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Flickering or resetting mirror fix!
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<blockquote data-quote="2003tahoe" data-source="post: 6583" data-attributes="member: 145"><p>Well after a little over a month i can finally do this.</p><p></p><p>The reason for this and not finding something off another website is because there isn't anything like this online, I tried to find it but there was no how to to pop the mirror apart or how to get the cover off, so what i'm trying to say is there was no explanations of any of this. Hope you like it.</p><p></p><p>On some Chevrolet trucks i've been in or seen have a resetting problem were it goes blank and all the leds light up and go to normal then do it all over. Well after some research i have found that its the resistors on the circuit board of the mirror. Over time with the help of tempeture chages the solder on the resistors will break free, i had 2 that were broken loose, causing the lose of power.</p><p></p><p>Items needed:</p><p>Soldering iron: $5 from autozone for a cheap one</p><p>Maybe half a centimeter of solder but a tube is: $3.49</p><p>T20 torx bit: single ones are around $4.99 but the sets are around same price for a whole bunch</p><p>Flat-head screwdriver: $3.99</p><p>Hands: Priceless</p><p></p><p>Ok starting off make sure you have a chevrolet not a ford for those i have no fix except to buy a chevrolet. if you have a black plastic cover covering the wires slide the top part down and pinch the bottom.</p><p>[ATTACH]293[/ATTACH]</p><p>then move up the mirror gently, so you dont have glue break or anything else most likely it wont break anything by going fast but dont risk it, and unplug the harness, the little tab is on the driver side of the plug.</p><p>[ATTACH]294[/ATTACH]</p><p>After those are disconnected pry the cover off the mount on the windshield there will be a tab on both the driver and passenger side and also on the bottom, the way i did it was pry the sides off and slide it towards you and down its hard to explain.</p><p>[ATTACH]295[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]297[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]296[/ATTACH]</p><p>After that you will see a like a grey plastic and the mirror mount with the t20 screw that holds it to the metal tab its a regular thread so left is loose, loosen it just enough to slide it maybe 2-3 turns and slide it up then there will be nothing but the metal tab left on the windshield.</p><p>now its time to bring it inside to get soldering done. If you didn't pre warm the soldering iron then let it warm up and grab a beer and maybe watch the rockets <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2003tahoe, post: 6583, member: 145"] Well after a little over a month i can finally do this. The reason for this and not finding something off another website is because there isn't anything like this online, I tried to find it but there was no how to to pop the mirror apart or how to get the cover off, so what i'm trying to say is there was no explanations of any of this. Hope you like it. On some Chevrolet trucks i've been in or seen have a resetting problem were it goes blank and all the leds light up and go to normal then do it all over. Well after some research i have found that its the resistors on the circuit board of the mirror. Over time with the help of tempeture chages the solder on the resistors will break free, i had 2 that were broken loose, causing the lose of power. Items needed: Soldering iron: $5 from autozone for a cheap one Maybe half a centimeter of solder but a tube is: $3.49 T20 torx bit: single ones are around $4.99 but the sets are around same price for a whole bunch Flat-head screwdriver: $3.99 Hands: Priceless Ok starting off make sure you have a chevrolet not a ford for those i have no fix except to buy a chevrolet. if you have a black plastic cover covering the wires slide the top part down and pinch the bottom. [ATTACH]293.vB[/ATTACH] then move up the mirror gently, so you dont have glue break or anything else most likely it wont break anything by going fast but dont risk it, and unplug the harness, the little tab is on the driver side of the plug. [ATTACH]294.vB[/ATTACH] After those are disconnected pry the cover off the mount on the windshield there will be a tab on both the driver and passenger side and also on the bottom, the way i did it was pry the sides off and slide it towards you and down its hard to explain. [ATTACH]295.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]297.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]296.vB[/ATTACH] After that you will see a like a grey plastic and the mirror mount with the t20 screw that holds it to the metal tab its a regular thread so left is loose, loosen it just enough to slide it maybe 2-3 turns and slide it up then there will be nothing but the metal tab left on the windshield. now its time to bring it inside to get soldering done. If you didn't pre warm the soldering iron then let it warm up and grab a beer and maybe watch the rockets :rolleyes:. [/QUOTE]
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