Refitting rear view mirror

[mitzyg]

I live in Durban South Africa and recently we have had a tremendous heat wave with temperatures of 40degrees C.(In car was 47)
I unfortunately had to park my Spyder in the sun with the windows slightly open for about 2 hours and on returning I found my rear view mirror hanging by the mic cable .
It seems that they just gue the mirror to the windscreen.Can anyone advise if they have had the same experience and how best to re attach it to the windscreen.Super glue??
I look forward to some response.
Thanks

 

[Parisien]

1. Stay out of sun
2. As above





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[Parisien]

Seriously....Mitzyg...am sure any indie whom you phone up locally, whose experienced this, will know what works best!


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[mitzyg]

Hi Parisien,
The indies have all gone fishing .....and I am not to sure about their quick fix remedies.
M

 

[safrane]

Just go to your nearest window fitting place.

 

[TridentTested]

.Can anyone advise if they have had the same experience

40°C - not bl00dy likely.

My Alfa GTV6's mirror regularly fell off. Alfa used to hand out FOC the little self-adhesive pads to stick it back on. But they never worked for long. I guess you get what you pay for.

I think a specialist window shop would be your best bet.

 

[cobratwin]

having owned a few alfas im used to this!, i use an epoxy resin to stick the suckers back on.

 

[OzzieAl]

I live in Durban South Africa and recently we have had a tremendous heat wave with temperatures of 40degrees C.(In car was 47)
I unfortunately had to park my Spyder in the sun with the windows slightly open for about 2 hours and on returning I found my rear view mirror hanging by the mic cable .
It seems that they just gue the mirror to the windscreen.Can anyone advise if they have had the same experience and how best to re attach it to the windscreen.Super glue??
I look forward to some response.
Thanks

Hi Mitzyg,

I used to live in Pietermaritzburg and later Ramsgate down on the coast south of Port Shepstone,, I know your neck of the woods very well.

If you want to be clinical about it call out the mobile winscreen repair folk I am sure they can fix it, I used to have a Alfa GTV6's and the mirror came off as well. I just used super glue and never looked back ever. Just make sure you dont use to much adhesive relative to the contact area.

Like I said, if you want a A1 job then I am sure the mobile screen repair shops will have every correct adhesive going known to man.

Ozzie