Tow Mirror Caps
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Tow Mirror Caps
I have a new set of Painted mirror caps to replace the current chrome ones. Can anyone fill me in on how to remove the caps? I am assuming they just pop off..
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I did i search and found a post with a broken link on a picture that showed the clips? Also found this...
Does anyone have a pic of what the clip from the mirror side looking in looks like?
Well I was able to get both old covers off and new ones on with no broken mirror. 
There are 8 little fingers that hold the mirror to the motor hub but actually only 4 clips. These are the bigger tabs. I used a screw driver and twisted it between these 4 clips, which releases the little fingers from the hub. I started at the bottom two then went to the top ones. One of the top ones doesn't have a little tab to twist so I saved this one for last and the glass slides off once the other three are released.
After the glass was off, remove 4 torx screws and then I was able to pull the cover out a little from the mirror housing and used a long skinny flat tip screw driver to relase the tabs on the mirror cap.
So if anyone is interested in a set of Black mirror covers (regular non TT mirrors) i have a set for sale. PM me if interested.
Now on towards smoking those mirror reflectors.
There are 8 little fingers that hold the mirror to the motor hub but actually only 4 clips. These are the bigger tabs. I used a screw driver and twisted it between these 4 clips, which releases the little fingers from the hub. I started at the bottom two then went to the top ones. One of the top ones doesn't have a little tab to twist so I saved this one for last and the glass slides off once the other three are released.
After the glass was off, remove 4 torx screws and then I was able to pull the cover out a little from the mirror housing and used a long skinny flat tip screw driver to relase the tabs on the mirror cap.
So if anyone is interested in a set of Black mirror covers (regular non TT mirrors) i have a set for sale. PM me if interested.
Now on towards smoking those mirror reflectors.
Does anyone have a pic of what the clip from the mirror side looking in looks like?
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Thanks for the picture.. You switched to chrome from painted or black?
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The old ones were just the plain textured black plastic, not painted.
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heres a similar mirror with the glass off.
once the glass is off there are 4 torx screws and then 4 tabs holding the mirror cap on. You can look at the new ones to see exactly where the 4 tabs on the cap are.
http://www.riverracerx.com/images/mb...90-mirror1.jpg
once the glass is off there are 4 torx screws and then 4 tabs holding the mirror cap on. You can look at the new ones to see exactly where the 4 tabs on the cap are.
http://www.riverracerx.com/images/mb...90-mirror1.jpg
