Rearview Mirror, seems to be fighting me Options

[sdoolin]

Windshield mounted rearview mirror came off in my hand the other morning. It was mounted in the wrong place anyway and would not allow for full movement of the sun visors. So, time to re-affix.

I have the sticky pad on order from Pelican, but am having trouble removing the mirror from the mounting base? I have removed the screw, but still the thing does not want to budge.

Is there a trick to this?

[Tom_T]

I've never had to separate the two parts to remount a mirror with the sticky mounting pad, & as a unit it's easier to position correctly to not interfere with the visors & for rear vision. No need to separate the two.

The keys are to use the actual Porsche, 3M or known quality OEM sticky pad (cheapos are & always have been out there), & to completely clean the windshield & base with a razor blade & alcohol or adhesive remover, then adhere the one side of the double-stick pad to the base first & smooth & push it down on the base (with the wax paper backer still on the windshield side), then position a few mm's above the glass without touching it, then push onto the glass & slightly wiggle it slightly with medium pressure to get good adherence (not too hard it can break/crack glass).

The big keys with any adhesives are the absolute cleanliness of both surfaces & "only one touch" stick to each surface.

I'd done it a few times in the decade & +/-150k miles that my 914 was my DD!

Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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