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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Just a quick shout out to see if anyone else's C-4 has a windshield monted rearview mirror that vibrates at speed. Mine appears tight at the base. If you've had this dilemma, have you been able to fix the annoyance, or do you just deal with the distortion? I would certainly like to check for cops when I'm in a hurry.........
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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Mine was loosealso, i beleive there's a screw just behind the mirror that i tightened up to take care of the problem
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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Screw is tight. I dunno....
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Mine vibrates, also. I've tried several things to reduce the vibration; the best step was to loosen the screw!

I tried adding some lead weight to decrease it's harmonic frequency, but that was unsatisfactory. Loosening the screw certainly didn't stop the vibration, but it diminished it somewhat....

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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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Mine does this too. I've never tried to fix it,but ROCCO 16 how much better was it by loosening the screw?
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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Default I also have a screw loose.

I loosened my rear view mirror screw and the vibration was reduced 90 percent, based on scientific calculation.
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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I tightened the screw to fix mine.
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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Tires need balanced? The rearview is the first thing to shake when there is a vibration in the car.
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Originally Posted by 78pacer
Just a quick shout out to see if anyone else's C-4 has a windshield monted rearview mirror that vibrates at speed. Mine appears tight at the base. If you've had this dilemma, have you been able to fix the annoyance, or do you just deal with the distortion? I would certainly like to check for cops when I'm in a hurry.........
Mike
...mine is tight all the way around...i had a vibration and later, blew a wheel bearing...if all is tight, could be bent rim, threw a wheel weight, worn suspension parts, a tire issue, etc......afetr i did all my bearings and half shaft u-joints, mirror is fine....
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