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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 02:37 PM
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looks like someone in a parking lot hit my driver side mirror on my 97, now there is a 3/8 in gap between it and the base and it wiggles, is it broke or can I tighten it up somehow?
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 04:05 PM
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There is 3 nuts I think they are a 10 remove the door panel and then the weather strip . You should see it after that . Piece of cake .
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no, its not loose at the door, but at the joint between what I call the base and the pod the mirror sits in.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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About the only way you're going to know if it is broke or you can just tighten it up is to take it apart. If I had to guess, I'd bet the hit broke something in there.
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