I have a 1998 lincoln with a damaged rearview mirror and I don't know how to remove and reattach a new one. How do you get the replacement mirror to release the slide in metal part that holds in the mirror.

The piece that is on the glass is glued on with an ultra violet cured adhesive, or a two part epoxy adhesive. The last one I did was cured by the sun in 24 hours (mix, set and cure).

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Gluing it back on

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Go to any auto parts store that carries Loctite brand mirror foot attachment glue kits, follow instructions to the letter, if not it will fall off right away.

It may be held on by small set screw. (Allen wrench type) Or it just pops on and off, with effort.
To pop it off, hold the mirror as it would normally sit, and with that position in mind, you want to slide the metal plate down and out of the mirror clip, and you may have to pry on it a bit to get it started.

After you have reattached the plate to the windshield, you will have to apply almost the same force to clip the mirror back on.

Tips: Mark the location of the metal plate with a piece of tape on the outside of the windshield.
Make sure you clean the old glue off both the plate and windshield. Do not scratch metal plate.
Make sure you glue the plate on correctly. Do a trial fit on the mirror just prior to glueing.

should just be a torx 15 also t15 screw driver to unscrew it and u must use the rearview mirror adhesive sold at most parts stores

Get a rear view mirror adhesive kit at your local auto parts store. It will have the instructions on how to apply the mirror back on windsheild with the adhesive. I hope this helps!

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There is a little opening at the bottom of the mirror mounting part; gently push a small, flat screwdriver into it and slide the mirror off.

It should just slide out. You might have to use a little bit of force

you should have a silver metal tab that the mirror slides onto.

o to the auto parts store and buy a rear view mirror ask them for the rearview mirror adhesive and on the back of the package it tells you how to use it.its not very hard to do and isntexpensive to buy. takes about 15 minutes