old and good

iTrader: (3)

Well ever since i got my car i have been very annoyed with my car the side mirrors seem to be just hanging on something. and when i looked behind them i saw that the metal things that hold the whole side mirror was broken, so is this a comon problem on firebirds? its just really annoyes me how the side mirrors are all loose and whatnot.

also if anyone knows what kind of metal it is that holds the side mirrors to the door i wuld apreciate it becouse im wondering if i can spotweld the metal but i have no idea what kind of metal it is

JEB Garner

Have you thought of going to your local dealer and have them replace it with the proper GM part?

old and good

iTrader: (3)

No i have not because there isnt a real GM dealer in my country! exept for a dealer that only sells GM trucks, i dont want to go tho them and pay 300$+ for two sidemirrors (wich wuld have to be ordered from the united states for some insane ammount) if i can just spotweld them right again BC it sure looks like the whole mirror wuld have to be replaced

So anyone know what kind of metall its made out of?

_JB_

iTrader: (33)

No problems on mine. Got any JB weld?

98ws61le

try ebay or see if fredbeansparts.com will ship international

taintedmeat

iTrader: (1)

If it's already broken, you might as well try JB Weld or some other kind of metal epoxy. If it doesn't work, well....it's already broken

old and good

iTrader: (3)

Well im a prety decent welder so ill see if i can swing fixing it myself. if it does not work, then some jb weld and if that still doesnt do it then ill buy new mirrors there on ebay for 50$+ shiping

270weatherby

Happened to me too. If you get it fixed w/ JB weld let me know. I really don't want to have to paint a new mirror housing.

270weatherby

wow i should've read the date on that post.

AlmondRocca

my passenger side mirror fell off yesterday. My friend got out and shut the door. BOOM there werent the whole mirror... houseing and everything....

magius231

iTrader: (8)

its cast aluminum. Good luck welding it

JB Weld likely isn't going to hold that up, you need to get a new part. Unfortunately very rarely will you see the mirror separated from the bracket, so you will probably end up buying a mirror (like I did). Check for people parting cars in the for sale section.

Charlie Hustle

iTrader: (8)

I just tightened mine up. Im attaching some pics of what it looked like before I tightened it. As long as the 2 "pins" that are on the back of the mirror are not stripped, you can tighten the mirror. If you look at my picture of the assembley where the mirror is off, you will see a cross shaped grey metal piece. You can pop that piece of with a flat head, or your ign key. What I did next was place that metal piece into the grooves that you see behind the mirror above the lower pin. I then used some super glue to secure the piece onto the back of the mirror, and placed two small pieces of duct tape over the glue to make sure the metal piece wouldnt come out/loose again. Let me know if you all have any questions.