Tools Required
| • | Inside Mirror Adhesive Kit GM P/N 1052369 (Canadian P/N 993362)
or Equivalent |
| • | Safety Razor or Utility Knife |
- Determine the location of the mirror mounting base by marking
the outside of the windshield with a wax pencil where the base was previously
located. If it is not clear where the base was located, use
the following steps to determine where the base should be installed:
| 1.1. | Using a measuring tape,
measure the distance between the windshield pillars at the windshield blackout
line. |
| 1.2. | Using a marking pencil, halfway between the windshield pillars,
draw a centerline (1) on the windshield from the roof panel to the
windshield base. |
| 1.3. | Draw a perpendicular line intersecting the centerline (2)
at that location. |
The bottom center of the mirror mounting base
will be at the intersection of these lines.
- Scrape the inside windshield glass thoroughly with
a safety razor or utility knife in order to remove all old adhesive.
- If reinstalling the original mounting base, place the mirror mounting
base in a suitable holding device, such as a vice.
- Scrape the mirror mounting base thoroughly with a safety razor
or utility knife in order to remove all old adhesive.
- Clean the inside windshield glass and the mounting surface of
the mirror mounting base thoroughly with a clean cloth saturated with naphtha
or a 50/50 mixture by volume of clean water and isopropyl
alcohol.
- Apply a small amount of
activator to the mounting surface of the mirror mounting base.
- Apply a small amount of activator to the windshield where the
mounting base is to be installed.
- Allow the activator to dry 5 minutes.
Important: Do not touch the mounting surface of the mirror mounting base or the
glass.
- Apply 1 drop of adhesive to the center of the mirror mounting base.
- Immediately apply the
mounting base to the windshield, ensuring that the mounting base aligns correctly
to the marks made on the outside of the windshield.
- Hold the mounting base firmly in place for 1 minute.
- Allow the adhesive to set for 15 minutes before installing
the rearview mirror.
- Clean the wax pencil lines from the exterior surface of the glass.
- Install the mirror to the mirror mounting base. Refer to
Inside Rearview Mirror Replacement
.
