Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing mirror glass
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
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 Note
| Removal and installation are described only for the left
mirror glass. The right side is similar. |
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Removal lever -80-200-
 WARNING
| When doing this repair work, always wear safety goggles and
leather gloves! |
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Protect housing edges to prevent damage to paintwork with, for
example, textile-reinforced tape. |
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Press bottom of mirror glass -1- into
mirror housing. |
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Press mirror glass -1- off adjuster
unit -2- using the removal lever -80-200-. |
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Swivel mirror glass -1- to side and
detach connectors -3- for electric mirror
heating on back of mirror glass -1-. |
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Fit connector contacts -3- on
mirror glass -1-. |
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Push mirror glass -1- centrally
onto adjustment unit -2- in
housing. |
| Mirror glass engages audibly. |
Note
| When fitting the mirror glass, only press on the centre of
the mirror. |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
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Special tools and workshop equipment
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