JimKueneman
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Anyone successfully disassembled a remote mirror to have the housing rechromed?
Remote Mirror Disassembly
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moparnation74
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nope
JimKueneman
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There is a new one in my future then.... Struggling on rechrome vs new..... I can now get almost all the trim for my 500 new.....
oldbee
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Well,,, ‘someone’ cracked my manual glass on left side; so I got a replacement glass for it & it worked great. Figured I’d lube up the pivot and now it’s almost too loose.This was a manual so no real knowledge on a remote.
JimKueneman
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Probably......
dsd1967
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I did a couple of them about 12 years ago....not too bad if I recall. Built one for my car and sold the other to pay for the chrome work.
If a new one is in your future....what are you out trying? At least that's what I decided when I attempted mine.
If a new one is in your future....what are you out trying? At least that's what I decided when I attempted mine.
JimKueneman
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JimKueneman
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Did not dawn on me I could by new glass...... That makes it more doable....
https://www.carid.com/1968-dodge-coronet-mirror-glass/?filter=1&sub-model[ourSubModelName][]=500
https://www.carid.com/1968-dodge-coronet-mirror-glass/?filter=1&sub-model[ourSubModelName][]=500
dsd1967
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This is taxing my memory....but I don't recall removing the mirror from the holder. I believe I removed the cables from the unit that mounts on the interior and fed the cables out the mirror base. The unit that holds the glass came out as a whole unit.
Again....this is taxing my memory...but the biggest challenge I recall was getting the cables mounted back on the adjuster.
Again....this is taxing my memory...but the biggest challenge I recall was getting the cables mounted back on the adjuster.
oldbee
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I googled side mirror glass,don’t remember the company, it wasn’t Carid though .
The Chrysler mirrors were still available through the dealerships not too many years ago. You might want to check with some of the NOS dealers like AMS Obsolete as I know that they had several not too long ago. The reproductions are far from the quality of the originals.
JimKueneman
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I was wondering... The price of the reproductions seems way to inexpensive to be high quality.
RT68440
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I disassembled my remote mirror to have the housing rechromed. I did not remove the glass from the holder though. I still may because the glass is pretty scratched. I believe Resto Rick sells new glass...
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