Mirror mirror on the door...
08-14-2016, 04:05 PM
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Mirror mirror on the door... You ain't gonna flop no more.
Yeah, I had the broken pot metal mirror mount issue on my '01 Firebird. I JB Welded it and that lasted maybe 2 days. This morning I had an idea.
I used a scrap piece of bicycle cable. OK, it wasn't scrap... I cut it off the tag end of the rear brake. The brake operation is not affected, and I haven't ridden the silly thing in years anyway... but I digress. I JB Welded it again but added a little something extra.
I found some round crimp lugs that fit the cable screw and threaded post on the mirror mount. A little bending, measuring, crimping, soldering and screwing pretty much guarantees that I'll not have this issue again.
Pics are worth 1000 words, so here are several thousands worth.
Yeah, I had the broken pot metal mirror mount issue on my '01 Firebird. I JB Welded it and that lasted maybe 2 days. This morning I had an idea.
I used a scrap piece of bicycle cable. OK, it wasn't scrap... I cut it off the tag end of the rear brake. The brake operation is not affected, and I haven't ridden the silly thing in years anyway... but I digress. I JB Welded it again but added a little something extra.
I found some round crimp lugs that fit the cable screw and threaded post on the mirror mount. A little bending, measuring, crimping, soldering and screwing pretty much guarantees that I'll not have this issue again.
Pics are worth 1000 words, so here are several thousands worth.
