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Re: Replacement Mirror Glass
Posted by pmatt - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3?em=119 (more from pmatt - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3?em=119) on Fri, 23 Apr 2004 02:01:13
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00

Thanks to all who answered my question about my '88 9000T outside
rearview mirror glass.

I stopped by the local Saab independent shop, and they had used
mirror units (the glass and the heating assembly - easily removed by
using the access hole underneath the mirror housing) for which they
wanted $25.

I passed on this, since it seemed a bit expensive for a used mirror
with unknown 'glue life' left. I looked around, and eventually
bought a brand new replacement glass piece on eBay for $5.

It is apparently a Taiwanese replacement part, manufactured
reasonably well under the Motormite name, exactly the same shape and
size as the original mirror, but probably not specifically designed
to withstand the heating element. Since my 9000T is an '88, I figured
that the mirror will probably outlast the rest of the car anyhow -
the heating elements don't seem all that warm to me, even in the dead
of winter. The Motormite part # is 51648 for the RH glass.

The Motormite label is part of a product line distributed by
www.rbinc - an odd website with lots of products besides replacement
glass, and no obvious way to order any of them! (No prices, either)

Their listed distributors are all US companies, so I suspect it is
pretty simple to get their parts with a little persistence.

The mirror came with a couple small pieces of double sided tape, and
instructions to add a bead of sealant around the edges of the mirror
to help the tape hold the mirror in place. I chucked the tape and
used contact cement instead. Seems fine. (I had contact-cemented the
driver's side glass in place about 3 years ago, and it's still
solid.)

Cheers --- Phil Matt
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