Unusual mirror installation
Discussion
The more I pull TVRs to pieces the more I want to pop up to Blackpool and knock some heads together!
I recently had some baffoon snap my wing-mirror off at the cage (i.e. the chassis of the mirror was sheared-off not the tower!). I know from previous experience that to remove the tower from the car (and therefore the whole mirror assembly) involves undoing a small allen-key grub screw which you access by pulling back a rubber cover. On my car however, the whole bottom tower is completely glassed into the door (no nut on the inside keeping it on) and mounted so low that the grub screw is recessed into the door! This must have been done when the car was manufactured as there is no sign of repair or any evidence the door has been dismantled since.
Has anyone else found a similar set-up?
In order to fix this I guess I'm going to have to remove the whole window mechanism including the exterior metal triangle and attempt to drill through the door to where the grub screw is - either this or cut the mirror out completely and start again!
I recently had some baffoon snap my wing-mirror off at the cage (i.e. the chassis of the mirror was sheared-off not the tower!). I know from previous experience that to remove the tower from the car (and therefore the whole mirror assembly) involves undoing a small allen-key grub screw which you access by pulling back a rubber cover. On my car however, the whole bottom tower is completely glassed into the door (no nut on the inside keeping it on) and mounted so low that the grub screw is recessed into the door! This must have been done when the car was manufactured as there is no sign of repair or any evidence the door has been dismantled since.
Has anyone else found a similar set-up?
In order to fix this I guess I'm going to have to remove the whole window mechanism including the exterior metal triangle and attempt to drill through the door to where the grub screw is - either this or cut the mirror out completely and start again!
Hi Jamie,
Glad I am not the only one with this problem at the mo. The boss is also glued in on my 93 4.3L Chim. Does anyone know if this is a feature of older cars?
Luckily the grub screw is near the top of the door and I can drill from above to get to it, filling the door later.
Let me know how you get on.
Gav
Glad I am not the only one with this problem at the mo. The boss is also glued in on my 93 4.3L Chim. Does anyone know if this is a feature of older cars?
Luckily the grub screw is near the top of the door and I can drill from above to get to it, filling the door later.
Let me know how you get on.
Gav
Jamie,
You should be able to unscrew the boss (that the stem with the grub screw surrounds) without all that hassle, especially as the stem* is broken. There are slots in it where you can get some leverage to undo it.
then re-attached the new stem/mirror assembly and screw it into the car, or am I missing something
*edited to say: Actually I did read your post, what I meant to get across was you can remove the bit that screws into the door without removing the stem
>> Edited by incorrigible on Thursday 2nd January 15:04
You should be able to unscrew the boss (that the stem with the grub screw surrounds) without all that hassle, especially as the stem* is broken. There are slots in it where you can get some leverage to undo it.
then re-attached the new stem/mirror assembly and screw it into the car, or am I missing something
*edited to say: Actually I did read your post, what I meant to get across was you can remove the bit that screws into the door without removing the stem
>> Edited by incorrigible on Thursday 2nd January 15:04
Jamie - Incorrigible is right - you should be able to remove the whole mirror (or whats left of it) just by unscrewing the whole of it anticlockwise.
The only time you need to mess with the grub screw is if it works loose, allowing the mirror collar to rotate freely without unscrewing. In this case if you can't get to the grub screw to tigthen it (bear in mind that you would need to cut an allen key very short to access it in any case) then the best way I could think of was to cut the black plastic collar off carefully with a Dremel - then drill a notch into the metal collar so that it would come off over the grub screw.
If the inside of a Chimeara door is the same as a Griff, which it probably is - then going through the inside won't help you as there is no direct access to the back of the mirror mounting. Been there, done that, got the fibre glass rash T shirt!!
Good luck
Andy
The only time you need to mess with the grub screw is if it works loose, allowing the mirror collar to rotate freely without unscrewing. In this case if you can't get to the grub screw to tigthen it (bear in mind that you would need to cut an allen key very short to access it in any case) then the best way I could think of was to cut the black plastic collar off carefully with a Dremel - then drill a notch into the metal collar so that it would come off over the grub screw.
If the inside of a Chimeara door is the same as a Griff, which it probably is - then going through the inside won't help you as there is no direct access to the back of the mirror mounting. Been there, done that, got the fibre glass rash T shirt!!
Good luck
Andy
One bit of advice based on experience of messing about with mirrors ...
mark the current position of the mirror, boss etc on the door with a bit of tape, so that when you come to refit the unit it all faces the right way.
been there, didn't do it, regretted it, swore loudly, ended up with many hours of trial and error before getting it right.
mark the current position of the mirror, boss etc on the door with a bit of tape, so that when you come to refit the unit it all faces the right way.
been there, didn't do it, regretted it, swore loudly, ended up with many hours of trial and error before getting it right.
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