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Old 06-01-16, 07:17 AM
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I accidentally broke the clip that holds the rear vanity mirror up. It looks like it's a common issue, for the little clip to break into 3 pieces. I tried superglue, plastiweld and jb weld but nothing is strong enough to hold it together. Can I possibly just buy the clip or do I have to buy the whole assembly? I saw some guy 3d printed a replacement for himself but that was a while ago. Trying to see my options before I fork out big money for one of these things.
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Redid it with JB Weld but let it settle for 24 hrs before touching it. I also put an excessive amount of JB Weld on it and used a sanding block to sand it back into it's original shape. Drilled out a hole for the little pin to go through and it's good as new. Unfortunately I already ordered a replacement mirror....
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