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[Closed] What glue to stick my mirror back on to the windscreen ?

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is this the stupidest idea car manufacturers ever came up with ?


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 8:55 am
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If you go to halfords, you can get a kit with some special glue and mesh which bond the mirror back on. Worked for me and never had the problem again.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 8:58 am
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I used quick setting araldite once - supported it with some tape and my hand until set - it never came off again.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:26 am
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Drill and bolt it?


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:30 am
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3M double sided auto foam.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:45 am
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Not superglue a friend did that once after his girlfriend kicked it off during some nightime car park entertainment. Ended up cracking the windscreen.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:47 am
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+1 double sided foam


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:49 am
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Fiesta?

I used some plaster’s webbing that was knocking around, glued that on the glued the old mirror to the webbing. Worked fine.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:50 am
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Yes, definitely not superglue - a friends widescreen cracked while he was washing it (with a pressure washer) and it was traced to the previous owner sticking the mirror back on with superglue.

Get some proper windscreen adhesive - it's thick black stuff that is specially designed to bond windscreens in so you know it won't affect the glass. Not worth the risk using anything else IMO.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:51 am
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Double sided foam probably wont be strong enough. Works ok initially and then fails. [b]The Halfords kit does the job perfectly.[/b]
Superglue prob cracked the screen as its an exothermic reaction when its setting, so a localised heat spot would have developed, cracking the screen.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 9:52 am
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Superglue prob cracked the screen as its an exothermic reaction when its setting,

Epoxy (Araldite) is the same.

Use the proper kit, no point wrecking a windscreen for the sake of a couple of quid


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 10:02 am
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Any car motor factors will have the small sticky patch and cleaning it to stick it back on with.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 10:04 am
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cheers folks, Im off to halfords


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 10:06 am
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Its about a tenner for the kit IIRC


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 10:11 am
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The Halfords kit may solve your problem


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 10:33 am
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Pop into your local Autoglass/Windscreens R Us et al, do your best puppy dog lost impression and 9 times out of ten they'll do it for you buckshee.


 
Posted : 06/11/2012 11:42 am