Droopy side mirror
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Drifting
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Droopy side mirror
I gave my 72 a bath and took her out for a ride but when I got her going my drivers side mirror kept blowing downward due to the wind...it's on a swivel but I guess there is no way to tighten it? I wonder if they make a solid one piece mirror? any suggestions would be helpful.
Burning Brakes
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Here's a link to the thread of when I did mine. Pretty much the same procedure.
Good luck, Glenn
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...oday-pics.html
Good luck, Glenn
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...oday-pics.html
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Drifting
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From: NJ
Here's a link to the thread of when I did mine. Pretty much the same procedure.
Good luck, Glenn
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...oday-pics.html
Good luck, Glenn
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...oday-pics.html
I'll see if I can get it started this weekend.
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From: Austin Tx
I'm guessing my mirrors were not original, because instead of having rivets, there were 2 screws, and the fix was a bit different.
So in case you have after market mirrors also, I'll describe what I learned.
The problem was not that the plate wasn't tight enough, it was that underneath the plate, was a plastic type washer peice that had cracked, thereby not able to hold the ball joint tight no matter how tight the plate was attached.
To fix it, I went to lowes, and the closest match was some plastic washers that were both thinner, and larger in outside diameter (the inside diameter was pretty close). I had to use shears to trim the sides to get them to fit between the screw posts, and I used a coupld to make up for the difference in the thickness. But the fix works great!
So in case you have after market mirrors also, I'll describe what I learned.
The problem was not that the plate wasn't tight enough, it was that underneath the plate, was a plastic type washer peice that had cracked, thereby not able to hold the ball joint tight no matter how tight the plate was attached.
To fix it, I went to lowes, and the closest match was some plastic washers that were both thinner, and larger in outside diameter (the inside diameter was pretty close). I had to use shears to trim the sides to get them to fit between the screw posts, and I used a coupld to make up for the difference in the thickness. But the fix works great!