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ChiefThunderbong
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My rearview mirror fell down....
#2543115 - 04/09/04 11:31 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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So I went to the store and bought the glue, followed the directions and glued the bracket back on. Unfortunatly, being the fucking moron that I am I glued it on facing the wrong way......and now it's stuck. I'm so pissed off at myself, I can't believe I did something so stupid. Any suggestions?
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhaahahahahaha oh man....FUNNY
...break it off again..give it a good kick
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Re: My rearview mirror fell down.... [Re: ]
#2543148 - 04/09/04 11:43 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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I cracked my windshield trying to get the old bracket off. Two days later my truck was baking in the summer heat and the bracket fell off when I was working in the fields. Too bad there was a nice big chunk of wy windshield attached to it.
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ChiefThunderbong
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Re: My rearview mirror fell down.... [Re: ]
#2543149 - 04/09/04 11:44 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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It's glued on there so well.....I don't know how to break it off. The only thing I can think is to use a hammer and screwdriver/chisel type action, but I'm scared of breaking my windshield.
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dont fuck with it dude.... insurance wont cover a new windshield for you if you do that.
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get some Goo-B-Gone and soak that shit as good as you can rubbing alchole, keroseen, or paint thinner. anything like that should work but Goo-B-Gone works well and if you try to pry it off use a big razor blade and slide it between the bracket and the windshield DO NOT force it you will break the windshield
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Quote:
ChiefThunderbong said: I glued it on facing the wrong way...
Does that mean that the objects in the mirror are no longer "closer than they appear?"
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acetone works really good if it's acrlic glue (like super glue and some other stuff)
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Re: My rearview mirror fell down.... [Re: John]
#2544051 - 04/09/04 03:39 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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yeah but super glue works well with that hsit when you have it on the right way, mine fell off like 6 months ago, I superglued it and I haven't had a problem since.
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You wouldn't believe how often people do that exact thing! If you don't take a second to noodle it through then it doesn't seem right to glue it on the other way. But as soon as its on there you realise what you've done.
Unfortunately I've never found a really good way to get those off and gaurantee you wont crack the windshield. What I have done for people in the past is to just get a new piece (that glues to the windshield) and glue it on the proper way right above the other one.
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just get a razorblade scraper and scrape it off.
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Re: My rearview mirror fell down.... [Re: ToTheSummit]
#2544350 - 04/09/04 05:15 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Right above as in on the glass, or on top of the other metal piece? Would metal to metal cause a problem you think? And Eric, that was the first thing I tried....it was horribly unsuccessful.
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the goal is to scrape all the glue off of your windshield. the metal knob will come off once you scrape enough of the glue off.
i don't know how your windshield is shaped, but scraping from side to side will work better if your windshield is rounded.
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Re: My rearview mirror fell down.... [Re: eric_the_red]
#2544367 - 04/09/04 05:24 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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The glue is underneath the metal piece dude, I can't get to it with a razorblade.
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This is why you use Gorilla Glue for all your heavy and medium duty projects. It is THE most powerful glue on earth...and unlike regular ol "super/krazy glue", it has a 15 minute-window of working time, which in your case would've came quite in handy.
I used this stuff on my steel-toe boots, since my steel toe cap fell off, and glued it back; and boy does that stuff live up to it's reputation. It is not a joke.
Gorilla Glue.
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Quote:
ChiefThunderbong said: Right above as in on the glass, or on top of the other metal piece?
On the glass. Just above it so you can put the mirror back on the new piece. But you will always see the old piece on the window below the spot where the mirror is now mounted.
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ChiefThunderbong
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The stuff I used takes 30 minutes to set. The problem was I'm a moron, and didn't realize it was on wrong until after it had set and couldn't get the mirror to slide on.
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Do what Eric said ...i did the same fucking thing once an got it off with a flat razor blade thingy...you just bump it all around the bracket and it will come off
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OMG, I can't stop not at you, but, I've done the same thing TWICE!!!!
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Re: My rearview mirror fell down.... [Re: spadlishus7]
#2545215 - 04/09/04 09:20 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Go ahead and laugh it up dude, I know I would if I wasn't me. But you can be damn sure I won't ever make this mistake again.
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Yeah, I'm a mechanic, but it seems I make simple mistakes more often than most people.
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