Volvo UEM rear view mirror repair.
Just as I thought that my Volvo can't surprise me anymore it comes around and does it yet again. But I persist and I will not back down to pain in the ass engineering. Each day this car presents me with new challenges and so I will make the most of them by turning them into content for this blog. So what is it this time you ask? Simple, the rear view mirror tinting fluid leaked and turned it into a lava lamp. I mean, how bad can it be? Just buy a replacement and replace it. It's just a mirror right? Riiiiight??? Foreshadowing aside, I went head first into this problem with a replacement mirror for 20€. And without suspecting any funny business started tearing the interior apart. Pulling this mirror off was quite simple. The plastic trim over the lights comes off with just a few clips and after that a pair of M6 bolts and a handful of springy retainers are all that hold the light assembly and the rear view mirror in place. After this, a T30 torx is needed to undo the single sc