How to Replace Mirror 2006-11 Chevy HHR
Created on: 2011-10-06
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken, smashed, cracked, or shattered rear side view mirror on Chevy HHR model years 06, 07, 08, 09, and 10.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pull up on the tab in the pull handle cup.
- Remove the circular panel behind the door handle.
- Remove the three T30 Torx screws.
- Pry out the pin on the side of the door panel.
- Using a putty knife find the clips behind the door panel and pry out on the clips.
- Disconnect the harness and handle rod from the back of the door panel.
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step 2 :Removing the Side Mirror
- Pull down the shield and disconnect the mirror harness.
- Remove the three 10mm bolts from the side mirror.
- Pull the side mirror free.
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step 3 :Reinstalling the Side Mirror
- Pull the mirror harness through the door.
- Line up the mirror and push it into place.
- Replace the three 10mm bolts.
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step 4 :Replacing the Door Panel
- Reconnect the harness and door handle rod on the back of the door panel.
- Line the door panel up and push it down and push in all the clips along the door panel.
- Replace the three T30 Torx screws.
- Replace the two covers.
- Replace the pin in the side of the door panel.
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Putty Knife
T30 Driver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace a side view mirror on this 2008 Chevy HHR, same as any '06 to 2010. Tools you'll need are a small flat blade screwdriver, a T30 Torx driver, a putty knife or a door panel clip tool. Those three things just get your door panel off. Then you'll need a 10 millimeter wrench or an socket and ratchet.
First, look down inside your pull cap here. You'll see a little tab. Grab the tab, pull up the little rubber plate. Then there's two T30 Torx screws in there. Then take a little screwdriver. Pry out underneath this little tee point here. Then a T30 Torx screw on there. Use a little fast motion here as I remove those three T30 screws. Right down here's a little pin. Just kind of pry it out with a screwdriver. Okay. Take a putty knife first. Put it back in there. Pull. Use a door panel clip tool if you like. Find the rest of the pins. You can kind of look in there at the same time. Actually, what I eventually found on this is it's actually easy once you get the door panel out a little bit. Just run your fingers underneath the door panel until you come to one of the clips and then give it a good pull and it comes off.
I'm going to pull this down just a little bit. Here's our connection for the mirror. I'll pry out. You can either use your fingernail or a screwdriver. A little tab. Pry out and disconnect that. Three 10mm bolts here. You can use a socket and ratchet. A wrench will work fine. We'll hit a little high speed here as we just remove those three nuts. Okay. The mirror comes off. Pull out the harness. Okay. New mirror from 1A Auto. Has the chrome back and everything which is correct for this vehicle. We're just going to pull this out here. We can put the mirror in place. We use our original bolts. Hit a little fast motion here again. Put those three 10mm nuts on there and then tighten them up with our socket and ratchet and extension. Don't over tighten them. Just you want to tighten them up nice and firm.
Then connect our lead right there. Put that back. Okay. We'll kind of fast forward through putting the door panel back on there. If you want to see this in regular speed, just check out our other videos but you can probably get pretty much everything you need. Put the lock switch back on there. Put the cable back on for the door handle. Put it into place. Make sure you get the tongue on the top to go down into the clips. Then peek in, make sure the clips all wind up. Push it onto the door panel. Then put your three T30 Torx screws back in and your trim plates back on.
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