I really hate dealing with the 90s vintage mirrors, the ones that are adjustable and held in place with the spring wire. Some can be replaced in a matter of seconds, while the next one takes you 30 minutes.
I had to R&R the passenger side mirror on the ML500 as a buddy got me the LED turn signal piece that goes in the mirror housing from a knacker. The mirror came out easily enough, and amazingly went right back in. The last one I did I had to fiddle with for a good 10 minutes. -D > On Apr 28, 2020, at 4:21 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
