98 side mirror question
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Pro
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98 side mirror question
What do I need to replace.....my side mirror that "folds" if impacted is now just swiveling around. There is no resistance and moves 180 degress.......where is the problem?
Tom
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
There is a spring clip inside that has come loose. Its a biatch to fix but it can be done with some patience or more cash.
Do a search on side mirror and you'll find the procedure for removing and fixing it.
Do a search on side mirror and you'll find the procedure for removing and fixing it.
Burning Brakes
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From: Roselle IL
Dealer will charge around 300.00 to fix, or buy a used one, have it painted and then put it on or a very cheap fix: get some gasket seal and super glue and a little patience and no more droopy mirror - fixed mine this way.
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Melting Slicks
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Marine GOOP works for me
BIGHANK
Drifting
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From: Bakersfield Ca
Give it a try and PM me if I can help you out.
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Drifting
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Somebody in my family mysteriously bumped my drivers side mirror in the garage,(they wont fess up to it), but it was just hanging there one day, my solution was to use the red 3M double sided tape to secure it back and it has held flawlessly for over a year now, I cant swivel it anymore, but I saved the dough for replacing it cant tell the diffeerence, and in the vegas heat, it hasnt even budged as of yet.
Cheap 5 buk fix
cant tell the diffeerence, and in the vegas heat, it hasnt even budged as of yet.Cheap 5 buk fix
Drifting
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From: Bakersfield Ca
Somebody in my family mysteriously bumped my drivers side mirror in the garage,(they wont fess up to it), but it was just hanging there one day, my solution was to use the red 3M double sided tape to secure it back and it has held flawlessly for over a year now, I cant swivel it anymore, but I saved the dough for replacing it cant tell the diffeerence, and in the vegas heat, it hasnt even budged as of yet.
Cheap 5 buk fix
cant tell the diffeerence, and in the vegas heat, it hasnt even budged as of yet.Cheap 5 buk fix
Safety Car
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I thought the same thing that someone must have bumped my mirror, but after reading several forum posts about this, I found that these mirrors will pop the retaining washers off all by themselves. So in your case, nobody fessed up because nobody did it. It is not a big deal to fix it and everything is still there, you just need to re-assemble it.
Thats what happened to mine on the passenger side. Gene Culley sold me a new one at a great price.
