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D4 wing mirror cover removal - 2014 onwards
As per subject line anyone know the best way to remove the wing mirror covers on the face lifted D4 with the bigger mirrors. Don't want to damage them really so need to know best tool to use and where to start with it?D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
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20th Aug 2019 1:27 pm
Famousfive
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IIRC correctly I started with a pry tool at the bottom nearest glass of the cover and worked my way round
But official guide shows taking glass out first to get to the tabs
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21st Aug 2019 12:02 pm
Ceekay
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So popped these off yesterday only i wish it was just that! They didnt want to come off so decided to strip the inners down as per the LR pic and access the top tabs but believe it or not mine are slightly different mirrors The release tabs are enclosed by plastic moulded lugs so not accessible without drilling or completely removing the black surround at the front which works its way back into the mirror. Unscrewed every screw possible and lifted all clips visible stripped the glass, motor and motor carrier but still wouldn't come out to reveal the lugs like in the picture. Eventually after a bit of brute force and ignorance and with one or two clips released i got them off. It would seem there are screws behind the cover to release the front surround but that would not work as you would required to remove a cover to get to the clips that remove the other trim. Really strange and there was also a very slight difference between my left and right mirrors so perhaps one has been replaced in the past. Clipping them back on once painted should hopefully be alot easier .... in theory. D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
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27th Aug 2019 12:02 pm
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There are a few versions of these mirrors. The early versions look the same on the outside but the chassis is one unit and these are a carry over from the L405 stock. The later version can be broken down further so that it’s easier to make a LHD and RHD mirror from parts by changing smaller parts. One of my Disco 4 mirrors was the early type but I swapped it for the later L494 type (by changing the mount only) because it had camera, Wade sensing, BSM and Chromatic mirrors. I have photos somewhere of them stripped to every single piece including wiring stripped down to be modified.
27th Aug 2019 7:15 pm
Ceekay
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Thanks for that thought that would be the case after tackling mine. Looks like they will hopefully just clip back on once painted so at least the hard bits done D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
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28th Aug 2019 12:56 pm
M3bobby
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You need to refit them in the opposite way to the removal. They appear to not want to fit properly and then you do a little something and all of a sudden it just fits. I’ve got a broken clip on one of mine and it never effects how it looks and just pops off a little easier now.
28th Aug 2019 4:19 pm
wizbongre
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Sorry to raise this one from the dead...
I'm finally getting round to investigate our broken mirror, and need to strip it down a bit to figure out which parts I need to replace.
Reading this thread, it looks like I should be removing the mirror glass first... The image posted earlier isn't overly clear - is it saying I should just pull the mirror glass out? It looks like it has a number of tabs that locate in the mounting. Do I just put something behind it and pry it forward? I'm not overly worried about damaging it, as know I'll need a new one anyway. I don't want to damage the housing/surround or the memory motor if I can help it.Cheers,
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11th Feb 2020 11:04 am
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The way I do it is to push the side of the mirror nearest the vehicle into the housing to push outwards the other end. Then get your fingers in the gap, spread evenly over the back of the glass and pull. It doesn’t take much effort and they will just let go all of a sudden. When it’s popped off, carefully remove the heating element connectors making note (a photo) of which goes where. These corrode so you may need to prise the terminals off but lever against terminals and not the glass or the spade terminal will rip off the mirror back (if the mirrors goosed you don’t need to worry).
When you’ve got the glass off, take the long screw out of the mirror motor and you can now pop the motor out (you will likely need to prise it out as there’s 3 tabs securing it. Disconnect the green plug. With that removed you can now remove the cover. I start by using a plastic trim tool and lifting the bottom edge upwards near where the housing mates to the arm. It’s one of those jobs that you know is going to go wrong but you just have to give it your best. If some tabs break off it will be ok as just a couple hold it securely.
Once the covers off you can easily get to what you need, indicator, bottom cover, arm covers, mirror chassis are all easy to remove now.012MY RRS 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography (Current)
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11th Feb 2020 11:52 am
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Perfect - thanks very much for that. Cheers,
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The release tabs are enclosed by plastic moulded lugs so not accessible without drilling or completely removing the black surround at the front which works its way back into the mirror. Unscrewed every screw possible and lifted all clips visible stripped the glass, motor and motor carrier but still wouldn't come out to reveal the lugs like in the picture. Eventually after a bit of brute force and ignorance and with one or two clips released i got them off. It would seem there are screws behind the cover to release the front surround but that would not work as you would required to remove a cover to get to the clips that remove the other trim. Really strange and there was also a very slight difference between my left and right mirrors so perhaps one has been replaced in the past. Clipping them back on once painted should hopefully be alot easier .... in theory. 
