'93 240 Rearview mirror re-attachment

profrap · Post by **profrap** » 16 Jul 2016, 10:05

Yesterday was a hot day in Providence, Rhode Island, and it's been hot for a while. Which apparently explains why, last evening, the rear-view mirror in my 1993 240 came unglued from the glass.

I've read up on the general principles of re-attaching this mirror, and I have some 3M adhesive in hand, but there is a twist: the mirror is connected to a wire, and I can't see how to safely disconnect the wire at either end. All of the instructions on how to re-attach this kind of mirror start with the mirror in one's hands, so that one can detach the "button" from the mirror, but with it dangling from a wire, this is nearly impossible.

I'd appreciate any tips from anyone who has had to tackle this before! Thanks in advance.

93Regina · Post by **93Regina** » 16 Jul 2016, 11:14

profrap wrote:rear-view mirror in my 1993 240 came unglued from the glass.

1989 Volvo 740 side mirror glass replacement

Viewer stated:

TheMaltodexter2 years ago
thank you! same system for my 240.

profrap · Post by **profrap** » 16 Jul 2016, 17:07

It's (somewhat) encouraging to know that I'm not the only one! But the link is about the side-mirror on a 740.

I have cleaned the glass, and am now going to see if I can get the "button" out of the mirror mount -- will have another look to see if the cord has any point at which I can disconnect it. If this all works, I'll post what I did!

profrap · Post by **profrap** » 17 Jul 2016, 09:38

I was able to get this done -- assuming the adhesive holds! Turns out the "button" is held in place not by a sprint, but by a set-screw that takes an Allen wrench -- it actually is much preferable, as when you re-attach the mirror to the button, you don't have to use any force. The wire also turned out to be connected to a mini-wire-harness in the base of the mirror, easily removed with a little tab. Fingers crossed that it's a permanent fix (I used 3M rearview mirror adhesive).