Sport mirrors how do you pull them apart for painting?

You may not need to remove the glass to tighten it up. They have a screw that holds the mirror in the housing. When I removed it I was able to slide the housing down the cable to work on the mirror. I haven't released the cables from this mirror in the picture. This mirror has an aluminum back that that distorted over time. I was able to tighten it up with a washer which didn't last so I replaced it with a short cap nut.


Side View Mirror Stuff FWIW