Rear view mirror
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Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Que
Rear view mirror
Rear view mirror
My rear view mirror always moves out of place when I go over hard bumps.
Does this happen to other members and has somebody found a fix for it?
My rear view mirror always moves out of place when I go over hard bumps.
Does this happen to other members and has somebody found a fix for it?
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Granite City Illinois
Re: Rear view mirror (CanadaVette)
Other than not hitting bumps: (1) tighten the screw mount in the windwhield frame; (2) perhaps the glass mirror is loose in the frame, if this is the case, replace the mirror. Be sure to get the proper size tab mount. if it is too small the mirror will shake. (3) since a shaky mirror is very distracting, remove it and use the two outside mirrors until a proper fix is made.
Drifting
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From: CALGARY ab
Re: Rear view mirror (Mark-44)
Other than not hitting bumps: (1) tighten the screw mount in the windwhield frame; (2) perhaps the glass mirror is loose in the frame, if this is the case, replace the mirror. Be sure to get the proper size tab mount. if it is too small the mirror will shake. (3) since a shaky mirror is very distracting, remove it and use the two outside mirrors until a proper fix is made.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Que
Re: Rear view mirror (1990CORVETTE)
Dont hit hard Bumps :jester
You can not avoid a bump because you will hit 2 more so your better off hitting one. :lol:
Melting Slicks
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Re: Rear view mirror (CanadaVette)
I will have to 100% agree with you.. I am originally from upstate N.Y. Lake Placid, so I know how you feel..... Living down here in South Texas, is good on the vette chasis but hard on the paint, mine is black......
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From: High Plains Drifter Fayetteville, AR
Re: Rear view mirror (CanadaVette)
I put some krazy glue on the ball and socket of the mirror. It hasn't moved since I adjusted it, but it can still be adjusted. Couple drops of the really thin liquid super glue ought to do the trick. :thumbs:
Safety Car
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From: Northern California
Re: Rear view mirror (CanadaVette)
On my 88 with the stiff Z51 suspension, every little seemed to tilt the mirror down. Got the point where my right hand instinctively reached up for the mirror out of habbit every time I hit a bump.
The cause is simply the two ball-and-socket joints on the mirror bracket getting loose due to age over time. It helped a little to twist (rotate) the 1-inch extension between the first and second joints and then move the mirror to a different position to use fresher friction surfaces on the ball-and-socket joints, but this fix doesn't last long.
In my case, the problem was remedied by getting a newer car ... I got a 96 with the super-soft FE1 suspension. Now, the mirror doesn't budge except for the biggest and most violent bumps. For the first few weeks, though, I still instinctively reached up for the mirror every time I hit a bump.
The cause is simply the two ball-and-socket joints on the mirror bracket getting loose due to age over time. It helped a little to twist (rotate) the 1-inch extension between the first and second joints and then move the mirror to a different position to use fresher friction surfaces on the ball-and-socket joints, but this fix doesn't last long.
In my case, the problem was remedied by getting a newer car ... I got a 96 with the super-soft FE1 suspension. Now, the mirror doesn't budge except for the biggest and most violent bumps. For the first few weeks, though, I still instinctively reached up for the mirror every time I hit a bump.
