3 screws = 1 hour

[chrislehr]

Ever have one of those tasks that you think is simple, and then you spend an hour on them.


I replaced ONE of my exterior mirrors today.

Screws were all but welded in there... drilled them out.

Backing plate fell into door. Specialty tool and 2 more screws and I found the backing plate, plus a door thumb button, a spring, and a piece of hornet nest (wtf) in there.

PBblasted it, and used visegrips to get those drilled studs out and somehow didnt ruin the threading (phew)

Had to get the girl to start the new screws cause I dont have 4 arms

Bolt it all back together, and GOLLY... I have a shiny new mirror and hardly any damage to the truck! (some paint was lost in the yanking of the old mirror, oops)

Some days, ya just feel like you are worthless even with all the right tools.