Driver side mirror glass replacement

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  1. ChapmanF

    ChapmanF Senior Member

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    I don't know, I think you might have to hold it there waiting for the paste to set for longer than it takes to snap the glass out and snap the new one in.

    The heating element doesn't care which way the electrons flow through it.

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    you could wire in a USB port? :)
     
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    I owned my Gen 2 Prius for ten years and I never knew the mirrors were heated. :)
     
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    Good to know about the heating element.

    They look like 5 adhesive circles that are supposedly "automotive grade".



    I'm going to give it a try, and if it doesn't work I'll replace the whole piece. The heating element can slightly heat the new glass too.
     
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    same...
     
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    Are you planning to actually stick the new glass on the old glass, or to get the old glass out of the plastic frame and replace it?

    I experimented with the latter once, years ago. I succeeded in getting the glass out of the frame. The tool I used I've never been able to use for anything else since, because I don't own anything that can get that adhesive off of it.

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    I suspect it's the same adhesive they use to seal headlights as well mount glass on phone and tablet screens. You have to put it in the oven to get it hot enough to separate...
     
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    Yeah ... I was using a heat gun, not an oven, but could well be the same kind of stuff. Or not....

    Getting the stuff hot enough to separate thing A from thing B is job 1. Job 2 is getting the stuff off thing A, or thing B, or at least off the tool you slid between A and B. I'm still on job 2.

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    Hi all. I followed advice on the package instructions and ther forums and youtube. I peeled off the adhesive (supposedly described as automotive grade) after cleaning up the old glass (which was shattered but largely intact). I took the 4 adhesive pads and put it on the shattered glass I then pasted the new glass over the old glass. It fit perfectly and stuck on like a champ. I pressed it in hard and it was good as new! Not to mention it was delivered in 2 days and on a Sunday. Other reviews have said it lasts a long time, I may buy a backup and keep in my car just in case this happens again. Love hacking things to avoid going to the body shop and the mechanics!
     
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