Side Mirror Removal - Replacement

[BRE-240Z]

The previous owner of my car installed a driver's side mirror on the passenger side of the car. It looks terrible, and I want to remove it.

So I've got the door panel off on the passenger side, and what I need to know is this....do I have to disassemble the door and/or remove the glass in order to be able to reach the bolt head that's holding the mirror on from the inside?

Is there an easy way to do this, or should I just start tearing things apart? I can't imagine that the previous owner would have gone to this much trouble to install the wrong type of mirror on the car....he seemed to be a low-effort kind of guy, so I'm hoping that there's an easier way.

Also, are there vapor barriers available from Nissan, or is this a long-NLA item? What should I use as a replacement for the torn-up one that's on there now?

Thoughts?

[240ZX]

IIRC you don't have to remove the door's inner panel to remove a review mirror. Most are easily disassembled from outside the door.

[hls30.com]

It is not necessary to dissassemble the innards of the door, but it may be easier to do so-depending on what tools you have. If memory serves, roll the window all the way up. A 12 or a 14mm socket and a 1/4 drive wrench will take care of it-to start the removal put the socket on the driver but don't snap it on (to allow it to meet the offset of the bolt) I taped the mirror to the glass so it would not fall offwhen the nut was off.

I have used 3 mill plastic sheet from Home Depot/Lowes to recreate the vapor barrier, lay the inner door trim on it and trace with a sharpie for a pattern, cut 1/2-1 inch inside your tracing and you are there. Use black 3M weatherstrip adhesive to put the barrier on the door.

Will

[gnosez]

Funny, I mounted a driver's side mirror on the passenger side and it looks just fine. The brits have them on the right side.....

[BRE-240Z]

I just think it looks goofy. Especially up close.

[CANDYBLUE2+2]

If the mirror is attached like the model I'm lookin at in your thumbnail.

Two phillips head screws should be all thats holding it on from the outside.

If thats the case, then theres a piece about 31/2 to4 inches long inside the door that will probably fall inside the door once the two screws are removed.

If so, you won't have to do anything inside(unless the metal plate rattling around in there becomes annoying).

Then that leaves you with what to do with your two new holes in your doors sheet metal.

Oh the dilema of owning these old carsLOL

[hls30.com]

Gnose-remember my upgrade list....or maybe I left it off...

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18525&highlight=96301-E4600

See post #12

Several of these will be accompanying my and my '72 on our pilgrimage to Daytona in early October. One will also be mailed to A guy of recent 510 film fame in Cali in the same timeframe...I haven't forgotten Victor.

Will

[geezer]

If you take one screw out, you will know how much thread you have and then be able to loosen off the second one, allowing the mirror base to swivel aside without the tapping plate falling inside the door. Then put the first screw back in and remove the mirror. That might not help a bit if you decide to go with different style mirror though.

[BRE-240Z]

If the mirror is attached like the model I'm lookin at in your thumbnail.

Two phillips head screws should be all thats holding it on from the outside.

If thats the case, then theres a piece about 31/2 to4 inches long inside the door that will probably fall inside the door once the two screws are removed.

If so, you won't have to do anything inside(unless the metal plate rattling around in there becomes annoying).

Then that leaves you with what to do with your two new holes in your doors sheet metal.

Oh the dilema of owning these old carsLOL

There are no screws. No hardware is visible from the outside. If there was hardware visible from the outside, I wouldn't be asking these questions.

It looks like one bolt is holding it on, from underneath, meaning the inside of the door. The problem is that I can't get a socket on the bolt head.

[hls30.com]

Use a ujoint and an extension-I am headed out at the moment, but I'll be back in an hour or so if you want my to take some pics...

Will

[gnosez]

I mounted an angled and rotatable circular convex mirror to the left side mirror (now mounted on the passenger side) due to the fact the only way the left side mirror would work right would be to mount it up too far towards the front of the door to look right.

I look at the convex mirror to determine what's out there. So far it's working and I think the car looks just right with both of them. I hope to be at the Tail and the convention this year so come by and see for yourself.

[Mr Camouflage]

I don't think it looks goofy at all, and because it is the original factory type mirror it looks correct (and because its the nissan part you do have to pull the door panel off to get at the nut to remove it).