If that is the case, I would probably take it to a shop. There are lots of hidden screws and clips in door panels, it's easy to break stuff trying to pull them off. I have to do it occasionally for my job, but I prefer not to. But if you a fairly handy, you can look up on Youtube and see if anyone has uploaded a vid for your make/model for door panel removal.zircona1 wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:25 am2020 Hyundai Sonatatrey wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:26 pmI might be able to help advise. What is the make and model, for one. And most importantly, is the door panel itself all one solid piece all the way up to the space behind where the mirror attaches, or is there a small gap where another trim piece is behind the mirror area. If it is the latter, that piece can be removed easily and there are probably three nuts either 8 or 10 mm holding the mirror. If it is a power mirror, there will be a quick disconnect that is hopefully not buried in the door panel. Pics would help if this doesn't make sense.zircona1 wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:05 am I smashed my passenger side mirror backing out of the garage too fast. I ordered a replacement part. It looks like the door panel is going to have to be removed to replace it. I'm wondering if I should try to do this myself, or get a mechanic to do it. I'm afraid I'll fuck it up.
The door panel is one solid piece, there's no small separate trim piece that can be removed behind the mirror unfortunately.
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852Thanks for the advice. I've watched a few Youtube demos of other makes/models. I'm handy to a certain extent (can fix a toilet, replace a garbage disposal) but not that skilled.trey wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:24 amIf that is the case, I would probably take it to a shop. There are lots of hidden screws and clips in door panels, it's easy to break stuff trying to pull them off. I have to do it occasionally for my job, but I prefer not to. But if you a fairly handy, you can look up on Youtube and see if anyone has uploaded a vid for your make/model for door panel removal.zircona1 wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:25 am2020 Hyundai Sonatatrey wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:26 pm
I might be able to help advise. What is the make and model, for one. And most importantly, is the door panel itself all one solid piece all the way up to the space behind where the mirror attaches, or is there a small gap where another trim piece is behind the mirror area. If it is the latter, that piece can be removed easily and there are probably three nuts either 8 or 10 mm holding the mirror. If it is a power mirror, there will be a quick disconnect that is hopefully not buried in the door panel. Pics would help if this doesn't make sense.
The door panel is one solid piece, there's no small separate trim piece that can be removed behind the mirror unfortunately.
"Whatever happened to that album?"
"I broke it, remember? I threw it against the wall and it like, shattered."
"I broke it, remember? I threw it against the wall and it like, shattered."
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853Then in his early 40's he started listening to the first two Wall Of Voodoo albums the way Charles Manson listened to the White album.
"There's a felling I get when I look to the west"
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
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854When is Adobe going to join the 21st century and add support for .xcf to Photoshop?
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855Five more days, and all willing I'll be back under a stable roof and with my dog. It has been a very close call on a couple of occasions these past few months. Five more days is doable.
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856I heard some religious nutter talking about Ezekiel 38 coming to fruition, and heard The Misfits doing "We Are Zeke 38."
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857The song Blue Mask was kind of a dry run for Lulu.
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858I haven’t seen a single reference to “99 Luftballons” since all of this silliness began.
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859Ein Weiss luftballoon!Dave N. wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:20 pm I haven’t seen a single reference to “99 Luftballons” since all of this silliness began.
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860I’ve seen some people calling FM Steve’s Steely Dan tweets “edgelord” behavior. If this is what people now consider to be edgelord behavior, then we are in a sorry state of affairs. Let’s just burn it all to the ground.