[928uk] Re: Cup wing mirrors

[Clive Walker]

Steve,

Regarding the 'Pirtle' tips which John copied for you - if it helps, 
when looking into the driver's door mirror face, the plastic locking 
ring must be rotated anti-clockwise to unlock, and clockwise to lock.

This means that, with a screwdriver inserted through the hole under the 
mirror, and its blade engaged in one of the slots in the ring, the 
screwdriver handle should be moved to the left to unlock the ring.  The 
mirror body acts as a pivot for the screwdriver shaft, and the tip of 
the blade therefore turns right, thus rotating the locking ring in an 
anti-clockwise direction.  You may have to do this more than once, as 
there are several slots in the locking ring and it may be necessary to 
take another 'bite' as another slot presents itself.

I've only had the driver's side out, and I'd be interested if anyone 
knows whether the passenger side locking ring needs to be rotated in 
the same direction, or if it is a 'mirror image' (sorry!) of the 
driver's side.

There is also a small locking pin located below the ring, which rides 
up an incline before dropping into a slot, presumably to provide a bit 
of security by preventing the locking ring rotating under vibration.  
You may need to lever the mirror glass up vertically as you rotate the 
locking ring in order to help the pin disengage.

Regards,

Clive W.
MY93 GTS manual


On 5 Jul 2004, at 14:23, John Speake wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a faulty drivers mirror. The electric adjuster will move the 
> mirror backwards and forwards, but not left to right. I can hear the 
> motor in operation for all directions. Can someone tell me how to get 
> the glass off so I can take a look at what might be loose/disconnected 
> back there.
>
> I did have a go at it yesterday but without success and gave up before 
> I broke something.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Steve,
>
> This is what I have copied from Pirtle's 928 tips 
> listing----------------- but the problem may be the mirror switch 
> itself.
>  
>
> "Shine a flashlight up the hole in the bottom of your mirror and 
> you'll see
> that there's a piece of plastic with slots in it.  This is actually the
> bottom part of a ring that goes around the back of the mirror glass,
> which, when rotated 5 degrees or so, will release the glass. Once you 
> see
> what it looks like, stick a small slotted screwdriver into the hole 
> into
> one of the slots and try to shift the ring one direction or the other
> (apply force upward to keep screwdriver in one of the slots and then 
> move
> it sideways to shift the ring).
>
> This is *much* easier to understand once you get the mirror glass out 
> and
> see the locking ring on the back of it. "
>
> John
>  
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