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Drivers side door mirror got clipped!! 700 1992

posted by  cmd on  Tue Feb 18 08:05 CST 2003
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Hi All,

To make a long story short, my driver side door mirror got clipped the other day. The whole thing needed to be replaced. It was just ripped off its base. Nasty looking site. My junk dealer pulled one off a 92 960. I have two questions:

Since I currently did not have Heated Mirrors on my 740 and the mirror I received is from a 960, it would be a heated mirror...right. If so, then do I need to replace the Rear Defrost switch to a combo Defrost/Heater switch?

Next, because this is not a black 740 mirror the color of the mirror is Dark Red. It's fine now, however I will need to paint it to match my car. Either black or white (color of my car). I know how to remove the mirrors. Do I just prime and paint or is there another trick to this procedure. Any advice would be helpful.
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    Drivers side door mirror got clipped!! 700 1992

    posted by  6 volvos in the driveway on  Tue Feb 18 10:53 CST 2003
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    email me at runabout4fun@yahoo.com. I have the switch for the mirrors and defrost thing.. I pulled it from the yard a while back and have no use for the thing... if you want it for a wee bit o cash and shipping. give me a holla.

    Kevin O'B
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    1980 244DL, 1982 245GL, 1987 744GLE, 1991 245SE, 1996 855GLT, 2001 V70








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    Drivers side door mirror got clipped!! 700 1992

    posted by  chris herbst on  Tue Feb 18 10:17 CST 2003
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    Rough up the paint on the 960 mirror with very fine sandpaper. Use bumper and trim paint on it. It is meant for plastic like that. Also it would help to clean the roughened surface with prep solvent (paint thinner or such).

    The heated mirror is probably not going to work as it is a different function. Maybe the wiring exists on 92 models. I haven't looked at the wiring diagram yet, but it's possible it's there. I would doubt it will be functional whether or not you replace the switch.

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    chris herbst, near chicago







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