I have a nearly mint condition inside rear view mirror from a W123 that I wanted to install in my W116 but I found that though the mirror frames are identical, the mounting arm on the W123 mirror is too short to be able to adjust the mirror correctly.

I want to swap the W116 mounting arm onto the W123 mirror frame, but how do I do it without cracking the plastic ball socket? I have tried this in the past and they always crack when trying to remove the mounting arm from the mirror frame. Is there a trick to this?

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Highly Optioned, 350,000+ Miles