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May 8, 2006 | 01:17 PM

c131frdave

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Is this fixable?

I went to the store last night, and when I came back outside, I noticed my driver's side mirror was flopping in the wind. I think sombody probably came up and tried to tear it off, but it may have just broke and I hadn't noticed it. It sits down ok, but it's not held there.

This shows the mirror when seated. It fits fine.

This shows the problem. Is this fixable, or do I have to get a new mirror?

Thanks.

May 8, 2006 | 01:37 PM

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It's fixable, but not a DIY. Do a search, hopefully a link to the guy who fixes them will pop up. I guess he fixes it better than stock and works quickly and for a lot less $$ than Chevy.

May 8, 2006 | 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by c131frdave

This shows the mirror when seated. It fits fine.

This shows the problem. Is this fixable, or do I have to get a new mirror?

Thanks.

This is a GM flaw with the spring clip retainer ... or something like that. The same thing happened to mine when I was in a restaurant, and I too thought somebody did it. Then I seen more than one thread on this topic right here in C5 Gen. I just fixed mine back down with Velcro and it's been holding fine for the past year.
Richard

May 8, 2006 | 02:21 PM

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This is a link that I found doing a search on broken outside mirror

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...outside+mirror

Here's a DIY.....

http://97vette.com/howto/mirror/index.html

May 8, 2006 | 03:55 PM

c131frdave

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Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it!

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