# Looking for the right stuff to stick the glass back on my passenger-side mirror **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 20, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025 "2008-03-20T01:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/1 "2008-03-20T01:30:34Z")
So it has been looking loose for the past several months, with the view getting more and more jiggly as time wore on. Today I decided not to wait until the glass fell off on the highway somewhere and I simply yanked it off. I discovered that Jettas have a heated mirror, since there were wires attached directly to it (cool). Anyway, before I go out and get just _any_ old epoxy to put it back on with, what would be the best stuff for the job? Bonus points if they sell it at Amazon, since I have Amazon Prime and can get free two-day shipping. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/2 "2008-03-20T01:36:21Z")
IMHO, I wouldn’t use an epoxy because they tend to be brittle when cured. Try some clear silicone cement instead. Resistant to heat, moisture, and vibrations. ETA: And some masking tape to hold it in place while it cures. ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/3 "2008-03-20T01:41:49Z")
FWIW, you can get a special rear-view mirror adhesive at just about any auto parts store (Pep Boys, Kragen, etc.). I don’t recall if it’s an epoxy or cyanoacrlyate base. ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/4 "2008-03-20T01:43:28Z")
I present to you the wonder that is This to That: > **[This to That (Glue Advice)](http://www.thistothat.com/)** > > How to glue this to that I’m guessing you would be going Glass to Plastic, they recommend Loctite. ETA: On closer inspection they have a page devoted to your exact problem: > **[Rear View Mirrors](http://www.thistothat.com/faq/mirror.shtml)** > > How to glue this to that So, apparently you are not the first person to wonder this. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/5 "2008-03-20T01:44:49Z")
[QUOTE=3waygeek] FWIW, you can get a special rear-view mirror adhesive at just about any auto parts store (Pep Boys, Kragen, etc.). I don’t recall if it’s an epoxy or cyanoacrlyate base. [/QUOTE] **Passenger-side** mirror. On the outside of the car. The glass has come unstuck from the rest of the mirror aiming mechanism. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/6 "2008-03-20T03:58:28Z")
I used super glue (the clear stuff, that claims 3 drops sticks anything to anything, including your fingers, so be careful 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/7 "2008-03-20T04:19:07Z")
Dunno if you ever come across to PA, but if you do, the folks at South End auto parts on Bridge Street in Morrisville were nice to deal with. They can likely take care of that while you wait for $10 or so. Ditto for Ben’s auto glass in Bristol at Farragut & Green Lane. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-right-stuff-to-stick-the-glass-back-on-my-passenger-side-mirror/442025/8 "2008-03-21T00:19:53Z")
I hadn’t thought about having an auto glass place do it, but you’re right. I bet that that black stuff that they glue on new windshields with would do a right proper job of it. I don’t go across the river that often, so I might just hit a local place.