Passenger side wing mirror surround damaged...
Discussion
As mentioned off with the door trim
- two screws at the back of the door
- three or four along the bottom of the door
- one or two at the front of the door
- little lug in the door handle needs to be removed to expose another screw, undo that and pull the door handle out
- undo screw behind door handle, normally holding a peice of white plastic
- now the tricky one, the door knob, you need to pry out the red plastic part, it clips in.
- once this is done (it normally results in the part becoming asthetically rubbish, it still works, just good idea to get a new one at the same time as a mirror. Likewise the little lug on the door handle)- pull up on the door knob and it will come out.
- There is another screw behind where the door knob was, holding the door knob holder in, remove that too
- Make sure the window is down, then push the door trim up from the bottom, it hooks on at the top.
- Be careful as there is a plug to be disconnected, the wing mirror positioner.
- now to get at the wing mirror, Also as mentioned pull the triangular black plastic sail shaped piece away from the back of the wing mirror, inside the door. Behind there are a few bolts and screws. ( you may have to peel back the black sticky backed foam to reveal all the screws. There are 3 of them (phillips head). Leave the bolts alone, they are the window channels.
- Undo the bottom 2 screws and then the last one at the top. Maybe get somebody to hold the mirror whilst you undo it, so it doesn't hit your door!
- The wing mirror will still be held on by the electric mirror plug, just unclip it and voila!
- reverse to put it back on!!!
er Yes I have just done the same on my old VTII, It has the same shaped wing mirror, just not sure it is the same size, as the Monaro has a more angled turret. In fact just reading up on it, it would appear the triangular part of the mirror has a different rake to it.
One bit of advice, Buy a genuine replacement, a standard Holden Monaro mirror will do, HSV/VXR is the same thing. Do NOT buy a copy, whilst asthetically they look identical and nearly perform their intended function, they have one flaw! At speed, the actual mirror vibrates and gives you a headache if you look at it!!!!!! ( gave me one anyway!!)
Buy a new replacement mirror, look under your bonnet at the build plate and give the paint colour and mirror to a panel beater to get painted. They shouldn't need to match it exactly with polish and stuff as it doesn't really join up to any other panels.
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motomk
- two screws at the back of the door
- three or four along the bottom of the door
- one or two at the front of the door
- little lug in the door handle needs to be removed to expose another screw, undo that and pull the door handle out
- undo screw behind door handle, normally holding a peice of white plastic
- now the tricky one, the door knob, you need to pry out the red plastic part, it clips in.
- once this is done (it normally results in the part becoming asthetically rubbish, it still works, just good idea to get a new one at the same time as a mirror. Likewise the little lug on the door handle)- pull up on the door knob and it will come out.
- There is another screw behind where the door knob was, holding the door knob holder in, remove that too
- Make sure the window is down, then push the door trim up from the bottom, it hooks on at the top.
- Be careful as there is a plug to be disconnected, the wing mirror positioner.
- now to get at the wing mirror, Also as mentioned pull the triangular black plastic sail shaped piece away from the back of the wing mirror, inside the door. Behind there are a few bolts and screws. ( you may have to peel back the black sticky backed foam to reveal all the screws. There are 3 of them (phillips head). Leave the bolts alone, they are the window channels.
- Undo the bottom 2 screws and then the last one at the top. Maybe get somebody to hold the mirror whilst you undo it, so it doesn't hit your door!
- The wing mirror will still be held on by the electric mirror plug, just unclip it and voila!
- reverse to put it back on!!!
er Yes I have just done the same on my old VTII, It has the same shaped wing mirror, just not sure it is the same size, as the Monaro has a more angled turret. In fact just reading up on it, it would appear the triangular part of the mirror has a different rake to it.
One bit of advice, Buy a genuine replacement, a standard Holden Monaro mirror will do, HSV/VXR is the same thing. Do NOT buy a copy, whilst asthetically they look identical and nearly perform their intended function, they have one flaw! At speed, the actual mirror vibrates and gives you a headache if you look at it!!!!!! ( gave me one anyway!!)
Buy a new replacement mirror, look under your bonnet at the build plate and give the paint colour and mirror to a panel beater to get painted. They shouldn't need to match it exactly with polish and stuff as it doesn't really join up to any other panels.
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motomk
Edited by motomk on Friday 11th May 15:18
Try this Guy.
www.hotrods-choppers.com
His name is Roy Pitter.
May not spray himself but will know of a local airbrush artist who would probably repair/repaint damage insitu.
He`s based in Four Marks
www.hotrods-choppers.com
His name is Roy Pitter.
May not spray himself but will know of a local airbrush artist who would probably repair/repaint damage insitu.
He`s based in Four Marks
Gareth - I'll give him a call, I have a small dent too, and FLeet isn't that far from Andover.
Motomk - thanks for the extensive instructions. I am crap with tools, so hopefully it wont come to this
huffy - I will try that too, if it comes to it.
Cheers
MikeGF
Motomk - thanks for the extensive instructions. I am crap with tools, so hopefully it wont come to this
huffy - I will try that too, if it comes to it.
Cheers
MikeGF
Edited by MikeGF on Friday 11th May 17:45
motomk said:
As mentioned off with the door trim
- two screws at the back of the door
- three or four along the bottom of the door
- one or two at the front of the door
- little lug in the door handle needs to be removed to expose another screw, undo that and pull the door handle out
- undo screw behind door handle, normally holding a peice of white plastic
- now the tricky one, the door knob, you need to pry out the red plastic part, it clips in.
- once this is done (it normally results in the part becoming asthetically rubbish, it still works, just good idea to get a new one at the same time as a mirror. Likewise the little lug on the door handle)- pull up on the door knob and it will come out.
- There is another screw behind where the door knob was, holding the door knob holder in, remove that too
- Make sure the window is down, then push the door trim up from the bottom, it hooks on at the top.
- Be careful as there is a plug to be disconnected, the wing mirror positioner.
- now to get at the wing mirror, Also as mentioned pull the triangular black plastic sail shaped piece away from the back of the wing mirror, inside the door. Behind there are a few bolts and screws. ( you may have to peel back the black sticky backed foam to reveal all the screws. There are 3 of them (phillips head). Leave the bolts alone, they are the window channels.
- Undo the bottom 2 screws and then the last one at the top. Maybe get somebody to hold the mirror whilst you undo it, so it doesn't hit your door!
- The wing mirror will still be held on by the electric mirror plug, just unclip it and voila!
- reverse to put it back on!!!
er Yes I have just done the same on my old VTII, It has the same shaped wing mirror, just not sure it is the same size, as the Monaro has a more angled turret. In fact just reading up on it, it would appear the triangular part of the mirror has a different rake to it.
One bit of advice, Buy a genuine replacement, a standard Holden Monaro mirror will do, HSV/VXR is the same thing. Do NOT buy a copy, whilst asthetically they look identical and nearly perform their intended function, they have one flaw! At speed, the actual mirror vibrates and gives you a headache if you look at it!!!!!! ( gave me one anyway!!)
Buy a new replacement mirror, look under your bonnet at the build plate and give the paint colour and mirror to a panel beater to get painted. They shouldn't need to match it exactly with polish and stuff as it doesn't really join up to any other panels.
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motomk
- two screws at the back of the door
- three or four along the bottom of the door
- one or two at the front of the door
- little lug in the door handle needs to be removed to expose another screw, undo that and pull the door handle out
- undo screw behind door handle, normally holding a peice of white plastic
- now the tricky one, the door knob, you need to pry out the red plastic part, it clips in.
- once this is done (it normally results in the part becoming asthetically rubbish, it still works, just good idea to get a new one at the same time as a mirror. Likewise the little lug on the door handle)- pull up on the door knob and it will come out.
- There is another screw behind where the door knob was, holding the door knob holder in, remove that too
- Make sure the window is down, then push the door trim up from the bottom, it hooks on at the top.
- Be careful as there is a plug to be disconnected, the wing mirror positioner.
- now to get at the wing mirror, Also as mentioned pull the triangular black plastic sail shaped piece away from the back of the wing mirror, inside the door. Behind there are a few bolts and screws. ( you may have to peel back the black sticky backed foam to reveal all the screws. There are 3 of them (phillips head). Leave the bolts alone, they are the window channels.
- Undo the bottom 2 screws and then the last one at the top. Maybe get somebody to hold the mirror whilst you undo it, so it doesn't hit your door!
- The wing mirror will still be held on by the electric mirror plug, just unclip it and voila!
- reverse to put it back on!!!
er Yes I have just done the same on my old VTII, It has the same shaped wing mirror, just not sure it is the same size, as the Monaro has a more angled turret. In fact just reading up on it, it would appear the triangular part of the mirror has a different rake to it.
One bit of advice, Buy a genuine replacement, a standard Holden Monaro mirror will do, HSV/VXR is the same thing. Do NOT buy a copy, whilst asthetically they look identical and nearly perform their intended function, they have one flaw! At speed, the actual mirror vibrates and gives you a headache if you look at it!!!!!! ( gave me one anyway!!)
Buy a new replacement mirror, look under your bonnet at the build plate and give the paint colour and mirror to a panel beater to get painted. They shouldn't need to match it exactly with polish and stuff as it doesn't really join up to any other panels.
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motomk
Edited by motomk on Friday 11th May 15:18
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