Wobbly Sideview Mirrors

[Carimbo]

Haven't yet figured out how to tighten down the sideview mirror housings to the doors. Anybody know? They don't give that great a view anyways, and the wobbles just make it worse.

Also: there seems to be stubborn waterspot mineral buildup on the mirror glass. What gets rid of that? Vinegar?

[83_maxima]

Haven't yet figured out how to tighten down the sideview mirror housings to the doors. Anybody know? They don't give that great a view anyways, and the wobbles just make it worse.

Also: there seems to be stubborn waterspot mineral buildup on the mirror glass. What gets rid of that? Vinegar?

My wagon suffers from the same thing. I have been meaning to fix it.

I believe there is a nut on the inside of the door. Tightening it should secure it more firmly to the door.

A razor blade and some glass cleaner would work well for removing the film from the mirrors.

[asavage]

Mine's worse: it's loose from the mirror head to the mirror base. And you can't get to it to fix it: I tried it out in the JY, and invariably the mirror's plastic mountings break when you attempt to remove it to get at the screws.

I shoved a bit of shim material + RTV under the mirror hsg and that worked. Better than breaking it to "fix" it.

[moose60]

---Al Savage---
"The man who can fix anything with a blob of RTV "

[asavage]

Hmmmm. Well, I do like RTV's vibration and electrical insulating properties. IMO, it can be superiour to duct tape.

[moose60]

It is great stuff. I'm just razzing ya because I've seen you post about using it a few times on non-standard items. I'm not actually accusing you of mis or overuse(like my friend who did extensive resealing of a Bronco transmission and transfer case. Gee, I wonder why it's leaking? Oh, you didn't do any gasket scraping or even replace the gaskets!) [/i]