4th gen outside mirrors
01-02-2011, 10:15 PM
#1
4th gen outside mirrors OK guys, I've searched and it resulted in everything but.
BOTH my outside mirrors are broken and held on with speed tape. It's just the frame inside the mirror housings. I can't even find replacement housings. What to do??
BOTH my outside mirrors are broken and held on with speed tape. It's just the frame inside the mirror housings. I can't even find replacement housings. What to do??
01-03-2011, 07:55 PM
#7
Friends,
Perhaps I'm not being clear.
I want to replace or repair the mounting brackets that are within the mirror housing. They are made from cast white metal. My housing are in good shape and are not damaged or scratched.
Here's one of the brackets:
Perhaps I'm not being clear.
I want to replace or repair the mounting brackets that are within the mirror housing. They are made from cast white metal. My housing are in good shape and are not damaged or scratched.
Here's one of the brackets:
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01-04-2011, 05:26 PM
#9
OK guys, by hook and crook I made some repairs to the brackets and my mirrors are again proudly supporting themselves properly. It involved popping off the mirror and removing the mirror's mechanical guts.
These brackets are part of the mirror assembly and can only (AFAIK) be purchased with a complete mirror assembly.
It's the upper mounting tab that easily snaps. This is by design as these mirrors are made to "break away" on impact. As these brackets are pot metal, they have no "give" to them. Lean on them hard enough and they'll just break without warning.
Thanks for everybody's input.
These brackets are part of the mirror assembly and can only (AFAIK) be purchased with a complete mirror assembly.
It's the upper mounting tab that easily snaps. This is by design as these mirrors are made to "break away" on impact. As these brackets are pot metal, they have no "give" to them. Lean on them hard enough and they'll just break without warning.
Thanks for everybody's input.
Last edited by Paul Bell; 01-04-2011 at 06:04 PM.
01-04-2011, 11:16 PM
#11
There's no welding of pot metal that I know of that works.
I drilled two small holes in the bracket near the broken off top tab. After removing the mirror and it’s guts, I passed a double loop of safety wire through some slots in the housing casting, backing it up with a long screw held in place with some tape. The wires loop over the screw and the screw just acts like an anchor pin.
I assembled the guts as the cable and plug have to go through the bracket before it’s mounted in the housing. After doing this, I passed the safety wires through the holes I drilled in the bracket. I secured the bottom two screws then twisted the safety wires together. The safety wires are securing the bracket into the housing just like the missing upper tab screw would.
I drilled two small holes in the bracket near the broken off top tab. After removing the mirror and it’s guts, I passed a double loop of safety wire through some slots in the housing casting, backing it up with a long screw held in place with some tape. The wires loop over the screw and the screw just acts like an anchor pin.
I assembled the guts as the cable and plug have to go through the bracket before it’s mounted in the housing. After doing this, I passed the safety wires through the holes I drilled in the bracket. I secured the bottom two screws then twisted the safety wires together. The safety wires are securing the bracket into the housing just like the missing upper tab screw would.
And I had a pair of the pliers and a roll of wire but they were stolen with the rest of my tools during my first break-in. 
