Door mirror removal

[Ryanmck1984]

There's probably a simple solution to this.....how does the door mirror come off?
Is there a captive nut or nut up inside the door although if there is there's not enough room to get a spanner in about!
The nut on the outside goes slack but then tight again. I don't really want to force it in case something goes snap.

Cheers guys.

 

[mike202]

It sounds like you may have a crossed thread. I needed to put the missing washer on my mirrors a while ago. (between the door and the mirror arm) It should un-screw fairly easily.

 

[Ryanmck1984]

Ah, so it's threaded in to the door. Good to know. I'll have play around with it and see how I get on. Cheers!

 

[jimbo4861]

Mike
My mirrors keep working loose do you think i need washers ? Was thinking about replacing the lot as a bit manky anyway, i'm also sick of looking at the road as they allways working loose!!

Jimbo

 

[sparkywig]

Mike
My mirrors keep working loose do you think i need washers ? Was thinking about replacing the lot as a bit manky anyway, i'm also sick of looking at the road as they allways working loose!!

Jimbo

Screw the mirror into the door and adjust to suit, then tighten locknut against washer and the mirror will stay where you want it.

 

[mike202]

^^WHS^^

the washer, or seal, will stop the mirror post scratching the paint on the door and also keep water out.

I got these from VWH but others do them as well.

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Mirror-to-door-seal-T2-pair-10-211857543_act_shop.product_pID_194233_lang_EN_country_GB.htm?crumbStartPage=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;