Removing the white/gray insulation around the wires will make it easier. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow morning.

 

Cool, I appreciate it

 

Here's a step-by-step DIY for the mirror mount removal:


After removing the door panel and the sail panel, you will need to unplug the mirror harness and unbolt the mirror from the door frame (see 3 circled nuts).

Next, remove the 3 screws that secure the mirror housing to the mirror mount.

 

On to the plug. You will need to remove both the top and bottom inserts before depinning the plug. Use a small pick or small screwdriver to free the 4 tabs on either side of the plug. The inserts will pivot away from the plug slightly and should come out very easily.

 

Now for the depinning. MAKE SURE TO WRITE DOWN THE LAYOUT OF THE WIRES BEFORE YOU BEGIN! The second pic is a straight-on view of the plug from the terminal perspective. In the third pic I have indicated the spots where you will want to insert the tip of your straight pick to push the plastic tabs out of the way so you can remove the wires one-by-one. Push VERY GENTLY toward the center of the plug while gently pulling on the corresponding wire from the rear. PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ORIENTATION OF THE PINS. YOU WILL NEED TO REINSERT THEM IN THE SAME DIRECTION OR THEY WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.

 

Repeat this process for the remaining 4 wires. Next, pull the rubber weather seal over the wire harness and set aside. Finally, pull the wire harness through the mirror mount to separate the mirror housing from the mount.
Paint and clear the mount and reassemble. NOTE: When reinserting the pins in the plug, pay close attention to the orientation of the pins. They should click into place if inserted correctly.

 

Taking a quick glance while I'm at work. This looks great. Thanks for the detailed tutorial. Hopefully I can find one of my small screwdrivers so I can tackle at least one of the mirrors today. I got a lot sanding to do though since the paint wasn't dry from before and I was in a hurry to put some mirrors on when I had to drive. Thanks and I will definitely post pics when done.

 

or you can cut the wires, and tap back into the wires when you ready to put the side mirrors back on.

 

Yeah, I've thought about that, but then it's not as clean of a job. I may not get to painting at all today. Just barely going to do the sanding right now.

 

Okay...didn't get to sand but I took a stab at getting the wiring harness out and I must say, it was a little difficult at first, but took no longer than 10 mins for the entire process on one of them. I'm sure once I do the next one it will take only about 2 minutes.

I started using a small flat head screwdriver when trying to remove the pins and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't come out. I had gotten one out finally after realizing (after reading numerous times what you mention k67p67) that I have to push on the tabs, which makes sense. For the smaller ones I ended up using a safety pin which made it super easy.

Thus far, finished results:



Tomorrow I will sand it down and paint. Thanks so much for the tutorial, it is a MAJOR help. Now it will be insanely easier to paint and get an even coat.

 

im doing the samething, but im painting the whole side mirror black.

 

I actually thought about doing that. Post pics when you're done, I'd like to see how it looks.

I plan to get my roof painted black, but with the side mirrors black I have a feeling I'd look like a cop, haha. I've actually thought about getting some custom paint and getting the upper portion of the car in black, but then I'd really look like a cop car.

 

once your tints are dark w/ the roof painted black. i think it would flow really nice.

 

Do you guys think seperating the two pieces are necessary if one was going to get the side mirror portion resprayed anyway?

 

Absolutely. or else the paint won't fully coat the two pieces, which will be noticeable if you ever fold the mirrors in