To elaborate on BenT's post.....

I just replaced the cracked glass on a right side power mirror
tonight.  Bentley shows how to remove and reattach, but I don't have
the book at my fingertips.

Basically if you look behind the glass on the sides, you will see a
tab on each side.  You turn either tab counter-clockwise to unlock the
mirror from the motor (about a 1/4"), clockwise to lock in place.  You
will see 4 round nubs in the white plastic on the motor which locates
on the corresponding holes in the glass backing.  Once you have them
located, just move the tab clockwise to lock in place.

I got the last NOS glass replacement in North America from Rennie at
Santa Monica VW this week.  They are now obsolete at VW, but Bus Depot
might have a few and who knows what's still in Europe?

The pair I worked on tonight are going my 84 GL.  Got tired of the
originals folding back at 65 or above :)

With my left eye almost blind from a nasty cataract, I took my time
doing this.  I suggest the same.

Oh....going to have cataract removed next month once cheap-ass Blue
Cross approves.  Don't like straining the right eye while driving.

Good luck!

--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
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On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 8:00 PM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently had my power mirror glass fall out while taking a turn - Gorilla Taped in place now.IT would have crashed to the ground had not the power wires prevented that form happening.
> Is this common?  If so, insights on how to fix appreciated.  I have not pulled it to look at how it is attached , but my battery died on my Civic while on vacation, so I have been using the Westy to commute.
> John