rearview glue recommendations?

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:24 pm

my mirror fell off. I hear some brands fail a day or two later... any recommendations?

befarrer · Post by **befarrer** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:57 pm

We sell a product from Permatex that is for reapplying rear view mirrors.

http://www.permatex.com/products/automo ... ve_Kit.htm

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:10 pm

have you used it successfully? :la:

Fierocious · Post by **Fierocious** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:54 pm

That just happend to me at autox. I went to walmart and got their kit. its a $1.88. Haven't tried it yet but it seems straight forward.

befarrer · Post by **befarrer** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:32 pm

I havent tried it on my own car. But my xGF used it on her tarus, and 1 year later, it is still on there.

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:33 pm

Gorilla Tape.

dgzfiero · Post by **dgzfiero** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:48 pm

The mirrror fell off in my 88 once. I stopped at a auto glass shop and they put it back on for free.

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:29 pm

I can't afford free. Are there any places that will pay me, then put on the mirror?

The Dark Side of Will · Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:22 pm

The stuff they carry at CarQuest has served us well in the past. I don't know what brand.

We used that several years ago on our old Suburban. When we scrapped the truck, we tried to save the windshield... The mirror block pulled glass out of the windshield rather than letting go of the glass.

However, if the instructions say "clean with alcohol", CLEAN WITH ALCOHOL. We had several attempts fail prematurely because of cleaning with mineral spirits or other solvents. It finally stayed when we used alcohol, just like the directions say...

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:04 pm

I picked up the permatex stuff. It has Chrysler GM and other OEM part #'s on it, so it has to be pretty good. Will follow the directions. :salute:

Pyrthian · Post by **Pyrthian** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:49 am

I've had great results with them little glass vial rearview repair kits.

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:16 pm

1 day and holding.

FYI - when they say "add one drop to button", they really mean "add two drops to button". I think the curved window makes a deeper pocket than most or something.