69 drivers side mirror question
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Burning Brakes
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69 drivers side mirror question
I've seen several posts on people using well nuts as the repair for a stripped or missing mirror nut plate.
Mine is gone and it appears that it will be a bit of work to make up another and fish it into position.
Question is for those that used well nuts as the repair, how has the repair held up? What size well nuts did you go with?
mike
Mine is gone and it appears that it will be a bit of work to make up another and fish it into position.
Question is for those that used well nuts as the repair, how has the repair held up? What size well nuts did you go with?
mike
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I used a well-nut in place of the original plate. My plate dropped into the door and was impossible to fish out. I believe the well-nut o.d. was 3/8" but I am not sure. I guess I'd measure the i.d. of the hole and go from there.
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Txs for the insight. Just didn't want to go with well nuts and find out later it was a mistake.
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The well nuts are for a 10-24 thread. It will use a 3/8 hole for install. That is what comes with the passenger side mirror and holds up very well in my case. 
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I can't speak as to using them for the repair of the driver side, but for the passenger side, the well nuts only go thru the fiberglass. Nearly 10 years on my car and 0 issues. Now if I could only find a mirror that holds up as well as the well nuts do,.......................
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I am tempted to make up a new plate and then put some Lord Fusor type adhesive on it and then tie a string to it and pull it up into place and then hold it in place with some screws till the adhesive dries.
I was skeptical on how well the well nuts would hold up to the door being closed so often on the drivers side.
I was skeptical on how well the well nuts would hold up to the door being closed so often on the drivers side.
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The passanger side mirror I have, came with the well nuts,
However I am Not too thrilled about drilling 2 -3/8" holes to mount the outside mirror.
is that the only good mounting method ? anything with smaller holes ?
However I am Not too thrilled about drilling 2 -3/8" holes to mount the outside mirror.
is that the only good mounting method ? anything with smaller holes ?
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ok, I finally grew nuts big enough, to drill 2 -3/8" holes
into my newly painted passenger door,
just as planned use the template drill the holes and your Done !
sorry no pic. yet. easy as pie.
into my newly painted passenger door,
just as planned use the template drill the holes and your Done !
sorry no pic. yet. easy as pie.
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I have a nut plate laying around if someone wants it. . Fishing it into position and riveting it in place might be a tough job. I am fairly sure they were attached to the door skin at the factory before the skin was attached to the door. It is pretty much a blind area. You would need to cut the inner door sheet metal to have access by hand. Two layers of steel if I'm not mistaken .
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no metal backing when you drill passenger side holes, just fiberglass.
the well nuts work perfect and mount solid.
I also compared the template with drivers side, it is the same.
the well nuts work perfect and mount solid.
I also compared the template with drivers side, it is the same.