Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 917

Mirrors
Rearview Mirror Removal (cont'd)
'99 - 01 models (With automatic dimming):
CAUTION: When prying with a flat-tip screwdriver,
wrap it with protective tape to prevent damage.
1. Remove the front ceiling light (see
2. Disconnect the connector, and carefully remove the
bracket cover by releasing the hooks. Take care not
to scratch the cover and mirror bracket.
CONNECTOR
BRACKET
COVER
3. To release the spring, slide the rearview mirror for-
ward by gently tapping the mirror bracket with a
flat-tip screwdriver and a plastic hammer. Remove
the mirror from the lug.
LUG
REARVIEW
MIRROR
section 23).
MIRROR
BRACKET
HOOKS
SPRING
Remove the wire cover from the mirror bracket by
4.
releasing the hooks in the sequence shown.
HOOK
WIRE
HOOK
COVER
Install the rearview mirror by sliding it over the lug
5.
until its spring contacts the lug. Gently tap the mir-
ror bracket with a flat-tip screwdriver and a plastic
hammer. Be careful not to damage the wire.
LUG
Install the wire cover in the sequence shown. Take
6.
care not to damage the hooks.
WIRE COVER
HOOK
Install the bracket cover, and connect the connector,
7.
then install the roof console.
MIRROR
BRACKET
REARVIEW
MIRROR
HOOK