Just thought I should share this. Wife got mirror hit by a bus (her story, bus driver said she hit him - who knows what the truth is), and the top part (with the mirror) snapped off - the mirror was hanging by the cable.
I had to go out of town so did following as stop-gap fix:
1. Tried to take the glass part out - did not work - just broke the glass. Later I was told at parts department that they never even try to replace the glass part as when you take it out - clips break
2. Cut the cable connecting mirror to the body.
3. Pulled the inside door panel and got the mirror bracket out.
4. Used Jigsaw and cut a corner on left top (against the area where cable goes in). Plastic is hard, but certainly workable.
5. There is a drain(?) hole in the mirror part - broke some metal which was covering it so I can put a bolt through it.
6. Drilled a hole in a bracket (few drill bits makeing it eventually big enough). The metal of the bracket is not very strong - regular drill bits did the job.
7. Put a bolt in, cut few pieces of somewhat thick rubber between mirror and the bracket and then under the bracket, then washer, lock washer and a nut and got it tight.
8. Put the "fixed" mirror back on a car.
9. Put duct tape over the whole.
It felt solid and lasted for a day of driving. Got a replacement mirror in the next day.
What I would do differently next time: take the door panel apart and pull the whole assembly out right away. Then cut the housing and get everything connected. This way you will likely have fully functioning, albeit far from perfect looking mirror.
I had to go out of town so did following as stop-gap fix:
1. Tried to take the glass part out - did not work - just broke the glass. Later I was told at parts department that they never even try to replace the glass part as when you take it out - clips break
2. Cut the cable connecting mirror to the body.
3. Pulled the inside door panel and got the mirror bracket out.
4. Used Jigsaw and cut a corner on left top (against the area where cable goes in). Plastic is hard, but certainly workable.
5. There is a drain(?) hole in the mirror part - broke some metal which was covering it so I can put a bolt through it.
6. Drilled a hole in a bracket (few drill bits makeing it eventually big enough). The metal of the bracket is not very strong - regular drill bits did the job.
7. Put a bolt in, cut few pieces of somewhat thick rubber between mirror and the bracket and then under the bracket, then washer, lock washer and a nut and got it tight.
8. Put the "fixed" mirror back on a car.
9. Put duct tape over the whole.
It felt solid and lasted for a day of driving. Got a replacement mirror in the next day.
What I would do differently next time: take the door panel apart and pull the whole assembly out right away. Then cut the housing and get everything connected. This way you will likely have fully functioning, albeit far from perfect looking mirror.
