mirror glass replacement on 1999 manual mirrors

i could not find a thread on this topic here so i figured i'd create one to make it easier for the next guy

to start the first thing that you'll want to do, if your mirror is not completely destroyed is to break the glass. as painful as this might sound, after lots of swearing and prying, i ended up saying "screw it, i'm replacing it aren't I?!" and just broke it. after doing this i found out that these mirrors aren't really designed to have the glass replaced unless the glass is completely shattered.

once the mirror is broken you'll get something that looks like this, you'll want to start by pulling the screws on the upper part of the face and the ones on the bottom. they are a star shaped head and while i don't know the size, you should be able to find it in just about any star-head screw driver set. this will separate the outer shell from the support/core. this allows you to snap the outer ring off.



once the screw are removed, you will need to snap off the outer ring. there are clips around the perimeter that you will want to depress with a flathead screwdriver in order to get them out. should come out pretty easily. if it takes too much pressure, you're missing something and you're gonna break it.


after you get the clips off clean up the surfaces in here. it's probably not too important but it's probably a good idea to clean up your surfaces that the adhesive bits will go on.

Put the adhesives on. MAKE SURE to put the sticky things on the raised surfaces around the perimeter. otherwise the adhesive won't stick to the mirror. it isn't thick enough to reach the mirror and stick it on.




after this just stick the mirror on and then snap the plastic ring back on. and voila, finished.



Before:

After:


overall it was pretty easy and after streamlining the process i think that i could do it again without too much trouble. here is the link to the part i used:
https://www.autozone.com/collision-...t-glass/428655_301481_2362?&searchText=MI2180
i was overall pretty impressed with the quality however, the adhesive left a little to be desired. i'm fine with that considering that i paid for the mirror, not the adhesive, but still. i should also note that it was a bit expensive. not too big a deal for me as i didn't want to bother with replacing the whole assembly. having one new and one old one would drive me nuts. however, given how much time and effort it took, it might just be worth it to buy a whole new assembly instead.