Installation Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
When working with any type of glass or sheet metal with exposed or rough edges, wear approved safety glasses and gloves in order to reduce the chance of personal injury.
- The jackscrew springs must be positioned down compressing the fingers at the bottom of the jackscrews.
Push to install the jackscrews into the mirror motor.
- Rotate both jackscrews to position the ball flanges to be inline with the attaching hub. They will then be correctly positioned to the mirror glass case. (This is shown in the above graphic).
- Connect the electrical connectors to the mirror glass case (heated mirror).
- Align the case to the mirror motor.
- With the palm of your gloved hand press firmly on the center of the mirror glass case until the case engages onto the motor.
- Push the mirror glass case to the jackscrews.
- Right mirror-Rotate the mirror glass case down and press firmly on the lower side engaging the mirror glass case to the lower jackscrew.
- Left mirror-Rotate the mirror glass case up and press firmly on the upper side engaging the mirror glass case to the upper jackscrew.
- Rotate the mirror glass case and press firmly on the outer side engaging the mirror glass case to the outer jackscrew. The jackscrews will give a clicking noise when properly seated.
IMPORTANT:
The mirror glass case is not the same for the right and left mirror. For ease of assembly of the mirror glass case place a little white lithium grease on the motor pivot and on the tip of the installed jackscrews.