dismantle electric door mirror?

[cougar]

my mirror has rusted under the paint on the alloy part of the door mirror,
so how do you get the plastic part off so i can sand and paint the mounting part

[E30Mark]

you can't well not properly anyway...

you will be better off sourcing new mirrors in the correct colour, ps it's not 'rust' the base plates are aluminium,

[reddevil]

I have the same thing, the paint has bubbled major style, guess I better put a post in the wanted section for a new mirror.

Cheers

Red D

[cliffybabe]

my mirror has rusted under the paint on the alloy part of the door mirror,
so how do you get the plastic part off so i can sand and paint the mounting part

I'd use lots of masking tape

[jcjdavis1]

Hi I had the same problem and sorted it by -
take mirrors off
mirror glass out
mask inside
rub down until smooth
rub down mirror casing
clean with prepaint thinners
undercoat
paint with colour coded paint
job done
I am not a D.I.Yer and they turned out not too bad.
Not the best picture

[cougar]

Hi I had the same problem and sorted it by -
take mirrors off
mirror glass out
mask inside
rub down until smooth
rub down mirror casing
clean with prepaint thinners
undercoat
paint with colour coded paint
job done
I am not a D.I.Yer and they turned out not too bad.

thanks but the i cant sand in between the plastic and the aluminium where it is corroded so if i just paint it it'll just bubble up under the paint