Hi everyone,

 

This morning I've driven a 2011 VRS away; absolutely delighted and it's the car I've always wanted.

 

Annoyingly, I've knocked the rear view mirror off the ball-arm attachment, and can't for the life of me get it back on. I've been trying for a solid hour, tried at different angles, pulled the lever etc. 

 

Can anyone help regarding this?

 

Thanks

 

The lever is the dipping lever and nothing to do with the ball & socket joint, you just have to make it have it withiut breaking the glass, if it were really stubborn I would machine some plywood to spread the load across the outside lip & the full area of the glass itself.

 

If you lubricate it then it will fall off again easier, spit will work as when it dries it wont reduce the friction.

 

Editted, looking at an enlarged view there is a spring clip you can remove to ease the socket back over the ball but you will have trouble getting it back on, perhaps it can be pushed backwards?

Edited 14 September, 20205 yr by J.R.

I'd be tempted to remove the rest of the mount as it'll be easier to do it on a workbench than upwards against a window.

 

I've not removed this style but this video makes it look very easy:

 

 

On the plus, this style should be pretty cheap if you can't get it back together

Muscle power, line the mirror up straight with the ball and holding the mirror in one hand across the centre and supporting the ball mount in your other hand give the mirror a quick hard push and it should pop back on without further drama.

Thanks for that Langers, definitely going to be much easier to present the ball to the socket on a bench maybe with some padding under the glass.

Thanks for this folks. Still struggling unfortunately; have had five people working on it now! Will be taking it to a Skoda dealer today.

 

Thanks again for your help!

If you remove the ball from the windscreen mount (which I did not know could be done) and remove the constraining clip then it should go back in in like a slippery stick up a dogs rectum, with it on the bench it should be easy to refit the clip.

Edited 15 September, 20205 yr by J.R.

Taken it to the local Skoda dealer and had three separate mechanics working on it. No joy and a new mirror ordered for £100+.

 

Not a great start but hopefully won't need to shell out for any new parts soon!