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johnh Jul 4, 2008 09:37 AM

Driver's side view mirror shaking...
 
Ok..I know its a little thing..but my driver's side view mirror shakes quite a bit when driving...the passenger one rock solid.

Any ideas on how to fix this? I don't want to try to replace the whole thing

My present idea is to put some rubber weather stripping inside the mirror housing to minimize the bouncing/shaking..

ikaros23 Jul 4, 2008 09:15 PM

I have the same problem jajaja it gets worst when pass 60mph

SparkyJJO Jul 4, 2008 09:53 PM

My passenger one does that. The one mount inside is broken. peek between the mirror glass and the mirror housing at the bottom and see if anything looks loose or broken.

2002_Z28_Six_Speed Jul 4, 2008 10:24 PM

You can very easily take the mirror glass out. It is just on two pegs and a cross like metal bar. Very easy to reinstall.

Pewterpower Jul 5, 2008 12:30 PM

Can you explain how to do that in a little more detail?

wickedformula Jul 5, 2008 05:23 PM

mine does it too. passenger mirror unfortunately is falling off though. metal mount broke inside. good luck with the fix. i live with it. subwoofer will shake em anyway

2002_Z28_Six_Speed Jul 5, 2008 07:59 PM


Originally Posted by Pewterpower (Post 9681528)
Can you explain how to do that in a little more detail?

what aspect?

SSNISTR Jul 5, 2008 09:05 PM

I have the same issue....

Pewterpower Jul 7, 2008 09:23 PM

Can you take just the glass/mirror out of the housing without removing the entire mirror assembly off ther car?

2002_Z28_Six_Speed Jul 7, 2008 09:40 PM


Originally Posted by Pewterpower (Post 9694820)
Can you take just the glass/mirror out of the housing without removing the entire mirror assembly off ther car?

Yes you can. Start fom the outside and just slowly pull it out. It is on threaded plastic studs. The metal cross will come out. You have to use some pressure.

You have to use alot of pressure to install it also. You won't break it the glass is tougher than it looks.

DO NOT try to pull the plasic studs out of the mirror backing. they are hard to reinstall without messing them up!

SparkyJJO Jul 7, 2008 09:52 PM

^^ Oh, good info! I may be able to at least glue the broken mount on my passenger mirror to keep it from shaking so much until I replace it. Thanks :)

2002_Z28_Six_Speed Jul 7, 2008 10:00 PM

Well I thought of some more info. I can guarantee you the looseness isn't from the ball joint of the plastic stud meeting the mirror backing.

It is probably from the motor or the mount like you guys were talking about. I know Classic Industries sells replacement motors. The dealer will make you buy the whole housing unpainted.

If it is the frame maybe you could repair this. I remember tabs on the plastic housing. Phillips heads holding it together. Plastic bracket holding the motor.

SparkyJJO Jul 7, 2008 10:10 PM

Well in my case I know the plastic is broken, I can see the broken mount when I peek in there.

Beaflag VonRathburg Jul 7, 2008 10:51 PM

Thanks for the info on removing the glass. I'm looking to remove the motors from mine and delete the associated wiring.


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