Thanks Asa, that was my concern a well. I assume the plan is to set the two prongs on the back and knock in the single one on the front. Wish me luck . . . Mike -----Original Message----- From: Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2025 5:32 PM To: DeTomaso Email Forum <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Re: Installing the inside rearview mirror From Alain Guerin, sent directly to me instead of the forum. Translated: Yes, I've done it twice and each time I've been very scared of breaking the windshield, but it works! Good luck Asa Jay MSgT, USAFR, Retired “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” Ronald Reagan Begin forwarded message: From: Alain GUERIN <400windsor@gmail.com> Date: July 20, 2025 at 17:14:33 CDT To: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Re: Installing the inside rearview mirror oui, je l'ai fait deux fois et chaque fois j'ai eu très peur de casser le pare-brise, mais ça marche! bon courage Alain 5340 Le dim. 20 juil. 2025 à 23:41, Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso <[1]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> a écrit : Thanks Mike, Yea, I was thinking something different, my apologies. For irrational reasons my brain was putting both pieces together with the screws on the outside. Yes, first to admit I can do “the dumb” sometimes. 😁 I too had difficulty with the spring socket thing. In my case one of the ends was a bit tweaked making it even harder, but I did get it in. Asa Jay MSgT, USAFR, Retired “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” Ronald Reagan On Jul 20, 2025, at 14:56, Mike Drew <[2]mikeldrew@aol.com> wrote: Asa Jay, C’mon, man! The mounting plate is screwed to the car. If you remove it and attach the mirror to it, how then would you propose screwing it back to the car? 😜 Mike—the mirror just snaps in and out. It takes no little amout of force. I advocate constant pressure rather than percussion. Mike Sent from my iPad On Jul 20, 2025, at 11:19, Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso <[3]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> wrote: Can you take the mounting plate back off, -then- whack it together and remount? Asa Jay MSgT, USAFR, Retired “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” Ronald Reagan On Jul 20, 2025, at 11:12, Mike & Elizabeth <[4]mbefthomas2@gmail.com> wrote: I have the front bow of the headliner installed, along with the sun visors and mounting plate for the rearview mirror, but I cannot figure out how to pop the mirror itself into the mounting plate. Doug Braun has offered that you need to whack it into place by hitting a piece of wood held against the mirror base with a hammer, but this makes me a little nervous so close the windshield. Is this the only way or can someone offer another suggestion? 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