Drivers mirror adjustment
Discussion
Not quite the same query as LAZ11s and I did not want to Hi-jack his thread.
Looking at the details on my newly acquired 97 Griff and noticed that although I am not long legged and therefore do not have the seat back as far as it will go, I have noticed that even on max travel the drivers door mirror will not adjust outwards or upwards sufficient to give me a good view behind that does not include a major portion of the car without me ducking my head down and in. (a six foot driver would only see door and rear wing)
At max motor adjustment the glass looks as though it is just touching or is very close to touching the inside face of the housing at the outer end, but gives approx 5-8mm gap near the door.
Can the glass be removed and the mirror adjustment mechanism reset?
I minor point I know, but irritating none the less.
Cheers, Paul
Looking at the details on my newly acquired 97 Griff and noticed that although I am not long legged and therefore do not have the seat back as far as it will go, I have noticed that even on max travel the drivers door mirror will not adjust outwards or upwards sufficient to give me a good view behind that does not include a major portion of the car without me ducking my head down and in. (a six foot driver would only see door and rear wing)
At max motor adjustment the glass looks as though it is just touching or is very close to touching the inside face of the housing at the outer end, but gives approx 5-8mm gap near the door.
Can the glass be removed and the mirror adjustment mechanism reset?
I minor point I know, but irritating none the less.
Cheers, Paul
Had a similar problem when we bought our Griff as well and being over 6ft it really was a problem. With the glass tilted as far over to the side as possible you then couldn't adjust it up or down.
However, if you gently twist the mirror housing itself you may find that you can get the thing set in the right place and more importantly it will stay there.
Slightly un-nerving the first time you try it in case it comes off in your hands
However, if you gently twist the mirror housing itself you may find that you can get the thing set in the right place and more importantly it will stay there.
Slightly un-nerving the first time you try it in case it comes off in your hands
I’m reasonably sure there are at least two basic positions for the mirror body.
Mine has the passenger side further in than the driver side and they’ve never given me cause to adjust them, other than electrically, so it haven’t tried. They are defiantly both at different angles.
Cheers,
Simon.
Mine has the passenger side further in than the driver side and they’ve never given me cause to adjust them, other than electrically, so it haven’t tried. They are defiantly both at different angles.
Cheers,
Simon.
Simon,
You are quite right, there are two positions for each mirror housing in the horizontal.
In my case the forward position is too far forward and the rear to far back for the motor to have sufficient travel to give the correct position for the glass.
I still have the same problem in the vertical adjustment except the housing does not appear to have alternative positions as it does in the horizontal.
So this is why I am still confused as to what is wrong.
Cheers Paul
You are quite right, there are two positions for each mirror housing in the horizontal.
In my case the forward position is too far forward and the rear to far back for the motor to have sufficient travel to give the correct position for the glass.
I still have the same problem in the vertical adjustment except the housing does not appear to have alternative positions as it does in the horizontal.
So this is why I am still confused as to what is wrong.
Cheers Paul
I had this snag. Sounds like your mirror is binding on the inside of the case, not allowing full movement of the motor (it does move quite a way when it is allowed to).
If you motor the mirror fully up you will expose a small plastic peg at the bottom of the mirror, roughly in the middle. Get a torch and a small wooden/plastic thing (so as not to scratch the paint) and slide the peg to release the mirror itself. The bracket which is stuck to the back of the mirror can be carefully levered off and stuck back on in a more central position. (I put the mechanism back in, moved the peg back and offered up the mirror to the hole, if you understand what I mean).
This is all in steve's book by the way.
Hope it helps
Karl
If you motor the mirror fully up you will expose a small plastic peg at the bottom of the mirror, roughly in the middle. Get a torch and a small wooden/plastic thing (so as not to scratch the paint) and slide the peg to release the mirror itself. The bracket which is stuck to the back of the mirror can be carefully levered off and stuck back on in a more central position. (I put the mechanism back in, moved the peg back and offered up the mirror to the hole, if you understand what I mean).
This is all in steve's book by the way.
Hope it helps
Karl
Hi
I know the answer to this but its a little difficult to explain so tell me if I'm doing a bad job of it.
The mirror on my 98 Griff is held onto the car by a threaded bush that screws onto a fixture mounted on the door. If you pull back the black plastic collar on the base of the mirror you can see this bush and it has slots in the outside to enable you to put a big flatblade screwdrived in them and knock the bush round to unscrew it.
The mirror body is held in place on this bush by a grub screw and this slips. which means that when the mirror is tightened all the way up, the body of it can sit at a slightly different angle, hence the glass adjustment can't cope.
So, spin the mirror off and check the grub screw -- mark everything up with felt tip first and you'll see score marks where the screw has slipped on the bush. Move it back, tighten with the force of 40 ninjas, screw the mirror back on the car, realise you've moved it too much, unscrew it, adjust, repeat, repeat.
Make sense? Richard Peninsula explained it to me over the phone and it was pretty obvious (although infuriating).
Good luck!
Marco
I know the answer to this but its a little difficult to explain so tell me if I'm doing a bad job of it.
The mirror on my 98 Griff is held onto the car by a threaded bush that screws onto a fixture mounted on the door. If you pull back the black plastic collar on the base of the mirror you can see this bush and it has slots in the outside to enable you to put a big flatblade screwdrived in them and knock the bush round to unscrew it.
The mirror body is held in place on this bush by a grub screw and this slips. which means that when the mirror is tightened all the way up, the body of it can sit at a slightly different angle, hence the glass adjustment can't cope.
So, spin the mirror off and check the grub screw -- mark everything up with felt tip first and you'll see score marks where the screw has slipped on the bush. Move it back, tighten with the force of 40 ninjas, screw the mirror back on the car, realise you've moved it too much, unscrew it, adjust, repeat, repeat.
Make sense? Richard Peninsula explained it to me over the phone and it was pretty obvious (although infuriating).
Good luck!
Marco
Marco,
Thanks, I am combining your words with the section in the bible and making sure I understand the slight differences in names for the main bits involved.
Otherwise I followed your words 98%.
The 2% is left for me to make a complete and utter horlicks of the job.
Your input is very much appreciated though. I know this isn't a major job but I feel happier that someone has contacted me who has actually corrected the same problem.
Cheers, Paul
Thanks, I am combining your words with the section in the bible and making sure I understand the slight differences in names for the main bits involved.
Otherwise I followed your words 98%.
The 2% is left for me to make a complete and utter horlicks of the job.
Your input is very much appreciated though. I know this isn't a major job but I feel happier that someone has contacted me who has actually corrected the same problem.
Cheers, Paul
No worries Paul.
Its probably easier to do it then describe it! The only tricky part is that you don't know if youve got it right until you have reassembled everything and screwed the mirror all the way back onto the body!
It helps to get the speaker out and disconnect the wiring so that you don't get it twisted whilst turning the mirror body. Mail me if I can be of any assistance.
Cheers
Marco
Its probably easier to do it then describe it! The only tricky part is that you don't know if youve got it right until you have reassembled everything and screwed the mirror all the way back onto the body!
It helps to get the speaker out and disconnect the wiring so that you don't get it twisted whilst turning the mirror body. Mail me if I can be of any assistance.
Cheers
Marco
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