Are there forum awards for screwing up simple things? If so, I'm sure I'm in the running.

Having read and watched a video about replacing a the rear view mirror on a W124, I thought I knew what I needed to remove the mirror. However, after many attempts, the mirror simply wouldn't budge. Concluding that I wasn't pulling hard enough, I eventually got the mirror out....but the bracket came with it. Broke two screws and the other pulled through. Something had to give...either the spring or the bracket...and in my case it was the bracket.

My question: did I likely do something wrong? Specifically, I'm wondering if I should have yanked at more of an angle. Or are there some cases where the spring simply won't yield?

Hopefully installing the new mirror will be uneventful....but apparently that's the more challenging part of the process.

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