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Old May 30, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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well i replaced the camaro looking mirrors with original chrome ones but i was having troubles getting the passanger one tight. drilling the holes for the passanger mirror didnt sit well with me and let me tell you that i actually felt a little sick when i had to drill the two 3/8" holes so has anyone else put these on their car and couldnt get them tight? well after working on it for about four hours i finally got an idea and now its tight
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Old May 30, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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Were the 3/8ths holes for the rubber well nuts? If yes, what was the solution to making them tight and your post project opinion of them?
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anyways i ended up going to home depot and getting some sheetrock toggle bolts and they worked perfect. i put electrical tape around the ends so it wouldnt dig into the fiberglass and used brass screws. it worked alot better than that crappy expanding rubber thing that it came with. i'll have to take pictures later sense my wife took the digital camera with her to her parents house.
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the expanding rubber things were worthless..i ended going your route, and getting some screws that ended up staying pretty tight.
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