Giulietta door mirror

[pafiat]

The electrically controlled door mirror on my Giulietta has developed an irritating rattle. Before I tear into it, I wonder if anyone has had one apart? It doesn't look obvious how to attack it. Any suggestions welcome.

[GTVeloce]

What type of mirror is it? I have disassembled both the GTV6 type (with metal backing) and the 75 type (moulded plastic). The metal ones are much easier...

[pafiat]

It has a plastic shell

[GTVeloce]

From memory, you need to angle the glass as much as possible to expose the mechanism behind. Then, using a long thin flat head screwdriver, rotate the backing plate either clockwise or anti-clockwise (can't remember which sorry). This allows the mechanism to pull out from the plastic housing.

In saying this, I have only pulled the drivers side mirror apart which is cable operated unlike the passenger electric mirror. I assume the technique to access would be the same however.