Although chances are you’ll not be capable to see how it’s attached to your door, replacing the facet view mirror in your Honda Odyssey is not as arduous because it seems. Neglect the body store or expensive native service station. With a few family instruments you can do this job yourself.
Honda Odyssey Side View Mirror Installation Instructions
1. Open the door extensive and roll the window all the way down.
2. Take away the black (most typical) triangular molding cowl on the upper nook of the door (reverse from the mirror). That is merely eliminated with a small angled pry bar or straight edged screwdriver. It simply snaps in place by a squeeze clip. The underside of the molding might be held in place by a lip/ridge that sits down into the window cavity barely, maybe 1/four of an inch.
3. Peel down any plastic, insulation, or foam plugs that could be present. Plastic or insulation will be re-adhered and the foam plugs might be reinserted into the holes.
4. Trace the wire harness for powered mirror and unplug. It’s possible you’ll want the straight edged screwdriver to persuade the lock clip on the plug to release. Skip this step if it isn’t an influence mirror.
5. Take away the three nuts situated within the door cavity utilizing the ratchet, the 3-inch extension and the ten millimeter socket. It is recommended that in case you have a telescopic magnet, to place it alongside the socket as you’re removing the nut to catch it and deter it from falling into the cavity of the door.
6. Remove the mirror. The climate stripping underneath the mirror and the fixed bolts may need to be convinced to remove the mirror form the door.
7. Insert the brand new mirror and screw on one nut at a time. Reach the best one to get at whereas holding the mirror and then let the nut hold the mirror in place whilst you use the magnet and ratchet to use and tighten the other two.
8. Plug the twine back into the wire harness if a powered mirror. Test the mirror with the power button earlier than closing the panel.
9. Change any foam plugs, plastic, or insulation.
10. Reinsert the triangular molding, placing the tab into the window cavity first and press firmly until it snaps into place.
