Oh, what an inspiring video! What is the painters tape for? Would a plastic scraper be better than a metal one? As Ralph said, how much improvement did you achieve afterwards? What adhesive did you use to reattach?😊
Painters tape is to hold the cables so they don't fall behind the inner housing. I wouldn't know about the plastic scraper. I re-used the adhesive tat was on it. No more vibration.
I went ahead with a few changes. First, I pried the bottom clip from the left side with a small head screwdriver that released one side then did the same on the right side. I used a flat puddy knife for the bottom but found a different solution to loosen the top portions of the mirror. I used a 16" thin flexible metal ruler I had on hand (eBay sells them) which worked great to reach the top areas. When re-assembling, I added dabs of mirror mastic to areas that touch the mirror since mine were no longer sticky. I didn't need to use painters tape or disconnect any wires by being careful, letting it gently hang down and away from my work. Lastly, there is a obscure fourth Phillips-head screw on the far left side that I tightened just because it was there. Thanks for your video.
Reusing existing adhesive was not a good idea. I called Velvac and they recommend RTV silicone that doesn’t dry hard or double sided foam tape for exterior use (duraco.com/twin-stick-pieces-pad/).
Oh, what an inspiring video! What is the painters tape for? Would a plastic scraper be better than a metal one? As Ralph said, how much improvement did you achieve afterwards? What adhesive did you use to reattach?😊
Painters tape is to hold the cables so they don't fall behind the inner housing. I wouldn't know about the plastic scraper. I re-used the adhesive tat was on it. No more vibration.
I went ahead with a few changes. First, I pried the bottom clip from the left side with a small head screwdriver that released one side then did the same on the right side. I used a flat puddy knife for the bottom but found a different solution to loosen the top portions of the mirror. I used a 16" thin flexible metal ruler I had on hand (eBay sells them) which worked great to reach the top areas. When re-assembling, I added dabs of mirror mastic to areas that touch the mirror since mine were no longer sticky. I didn't need to use painters tape or disconnect any wires by being careful, letting it gently hang down and away from my work. Lastly, there is a obscure fourth Phillips-head screw on the far left side that I tightened just because it was there. Thanks for your video.
Reusing existing adhesive was not a good idea. I called Velvac and they recommend RTV silicone that doesn’t dry hard or double sided foam tape for exterior use (duraco.com/twin-stick-pieces-pad/).
@@ralphriganti23did this repair resolve the mirror vibration issue once and for all?
How much of an improvement did you receive? 100%? 80%? 50%? Thanks!
Night and day. No more vibration.