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I need to know how to replace Power Mirror on '97 Thunderbird LX

While backing out of garage, I broke my passenger side mirror on '97 Thunderbird. The outer housing is quite shattered and the mirror popped off. The door panel is slightly buckled in just ahead of mirror (enough that made a 2"crack in the paint) I can't see where the mounting bolts are by looking inside the mirror housing. There is a black trim panel inside the door but does not seem to want to come off easily. Is this where the mount bolts are?

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Yes, you may have to take off the inside door trim.

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