Mirror puck removal
05-23-2010, 03:39 AM
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Mirror puck removal
Does anyone know how to remove the mirror puck from a windshield, thanks Stan
05-23-2010, 08:27 AM
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Yep there is a good write up on it here somewhere I used to remove mine that involved a lighter and a long handled thin bladed screw driver. basically you warm the puck with the lighter in very, very short applications of the flame. what you are trying to do is WARM not HEAT the glue that holds it to the glass. then you insert the screwdriver in the slot on the puck and rotate NOT PRY the puck from side to side. you'll feel it as it begins to give. prying it up will break the glass. very very small rotations from side to side will become possible as you warm the puck. think on the order or many minutes to get this done.
don't just blast the puck with heat and try to go at it all at once. take your time and it will come off. you'll think it takes forever and you are right. but you save your windshield by taking your time.
don't just blast the puck with heat and try to go at it all at once. take your time and it will come off. you'll think it takes forever and you are right. but you save your windshield by taking your time.
05-23-2010, 11:04 AM
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"May want to try using artificial fingernail remover to loosen the glue first."
If you do, I would strongly suggest that you VERY carefully protect the dash and console. Anything that will remove glue will almost certainly damage them.
If you do, I would strongly suggest that you VERY carefully protect the dash and console. Anything that will remove glue will almost certainly damage them.
05-23-2010, 11:17 AM
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If the idea is just to heat the glue, the interior temps hit over 140 deg F in the Georgia sun.
If the idea is to develop a temperature differential between the puck and the glass, the hair dryer wouldn't work as well as the metal-to-metal heat transfer to the puck alone. (And you would want to do this with the glass as cold as possible.)
If the idea is to develop a temperature differential between the puck and the glass, the hair dryer wouldn't work as well as the metal-to-metal heat transfer to the puck alone. (And you would want to do this with the glass as cold as possible.)
05-23-2010, 11:28 AM
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The problem in Georgia is keeping them on the windshield.
I have seen them taken off both ways, just be careful with a cold windshield.
Why does it need to come off?
I have seen them taken off both ways, just be careful with a cold windshield.
Why does it need to come off?
If the idea is just to heat the glue, the interior temps hit over 140 deg F in the Georgia sun.
If the idea is to develop a temperature differential between the puck and the glass, the hair dryer wouldn't work as well as the metal-to-metal heat transfer to the puck alone. (And you would want to do this with the glass as cold as possible.)
If the idea is to develop a temperature differential between the puck and the glass, the hair dryer wouldn't work as well as the metal-to-metal heat transfer to the puck alone. (And you would want to do this with the glass as cold as possible.)
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05-23-2010, 11:56 AM
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PO put on a fancy mirror and its too high on the windshield it also has a nice bundle of wires that are keeping the headliner from sitting flush.
anyway I prefer the stock mirror so the new puck needs to come off
anyway I prefer the stock mirror so the new puck needs to come off
05-23-2010, 12:11 PM
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I will try the lighter method with some acetone thrown in for a good measure, the dash is shot so no worries about damaging it
05-23-2010, 04:59 PM
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well a I dabbed some acetone on the edges of the puck with a Q tip, then a few clicks of the BIC and a pair of pliers and the puck twisted right off.
Thanks for the tips, Stan
Thanks for the tips, Stan
