replacing side view mirror...how hard?

82 GT · 02-11-2004, 03:30 PM

How hard/easy is it to replace a side view mirror(manual adjustment) on the '79-93 mustangs?
Last night my g/f snapped the side view off of my '82 while backing out with my '88.........

Can I replace just the mirror or do I need a new door?

crazypete · 02-11-2004, 05:12 PM

If it has the same attachment mechanism as an 87 or a 91, it's a breeze. Just unscrew the small triangular trim piece from the inside, obtain a replacement, take out the 3 small nuts inside the door and swear as you drop one of them inside the door, lift the mirror off and then swear a few more times as you drop the other nuts getting them back onto the new mirror's 3 studs. New piece just slides on unless she bent the frame. Then you need to hammer it flat again so there is no bulge. I must have snapped off my mirrors at LEAST 5-6 times _easily_ in my wretched awful obstacle course of a driveway. Might even make sense to get the 93's flip away mirrors and save you the continueing frustration. You can even reassemble a broken mirror cup by glueing it together and then using a soldering iron on the inside of the crack to melt it back together.

BLACK85GT · 02-11-2004, 11:31 PM

you dont need to take the door off. It comes off like the 87 with bolts. There is a set of mirrors for sale on ebay right now. do a search for 85 mustang.

02-11-2004, 03:30 PM	#1
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	replacing side view mirror...how hard? How hard/easy is it to replace a side view mirror(manual adjustment) on the '79-93 mustangs? Last night my g/f snapped the side view off of my '82 while backing out with my '88......... Can I replace just the mirror or do I need a new door? __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.

02-11-2004, 05:12 PM	#2
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	If it has the same attachment mechanism as an 87 or a 91, it's a breeze. Just unscrew the small triangular trim piece from the inside, obtain a replacement, take out the 3 small nuts inside the door and swear as you drop one of them inside the door, lift the mirror off and then swear a few more times as you drop the other nuts getting them back onto the new mirror's 3 studs. New piece just slides on unless she bent the frame. Then you need to hammer it flat again so there is no bulge. I must have snapped off my mirrors at LEAST 5-6 times _easily_ in my wretched awful obstacle course of a driveway. Might even make sense to get the 93's flip away mirrors and save you the continueing frustration. You can even reassemble a broken mirror cup by glueing it together and then using a soldering iron on the inside of the crack to melt it back together. __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior

02-11-2004, 11:31 PM	#3
BLACK85GT Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tampa,FLORIDA Posts: 340	you dont need to take the door off. It comes off like the 87 with bolts. There is a set of mirrors for sale on ebay right now. do a search for 85 mustang. __________________ 5.0, Holley heads, 1.7 Scorp Rockers, Stealth intake, Holley 600 carb, Holley Mech. Fuel pump, MSD 6Digital, MSD distributor, Hotchkis upper/lower rear control arms, FMS B Springs, 3:73 (8.8) rear. Production # 9,377

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