Changing the exterior mirror on a Ford Fiesta V

Open the door as far as it will go and lower the window completely to make it easier to remove the rearview mirror.

Turn the rubber of the manual control lever a quarter turn counterclockwise, then pull it towards you to remove it.

Lightly pinch the control cable retaining plastic and push it toward the inside of the trim.

1: Place a flat plastic tool on the side, between the door body and the interior trim, in order to unclip it, then 2: shift the trim to the right in order to extract it.

Finish removing the trim by hand, making sure to remove the control cable.

The mirror is held in place by a 10mm hex head screw, and two metal clips which each hold a plastic clip.

Start by removing the two metal clips, simply slide them down by hand or using flat nose pliers.

Loosen the screw using a ratchet wrench with a 10mm socket and an extension.

While holding the mirror from the outside, pinch the two plastic clips that still hold the mirror either by hand or using flat-nose pliers.

Remove the rearview mirror from the outside, making sure to pass the control cable through the passage hole.

Check that the new mirror matches the old one in terms of the control cable and its fixings.

Install the new mirror, starting by passing the control cable through the hole provided.

Position the mirror so that each clip is opposite their respective holes.

Position the 10 screw and tighten it using the ratchet wrench with socket. When tightened, the clips are put in place.

Replace the two metal clips that hold the plastic clips, to do this slide them upwards.

Pass the control cable through the interior trim hole until it snaps back into place.

Replace the interior trim 1: Start by inserting the right part and 2: finish by clipping the left side.

Replace the control lever rubber and turn it a quarter turn clockwise to its final position.