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Old 05-15-04 | 07:18 PM
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drivers side mirror and rear view mirror = shakes

when im driving or blasting my music, my drivers side mirror shakes like no other.

also, my rear view mirror shakes as well.

how do i make these mirrors more stable?
Old 05-15-04 | 07:28 PM
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Outside mirrors: rotate mirror head from base, apply light Loctite, tighten screws & rotate head back to place.
Old 05-15-04 | 07:36 PM
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Outside mirrors: rotate mirror head from base, apply light Loctite, tighten screws & rotate head back to place.
the whole drivers side piece is not moving, just the mirror itself

will this still work?
Old 05-15-04 | 10:45 PM
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Old 05-15-04 | 11:14 PM
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turn down your bass down? take out the subwoofer?
Old 05-15-04 | 11:59 PM
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turn down your bass down? take out the subwoofer?
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my subs do not affect my passenger side mirror

any solutions anyone?
Old 05-16-04 | 12:53 AM
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turn down the music....you didnt get a fd for listening to music did u?
Old 05-16-04 | 01:28 AM
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enough with the retarded comments about the music....

there should be a screw in rear view mirror, theres a small hole in the back. tighten that one.

on the outside mirror, rotate the whole mirror so its pointing down and you should see some screws that you can tighten. i have the same problem with my drivers mirror, except my problem is the little "gasket" that goes between the mirror and the base broke a piece off the end, so it needs to be replaced.
Old 05-16-04 | 03:03 AM
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enough with the retarded comments about the music....

there should be a screw in rear view mirror, theres a small hole in the back. tighten that one.

on the outside mirror, rotate the whole mirror so its pointing down and you should see some screws that you can tighten. i have the same problem with my drivers mirror, except my problem is the little "gasket" that goes between the mirror and the base broke a piece off the end, so it needs to be replaced.
thanks RF, im gona try this tommorow and see how it goes
Old 05-16-04 | 03:24 AM
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I have the same problem with mine. Mine rattles with just the engine vibration and road. I tried tightening down the screws behind the mirror, but I think it's the actual mirror itself that is rattling.


POS car is falling apart on me.
Old 05-16-04 | 01:26 PM
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I have the same problem with mine. Mine rattles with just the engine vibration and road. I tried tightening down the screws behind the mirror, but I think it's the actual mirror itself that is rattling.


POS car is falling apart on me.
is there no hope fum? /cry
Old 05-16-04 | 04:04 PM
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too much vibration, dyno matt if you have subs should help. for other ones like if you have a low muffler try putting cotton in your door to dampen it or some kind of padding.
Old 05-17-04 | 01:13 AM
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too much vibration, dyno matt if you have subs should help. for other ones like if you have a low muffler try putting cotton in your door to dampen it or some kind of padding.
its only the drivers side mirror, the passengers side is fine

music barely affects it, but when driving it goes nuts, i dont know what to do
Old 02-21-06 | 07:46 AM
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my drivers side view mirror came out when i was doing 80 mph and the wire to the motors where the only thing preventing it from flying away. it was literally flopping in the wind.

i see there are four screws that should attach to the copperish thing inside the mirror housing...but of course i can't get a screwdriver in to tighten them because the actual "mirror" is in the way. i know pics would help but i'm at work now...

how do i remove the actual "mirror" from its backing plate? that would allow me to screw the backing plate into the mirror housing, then i could put the actual "mirror" back onto the mounting plate. hard to explain. anyone with experience with this?
Old 02-21-06 | 09:37 AM
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there is a thermal adhesive--take a heat gun and pass the hot air over the mirror until the glue soften...be careful as it gets very HOT...I burned myself doing this once! Also, FYI its in the FSM!
Old 02-21-06 | 09:49 AM
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thanks man! what is FSM?
Old 02-21-06 | 09:51 AM
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My entire passenger side mirror seems off balance....it shakes all the time. I'll use some tips here to attempt to correct the problem. Thanks!
Old 02-21-06 | 01:44 PM
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My passenger side is also kind of loose also. One of the screws that is used to tighten the assembly has backed itself out and is now sitting between the two pieces that swivel. So guess what. It doesn't swivel. On rough roads it bugs the crap out of me, I can hardly make out the cars coming up on that side. I have talked to a couple of people and no one has a clue on how to get to the screw without breaking the thing apart.
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