off the clip. Just make sure the window is not really hot, like sitting in the heat all day. I can take some pics for you guys if you want. It is not that hard to do. The key is dont make it harder than it is. Then it just slides right back on. If you dont want to break the window, dont use any tools to pry on it. That is how I have broken three.

 

I don't get it.... this makes no sense.

So, you're telling me that you'd rather someone take a stab at fixing your blown out engine when they have absolutely no prior knowledge of working on a 5.4L rather than telling you, the customer, that they haven't worked on one and that they're not sure that they should be the ones doing the work.

You cannot fault a company for being cautious in a situation like this.

Another prime example... I detail vehicles on the side. I **WILL NOT** do an engine compartment for a client's vehicle. The reason, I don't have a boat load of insurance that's going to cover the engine problems that could, potentially, happen with today's modern/electronic engines. It's not worth the risk...

Any small company has to be risk-adverse to survive in today's society. I, for one, applaud this tint company for being up front with the client. I know it's a bummer on the tint but, the company is being responsible.

RP

 

its his job to be doing this though, its not like your telling some guy on the corner to tint your window an he says he cant cause the mirror, every car has a mirror and some are trickier to take off then others, but they all will come off, and if your job includes taking that mirror off so you can complete the task at hand, you should be able to do it....if not, then you cant do the job....

 

The rearview mirrow does not come off easily. I had taken mine to 2 seperate glass shops, and to the dealer and none of them could get it off without breaking it.

I now have an aftermarket rearview mirror installed and it removes very easily.

Your tinter is a smart guy, why risk breaking something.
Good luck.
Trev

 

When I did my mirror swap, I recall just using a small, flat blade screwdriver that I slipped into the notch at the bottom of the mounting shroud and simply pried it off. The metal band that wraps around the shroud is a spring clip that pops off the windshield lug.

It seemed trivially easy, with nowhere near enough force to break the mount. Of course, your mileage may vary and results not guaranteed, etc. etc. etc.

 

Pictures would help very much if you can supply them for me.
It seems like it may not be too difficult, but I would like to have visual details as well to ensure I do it right.

Thanks everyone!

 

I will get pics tomorrow. Did one on a mustang today, pulled the mirror off that is. It is so easy, when you guys see it you will be like damn. Matter of fact, I may just take a short movie clip with my camera. I will try and post it tomorrow night. I will just need someone to host it. Like I said, dont make it harder than it is.

 

I would greatly appreciate pix and a short video. I would gladly host it as well.

 

I went throught the same thing when I got mine tinted.

I ended up having him tint just to the bottom edge of the mirror. Came out perfect. Much easier then removing it. Plus it's like 5 or 6 inches from the top of the windshield anyway. How far down are you tinting?

 

Im having the entire windshield tinted with light tint for UV protection and heat reflection. Id use clear tint but he doesnt have the wide sheets of cleat UV film. I need it to cover the entire glass using a single sheet.

 

I don't have an answer for you then. I haven't had a vehicle long enough to worry about UV protection on the windshield.

As an idea, have him seam it. Do a dark tint strip with a notch for the bottom edge of the mirror, then do your clear or lighter tint up to it? That make sense? Basiclly the lower lighter piece wouldn't have the notch for the mirror. The seam would probably not even be noticeble because of the two darkness levels.

 

Im not a fan of the windshield strip. Ive always disliked how those look. He could cut around the mirror but he never likes to do that as it creates a seam. I will just be waiting for the tutorial on how to remove it and then I will take it back to him.