Vanity Door/Mirrors

[mooredriven]

The mirrored doors in my head of my 2003 340 Sundancer need to have the acrylic mirrors replaced. I wanted to see if anyone else has replaced their mirrors or doors before. I can't find any information on them online.

My only thought is to remove the doors and take them to a local glass shop and see if they can replace the mirror or manufacture new ones.

I'd appreciate any advice or links to vendors online that my have some for sale.

Thanks,
Dale

 

[Four Suns]

I have the same year boat as yours and the vanity mirrors are having issues around the edges with the mirror foil (or whatever) seperating... Would love to know how to replace them.

Hi W1ngless!!! You f@cking retard!!! I bet you are not smart enough to see this dick head.

 

[Cincy Aquaholic]

I'm in the same boat. I posted a couple times regarding this. Replacement from Sea Ray is around $500 for mine. Crazy. Found one on ebay for $325. Still crazy. Mine got a little messed up when a 3M recommended the wrong adhesive. They actually cut me a check for replacement but I still am not spending it on that. I'm going to look into find a local place to re-do mine.

 

[floriduramax1]

The mirrored doors in my head of my 2003 340 Sundancer need to have the acrylic mirrors replaced. I wanted to see if anyone else has replaced their mirrors or doors before. I can't find any information on them online.

My only thought is to remove the doors and take them to a local glass shop and see if they can replace the mirror or manufacture new ones.

I'd appreciate any advice or links to vendors online that my have some for sale.

Thanks,
Dale

I just got my 280 and found the mirrored door for the head and both cabinet doors in aft cabin coming off. I removed doors took them to my shop, stripped them and installed new acrylic. We use acrylic in our coaches so we keep it in stock. We buy it in 4x8 sheets. Cut it larger than the door use a high bond spray adhesive and after it is stuck, router around the edges with a bottom bearing flush cut. Sand with 1200 and polish with white jewelers rough.

 

[sbw1]

I had a failure on my 37 and took the door to a glass shop and had a new mirror installed. The Tiara has a real mirror that holds up much better than my old SR. The mirror in the head is still like new.

 

[ross91]

Mirror is very cheap. I dont know if yours is in a frame or just glued to the door. I work at a glass shop and you can get 1/8", 3/16, or 1/4" mirror and have them polish the edges. All you need to know is the size you want. Use mirror mastic to put it up. Its a black tar like substance and holds very well. Or just use mirror clips that are held up with small screws, but i would still use the mastic as well for the rough rides we sometimes encounter. It comes in gallon containers or in a regular caulk tube. I would guess the total cost should be under $30. When the edges start peeling from the back (delaminating), it is usually do to the chemicals in whatever you use to wash the mirror. Happens a lot in bathroom vanity mirrors from people not being careful when they use chemicals to wash the sink and counter. Use a glass cleaner with no ammonia and it should last a lifetime.


(update)
after rereading this it sounds like maybe the mirror has curved shapes following the door? If so the price will be a little higher, but still easily under 100$ if you bring a pattern to a local glass shop. patterns are easy to make if you want advice on that let me know

 

[mooredriven]

Thanks to everyone for their responses.

I visited a local glass/mirror shop and they will be able to replace the existing mirrors for around $30 each. The biggest expense is due to drilling the hole for the thumb latch. That cost is $25 per door due to the high failure rate of cracking the mirror when drilling.

I felt their price was very reasonable. Ross91 substantiated my decision. I visited the local shop before seeing his post.

I'll let everyone know how it turns out.

 

[floriduramax1]

Thanks to everyone for their responses.

I visited a local glass/mirror shop and they will be able to replace the existing mirrors for around $30 each. The biggest expense is due to drilling the hole for the thumb latch. That cost is $25 per door due to the high failure rate of cracking the mirror when drilling.

I felt their price was very reasonable. Ross91 substantiated my decision. I visited the local shop before seeing his post.

I'll let everyone know how it turns out.

What type of hinges are on these doors? Are they the concealed style with all the adjusting capability? If they are, be very careful installing them with the real glass as it's easy to break the glass if you open the doors with the hinges out of adjustment and the edge of the doors hit the cabinet. Also if they are the concealed type, after you get them adjusted, tighten them real good and check occasionally or use a drop of thread lock. That's why we use acrylic because it doesn't break as easy if doors are slamming or hinges coming out of adjustment. Make sure the edges are polished well to prevent cutting yourself. If you have piano hinges then all should be fine.

 

[Alex F]

I had a failure on my 37 and took the door to a glass shop and had a new mirror installed. .......

I would think that this would be the least expensive approach to achieve good results, unless you can cut and glue the mirror yourself.

 

[sbw1]

I would think that this would be the least expensive approach to achieve good results, unless you can cut and glue the mirror yourself.

I remember being relieved that it was not expensive. The extra weight of the glass was a small issue. I removed the cheap screws that SR used to attach the doors to the closet and replaced them with stainless through bolted fasteners that fit the holes. When done, it looked factory new and held up. The door would occasionally open in rough weather. Never did find a good piece of hardware to solve that issue. Still, when I sold the boat it looked fresh and I was done with it.

 

[mooredriven]

A quick update on my mirror door project. I picked up the doors two weeks ago. I had to take them back for some minor modifications, but once fixed, they look as good as new. The total cost was $92. As I stated in my original post, they charged extra due to the drilling of the holes in the mirrors. They had a higher success rate, thus the lower price.

I also caulked the edges which hopefully will extend the life of the mirrors. I wished I hadn't waited so long to replace the mirrors.