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Old Feb 3, 2008
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rearview mirror mount removal

Basiclly what it says, i need to take the mount off of my windsheild. Any ideas on how to do this?
 
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Old Feb 3, 2008
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i have been told you pull down and hard really fast you might think you are going to break the mirror mount but you shouldn't

this is what i was told:shrug
 
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i think its just double sided tape.. try a razor blade
 
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rear-end someone.....along time ago when we were going on a trip i was in the middle seat up front when my dad rear-ended someone it flew off and nailed me in the head lol
 
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Old Feb 3, 2008
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the mirror part isnt the problem, its the metal mount part, im thinkin heat and a blade, but i dont wanna mess up my windshield at all
 
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What exactly are you trying to accomplish by removing the mount?? I'm just curious.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008
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it was mounted to high, so my ohc doesnt fit, so i want to lower it to beable to have an ohc
 
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I was led to understand that heat & a razor blade should do the trick. I found several sites on the internet (searching Google for "rear view mirror removal") that endorse this process.

I've been trying to discover the definitive method for easily removing the mirror and not removing the 'button' from the windshield. I have a new mirror I want to slide onto the existing button...
 
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for an ohc? My mirror has two different pivit points....one at the windshield mount, and one at the actual mirror.....so i angled it down to make way for the OHC. Maybe the older models don't have the feature?
 
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