Any Ideas on how to tighten up a loose side mirror 69 camaro
driving me nuts
driving me nuts
loose side mirror
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What part is loose, where it attaches to the door or where the mirror screw into the base?
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The first gen side mirrors were designed to frustrate all Camaro owners.. so you either get a new one (which will jiggle loose in time), do a constant tighten up on a weekly/monthly basis, or do the super glue thingy. Even heard of guys trying to make use of tin foil. Then there's the mount the mirror to the door..that's yet another host of probs, eh?
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I would say Loc-Tite, but you'd have to be 100% sure it's adjusted right where you want it before the stuff dries.
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I had this problem also. Get some clear silicone and put it on the threads of the mirror end where it screws into the base. This will solve the problem and unlike loc tite and glue you will be able to remove it if you have to.:thumbsup:
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Stan! You reminded me why I changed the damn thing! That and looks.
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Yeah... I've been seriously thinking of a 2nd Gen. type mirror. Especially now before I paint the doors so I can weld up the original mounting holes.
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:noway: The later mirrors (81) are a bolt-on. Same holes, even for the remote cable. Just trim your inner cardboard panel. Even the anti-rattle clips for the remote cable are inside a 69 door. One more reason GM engineers smile in their sleep, (or used to) and one more reason that the 69 Camaro is the most desired car on earth. (Chip Foose):hurray:
i have a NOS one that does the same thing......i'm thinking of tapping a hole for an allen on the side that faces the door glass so it won't be noticable. i still have the original but the mirror needs to be refinished.....shame that one is nice and tight.
Thanks for all the ideas.
Fred yours look great on the rs
Just got back from the New Orleans world of wheels and no body there had any types of mirrors to view but a few real nice camaros on display to gawk at.
One guy told me to get it set in place and put a tack weld on it.....uh what!!!
Any way Thanks for the ideas and I was also thinking about the set screw or 5200 marine sealent...stuff dries like a brick.
Fred yours look great on the rs
Just got back from the New Orleans world of wheels and no body there had any types of mirrors to view but a few real nice camaros on display to gawk at.
One guy told me to get it set in place and put a tack weld on it.....uh what!!!
Any way Thanks for the ideas and I was also thinking about the set screw or 5200 marine sealent...stuff dries like a brick.
Found the cure!
Took the mirror off the car from the splined shaft in the rear of the mirror housing leaving the stand still on the door.
Laid the mirror face down on a cloth and on the under side of the mirror housing right at the pivot ball I USED A REAL SMALL CENTER PUNCH and tapped three dings as close to the pivot as possible with great results...not one to leave well enouh alone did one more for good luck and ...7 years bad luck!!!!Little too hard and cracked the mirror...but the housing was once again tight.
Quick trip to safelight auto glass and in no time they cut me a new one polished it out and reurethained it in.
Looks great and works great but if I could have left well enoug alone I COULD HAVE SAVED TEN BUCKS IN THE PROCESS.
With the mirror back on it is tight as a drum and the dimples are unnoticable underneath the housing......AHHHHHH!!
Took the mirror off the car from the splined shaft in the rear of the mirror housing leaving the stand still on the door.
Laid the mirror face down on a cloth and on the under side of the mirror housing right at the pivot ball I USED A REAL SMALL CENTER PUNCH and tapped three dings as close to the pivot as possible with great results...not one to leave well enouh alone did one more for good luck and ...7 years bad luck!!!!Little too hard and cracked the mirror...but the housing was once again tight.
Quick trip to safelight auto glass and in no time they cut me a new one polished it out and reurethained it in.
Looks great and works great but if I could have left well enoug alone I COULD HAVE SAVED TEN BUCKS IN THE PROCESS.
With the mirror back on it is tight as a drum and the dimples are unnoticable underneath the housing......AHHHHHH!!
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Any chance of posting a picture. I've had the same problem with my mirrors. I don't quite understand where you are putting the dimples.
"Laid the mirror face down on a cloth and on the under side of the mirror housing right at the pivot ball I USED A REAL SMALL CENTER PUNCH and tapped three dings as close to the pivot as possible with great results...not one to leave well enouh alone did one more for good luck and ...7 years bad luck!!!!Little too hard and cracked the mirror..."
That's funny, I did the same thing, except mine is still loose!
I found an original mirror glass, from something from the 70's and siliconed it on the base. To get the adhesive loose I soaked it in a can of gas.
Dale
That's funny, I did the same thing, except mine is still loose!
I found an original mirror glass, from something from the 70's and siliconed it on the base. To get the adhesive loose I soaked it in a can of gas.
Dale
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