Mirror Removal F-32

lakeguy72 · Post by **lakeguy72** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:46 pm

Has anyone tried to remove the mirror in the head of a 1977 F-32? My mirror is getting cloudy around the edges. It appears to be glued in place. Removing the upper and lower supports is not enough. I'd not break is as I could use it for a pattern.
Thanks
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mr elevman · Post by **mr elevman** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:14 pm

you can use gue gone and a thin wire like from a pitcher hanger and use a sawing action sounds crude but it dose work

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:35 am

Mine are different as you have a port window in your head. But on my '85 32, I have no window but a vanity cabinet with two glass mirrors on either cabinet door.

Mine were fogging on the edges. I just took some wood trim and pictured-framed the outside of the mirror. Just measure, mitre and use construction adhesive to the glass and wood trim to add a custom touch to your mirror, then stain or paint to satisfaction.

lakeguy72 · Post by **lakeguy72** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:51 pm

mr elveman thanks for the wire tip. I forgot that did that to remove a car windshield.

Mac32 · Post by **Mac32** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:24 pm

It just happens that I was looking at how my mirror was mounted in my 76 f32 and found something unexpected while taking out more of the interior.
I dropped the ceiling that was held in by teak trim around the perimeter, and found the mirror is only held in by the lower trim and a upper teak strip screwed to the under side of the deck.

So the mirror floats in kind of a loose frame, I guess this keeps it from cracking when the hull and deck flex. I wonder if this is factory or if it was supposed to have adhesive holding it in?

lakeguy72 · Post by **lakeguy72** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:34 pm

Mac32, now you have me thinking. I didn't fully remove the top/bottom trim pieces--as the mirror seemed to still be solidly mounted. It sure would be nice if that was all that was holding it.
Lakeguy

Mac32 · Post by **Mac32** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:15 pm

The piece on my boat that actually holds the top of the mirror is mounted above the white melamine ceiling (that has the first trim piece).

If I get to the boat soon I will take a picture that shows the whole side open since I removed my head wall and door.

lakeguy72 · Post by **lakeguy72** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:03 pm

I got the mirror out today. After removing the top/bottom supports I found the top edge was held on with double backed tape. using a piece of flat stock I was able to reach up and loosen the tape.
Thanks for all the help.