Mirror Repair!

[Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was on another MoPar site and this question came up.  How to tighten
floppy outside rearview mirrors on most of our cars.  I don't know if this
has been addressed and in hopes I am not being redundant here is a trick
that works.  Several people in the past have suggested adjusting them and
super gluing them in place.  I have taken it one step further several times
with great success!  Theirs a snap ring holding the spring loaded glass into
the housing.  Remove it and remove the glass and spring.  You will see the
ball held by a piece of metal that is basically held in by smashing two tabs
like rivet heads.  I use a 1/4 drill bit to remove the heads freeing the
metal plate.  Now by testing remove a small amount of metal from the two
studs.  Now the tricky part, using a # 43 drill bit, drill down the center
of the two studs making sure you don't go to deep and go through the housing
  Next using a 4-40 tap, tap the two holes you just drilled making sure you
support the tap at all times as you could crack the studs.  At that point in
time you're back to the super glue method! )-:  Using two 4-40 screws, flat
washers & lock washers replace the metal tab and tighten the screws just
tight enough to keep the ball compressed or tight, but adjustable!  Replace
the spring, glass and snap ring then the mirror to your door.  Next adjust
to suet and drive, watching things behind you and not the stripes separating
the lanes!  (-;

As far as the inside mirror that?s simple, some use a Philips head screw and
others use an Allen head screw to tighten the ball.  Again tighten just
enough to keep tight but adjustable!

Herb
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