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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 02:48 PM
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My 98's side mirrors don't adjust. However, they make noise while I'm trying to adjust them. Any ideas?

Also, I recently purchased this Vette and would like to know when are ideal times to use and not use active handling/traction control? The two C4's I've owned in the past did not have this functionality.
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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Mirrors sound broken. AH/TC come on by default, most guys take it off to smoke the tires but if you actually do autocross and know how to drive having it off increases the fun factor. Many stories here about guys turning it off and have bad outcomes because they do not know how to drive.
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Originally Posted by 3boystoys
Mirrors sound broken. AH/TC come on by default, most guys take it off to smoke the tires but if you actually do autocross and know how to drive having it off increases the fun factor. Many stories here about guys turning it off and have bad outcomes because they do not know how to drive.
Thanks for the insight. I wonder if it would help me or hurt me to use it during a 1/4 mile straight line race?
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Originally Posted by 98VetteDan
Thanks for the insight. I wonder if it would help me or hurt me to use it during a 1/4 mile straight line race?
Spinning tires don't make the car move.
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Could be the mirror actuators taking a dump.....
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Hopefully you can manually set the mirror postions. If you want to replace them there are good instructions here on how to remove the door panels to get access for replacement.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dadaroo
Hopefully you can manually set the mirror postions. If you want to replace them there are good instructions here on how to remove the door panels to get access for replacement.
Luckily I can manually adjust them. So, its not really a pressing issue but I would like to fix them eventually.
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