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Align then as you would to properly use them and then put a few drops of KRAZY GLUE into the joint. Tape a section of wax paper under the mirror to protect the paint just in case... there are any missed drips
Do this from inside the car and wait for the glue to dry before opening the door - 5 to 10 minutes...
Last edited by BLUE1972; Sep 28, 2018 at 10:52 PM.
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That would work for 1 driver, but my wife drives sometimes and would have to re-adjust. Wonder if I turned them down and put clear scotch tape on the ball then rotated it up using the tape as a gap filler
I replaced my passenger side mirror with a new one after my car was painted. No matter what I tried I just couldn't get it to tighten up properly. The new rubber inserts didn't seem to hold the base tight enough and I could always move the mirror around. It was just sloppy. I tried half a dozen different "fixes" and finally got it figured out. I pulled the rubber plugs back out, tossed them and installed a couple of these screw type drywall anchors. They fit the same hole fine, I trimmed the screw length a bit and then I was able to tighten the base up as rigid as the original base was. Re-installed the mirror and it's tight as can be now. Sounds like a goofy repair? Yes, but it works perfectly and nobody can see it.
Have fairly new side mirrors on 1971 Corvette, they have started to be a little loose in the socket of bracket. Any idea to make them tighter?
thelal1
If you do a search on the forum you'll find a few schools of thought on this fix.
1) Pull the mirror assembly off the car, rotate the head and put dents in the ball head using a punch. The dents cause the interference fit with the mirror to stiffen. Risk is breaking the mirror. (this worked for me).
2) Remove the mirror glass from the head and tighten up the rotating assembly.
3) Glue the ball
QUOTE=thelal1;1598070030]Have fairly new side mirrors on 1971 Corvette, they have started to be a little loose in the socket of bracket. Any idea to make them tighter?
thelal1[/QUOTE]
repaired my 71 mirror by removing the glass and sliding 2 small washers under the rivits .there is a past thread on how to do it.very easy and mirror is very tight again.
I placed the mirror in a small container of gasoline. 3 hours later I picked up the mirror and the glass was laying in the bottom of the container. probably a day or two would separate any glass from the mirror.
repaired my 71 mirror by removing the glass and sliding 2 small washers under the rivits .there is a past thread on how to do it.very easy and mirror is very tight again.
What GLUE did you use for reattaching mirror.
thelal1
i used 4 dabs of marine grade GOOP. it is a type of contact cement. however I think any kind of mastic would be good. your local glass store would carry something that would work.
Once you get the glass off, there should be a spring steel bearing strip that's supposed to hold the ball joint tight.
Before you try the glue (permanent position) option, give these a try.
- Try to ping the spring strip to bear tighter against the ball, or
- If I recall correctly, the spring strip can be removed, and I placed a small section of a plastic mild jug (LDPE) as a bearing between the ball and the spring. Then button the spring back up.
This worked for me, but I may be thinking of the inside rear view mirror.
I learned these tricks on this forum, so you may do a search and find a few helpful threads.
My '72 had the stock chrome junk on it when I bought it, put on later shark mirrors, and mounter further forward, so wind and parking lot folks cant brush by and toss out the PASS side, most irritating....I RTV the mirrors in place for me, and added the stick on bubble mirrors so anyone can use them.....
