Make sure you install the metal base (not upside down) correctly. Ok so I waited another 24 Hours before I attached the mirror using the VersaChem - Rear View Mirror Adhesive. Mine fell off and took a huge chunk out of the inside of the windshield which eventually cracked the glass the entire width of to car. 2 part it looked like. The rear view fell of the window of my GT several years ago. Have seen people break windshields, trying to get it back off. (ie non-porous) Anyways, I masked off the mount/pad area with painters tape and proceeded to roughen up the area with a small, sharp awl. Foursquare 2022 Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA, "Best tire business around. Maybe they were older cars, but I remember seeing cars where the mirror attached to the roof? The mirror fell off the windshield in my 77 chevy truck. Until today and it came off on the last step of my project. The silicon glue type products just suck. Advertizing on PFF | Fiero Parts VendorsPFF Merchandise | Fiero Gallery | Ogre's Cave Free tire inflation and rotation every time I come here. Real-Time Chat | Fiero Related Auctions on eBay Make sure your information is up to date. I'm going to +2 the Versachem product. So I went to an Auto Glass guy and he attached it with Locktite. The mirror in my S10 fell off last year. Now what I neglected to state is that I was replacing the old mirror as it had fallen off the windshield about 2 weeks ago. I picked this up during lunch today and cleaned the worthless stuff off. I felt the problem was not just the glue but the smoothness/glossy nature of glass. In 68 they changed to the glue on button style and I was told this was done because of new safety regulations that required the mirror give way / brake off in the event of an accident. I stopped at the local glass place and they charged ne $5 to glue the base back on with an epoxy. Awesome service and great staff. Ok so it looks like VersaChem - Rear View Mirror Adhesive is the winning choice. I will post back here in a few weeks to provide the results. Iv'e almost exclusively used the Locktite rear view mirror adhesive. I used a kit that had that glass tube, and it never fell back off. I waited 24 hours again and attached the mirror and adjusted it like I did the other 2 times and it has not fallen off yet. The glue for mirrors to windshields in auto parts stores doesn't work or didn't for me numerous times. I had this problem with my Reatta. Has a small plastic bag/tube and a breaker/glass tube that you can see in the blister package. I waited 48 hours and attached it last night with no problem. So I go to the workbench and trim it down as necessary, get in the car and go to move the mirror and the darn think falls off the window. Download Foursquare for your smart phone and start exploring the world around you! Yes, I scratched up the glass in this small, square patch. var vglnk = { key: '648e5b7ed9eabf8d014415b9e7a6c157' }; (function(d, t) { var s = d.createElement(t); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = '//cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js'; var r = d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0]; r.parentNode.insertBefore(s, r); }(document, 'script')); So I spend 5 hours today wiring in the external temp sensor and power wires for my new to me Compass/Temp mirror. Plus use our free tools to find new customers. The breaker/glass tube resembles a smelling salts tube that you crush to allow the contents to flow into the cloth swab in the end. I have reattached the button and will wait till tomorrow to put the mirror back on. Plug it all in and it looks and works great. Only cost $15 for them to do it. It's still holding. Success- I think notFAILURE again. I used it and it's hasn't failed me. It says to wait at least 15 minutes before attaching the mirror. After driving it for a while without the mirror I was getting annoyed. ", O'Reilly Auto Parts 820 N Valley Mills Dr, O'Reilly Auto Parts 2715 North 18th Street. Went in to get glue for rearview mirror in which they had several options. I had an old 67 Ford pickup that had the mirror screwed to the top of the cab from the factory. Darn thing pulled right off while adjusting it. I hope the idiot who thought it was a good idea to glue a heavy mirror to the windshield has one under his back in the grave. Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. We use the latest and greatest technology available to provide the best possible web experience.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings to continue. I asked him if he thought this time it would work and the glass guy was saying that he has seen where a mirror was bumped hard and it took of a chunk of glass like what happened to Dr W. but has not fallen off for him. I got mirror glue from Kragen (now O'Reilly Auto Parts), cleaned the window and the mirrors mount thoroughly with alcohol, glued it on and let it set for a while. They had really cool products for your vehicle that I haven't seen. - Kurt Vonnegut, [This message has been edited by cmechmann (edited 11-05-2013).]. So then I realize that, hey I forgot the pretty plastic cover for the wire from the mirror to the headliner. My issue is more with the stupid set screw in the mirror base, keeps coming loose on me. I had a mirror fall off in my '91 Sonoma some years ago. ------------------ "Kilgore Trout once wrote a short story which was a dialogue between two pieces of yeast. Sierra/teleflex sold here, some in stock. She will not be getting her Homelink installed for a few days until she changes her attitude. Needless to say my car (Missy, short for mistress as my wife calls her) is now having a time out alone in the garage. Mirror kept falling off, especially in hot weather. I took my time and made sure to make everything look stock and very clean. No issue since then. Your local Bellmead O'Reilly Auto Parts store is one of over 5,000 auto part stores throughout the U.S. We carry the batteries, brakes and oil you need and our professional parts people can provide the advice to help you keep your vehicle running right locations.oreillyauto.com/tx/bellmead/101-eastgate-plaza.html. They install window wipers & many other things for free. Then I used two ton epoxy. Copyright (c) 1999, C. Pennock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y29XLzEQMLo. I also have an auto-dimming rear view mirror in my Fiero so I'm not using the OEM rear view mirror. They were discussing the possible purposes of life as they ate sugar and suffocated in their own excrement. Because of their limited intelligence, they never came close to guessing that they were making champagne." I cleaned up the glass and used the 3M mirror adhesive to attach the button to the window 3 days ago. Cheap Walmart rubber type glue yellow tube I tried in desperation and the mirror was still on when I sold the car. Some cars don't have the mirror attached to the glass, right?

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