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The rear view mirror on the Panda has always been stiff to adjust - and since Mrs FarNorthPanda and myself use the car, the mirror needs adjusted every time the driver changes.
Yesterday, mirror was very stiff to move, and when I applied some gentle (honest !) force the whole fitting came away in my hand - the glue joint between the windscreen and the mirror fitting had failed.
I cleaned the glue residue from the fitting and the windscreen and went to our local windscreen depot where the fitter put some magic glue on the fitting and stuck it back on the windscreen. He said to leave it for a day to cure, and then I could trim off any excess glue and slide the mirror back onto the fitting. I did as suggested, and all is back in place and working.
The car is 14 years old, so perhaps the glue degrades over time, particularly as car sits facing into the sun for most of the time when parked in our drive. When I cleaned up the glue residue, I tried various solvents, including WD40 and Carb clean, but the only one that worked was Methylated Spirits.
The interior mirror pivots on a metal ball in a plastic moulding, and I have from time to time tried to make the fitting less stiff by using a little aerosol grease, but it only works for a little while and then it stiffens up again.
Yesterday, mirror was very stiff to move, and when I applied some gentle (honest !) force the whole fitting came away in my hand - the glue joint between the windscreen and the mirror fitting had failed.
I cleaned the glue residue from the fitting and the windscreen and went to our local windscreen depot where the fitter put some magic glue on the fitting and stuck it back on the windscreen. He said to leave it for a day to cure, and then I could trim off any excess glue and slide the mirror back onto the fitting. I did as suggested, and all is back in place and working.
The car is 14 years old, so perhaps the glue degrades over time, particularly as car sits facing into the sun for most of the time when parked in our drive. When I cleaned up the glue residue, I tried various solvents, including WD40 and Carb clean, but the only one that worked was Methylated Spirits.
The interior mirror pivots on a metal ball in a plastic moulding, and I have from time to time tried to make the fitting less stiff by using a little aerosol grease, but it only works for a little while and then it stiffens up again.