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Removing rear mirror button from windshield ?
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Rox Crusher
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Location: Roxborough Park, Colorado
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 Removing rear mirror button from windshield ? I realize this may sound like a dumb question but I recently bought a modern rear view mirror to get some cool built in electronics. It came with the original windshield mounting button with substantial remnants of the windshield from where it originated.
I need to remove my button as the new mirror's button has a completely different shape.
So now I'm a big scaretty cat about removing my old button.
Is there a trick to doing it so I don't damage the glass ?
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crawlercreations
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Re: Removing rear mirror button from windshield ? I have had some luck with heating the tab and using a gasket scraper to pop it but that is only some success. About 50% of the time the windshield breaks. At my shop safelite refuses to pull the tabs for us as they break too many windshields. Good luck.
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DanHall
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Re: Removing rear mirror button from windshield ? Last time I had a windshield replacement they put the wrong button on the first time and used heat to get it back off. It was a reputable company so I assume they knew what they were doing.
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hockeydad4-22
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Re: Removing rear mirror button from windshield ? What they said.
Heat gun for a few minutes to soften the glue, then a stiff putty knife forced between the glass and button should pop it off with success more often than not.
Bring it over this weekend and I will give it a shot for you (of course if the glass breaks you will need a new windshield)
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Viperwolf1
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Re: Removing rear mirror button from windshield ? I say take your propane torch to the wrecking yard and practice on a couple first.
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| Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:24 pm |
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Moab Mike
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Re: Removing rear mirror button from windshield ? HAMMER - get it over with! 
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| Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:17 pm |
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Rox Crusher
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Location: Roxborough Park, Colorado
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Re: Removing rear mirror button from windshield ? We all know that if I wasn't wanting to do this the damned thing would fall off on its own
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