Actually that’s not a bad idea as it is not hard but there are some fiddly aspects to the mirror.
--FT Sent from iPhone > On Apr 28, 2020, at 3:38 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Bravo! Make a you-tube vid, you'll be famous. > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 3:10 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I went with Max to LKQ Saturday to snag some bits, one of which was a pass >> mirror for the $600E320 as it was flopping around and the glass was about >> to fall out too. >> >> Took the old one apart and discovered the inside spring attachment point, >> a little tab part of the pot metal casting, was broken off. Bah no joy >> there. Took the “new” apart, same issue. Bah, it looked ok at the yard. So >> no joy. >> >> Decided to bodge up a fix to the one on the car. There was enough metal >> around where the tab was that I could drill out a hole on either side of >> where the tab had been. Cut about an inch off a galvanized finish nail and >> slipped it through the holes then hooked the spring end over that with a >> bit of persuasion! Joy! >> >> Got the glass reattached too, it had popped out of the retainer spring so >> that was easy. >> >> I guess I’ll keep the “new “ mirror if I need a spare and can fix it too. >> >> You can see the broken-off tab and the nail. It is a crappy part and >> clearly not well-engineered for the job, that spring is strong and the pot >> metal is not. >> >> >> >> --R >> Sent from iPhone_______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
