[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: "wiggle" in side mirrors Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by IrieTom [Email] (#1032) [Profile/Gallery] (more from IrieTom) on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:57:41 In Reply to: What was the cost of a 900 turbo in 1984?, Steve O, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 06:26:55 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

The side mirrors are probably getting ready to fall off.

Let me backtrack a little here- the mirrored glass part is glued to a sheet of rubber which in turn is fastened to a plastic bracket which is the piece that gets aimed. The glue degrades with age, and vibration and gravity eventually seperate the mirror from the rubber. I would guess that the reason they wiggle is the same reason that they cannot be adjusted "up" anymore. The top edge of the mirror has already become unglued, and the mirrored glass is starting to peel off, angling it downward.

The easiest way to fix this is to carefully peel the mirrored glass the rest of the way off, and then re-glue it to the rubber. Before re-gluing, make sure that the mirrored coating is intact. Peel off any remaining glue residue from the rubber (the mirror will lose its reflective surface if you try this on the glass piece.)

It's been a long time since I repaired this type of problem- I think I used epoxy. (Disclaimer: epoxy can make a difficult-to-clean mess.) Spread the epoxy evenly over the rubber, covering the entire contact surface so that the mirror won't be able to oxidize, and then press the glass into place. You can hold the glass in place with cardboard spacers and rubber bands while the epoxy cures.

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• What was the cost of a 900 turbo in 1984?, Steve O, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 06:26:55
  • replace mirror assembly, JJ, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:59:03
  • MSRP, mg, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:18:12
  • something like $0.34/mile, purchase cost twenty years, John in CT, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:03:11
  • Re: "wiggle" in side mirrors, IrieTom , Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:57:41 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: "wiggle" in side mirrors, Steve O, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:09:25
      • I have the same problem, Steve Schwedland , Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:54:02
        • How to tighten your mirror >, ChipJ, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:29:39
  • Sounds like BS to me, should use Gov standard, Russell Giuliano, Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:40:31

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