Loose Mirror

Any good tips on how to tighten up a side mirror and keep it from wandering in the wind? I have one original 71, and one aftermarket I bought from Mid America Designs. Thanks Fellow Vettheads, Floyd

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Where is it loose? At the base where it attaches to the body or at the swivel between the mirror head and the base?

At the swivle at head & base.

mine was loose also. i turned the mirror all the way one way and took a sharp scribe and made scraches in the ball as deep as i could, this makes tiny raised marks along each scratch, turn the mirror all the other way and repete. you might have to do this a few times until you get it as tight as you like. mine is just fine now

Mine was a little loose but not too bad. Rather than marr the ball, I coated it with a little "tacky glue" and worked it in to the socket -- it seemed to help. By the way -- I have no passenger side mirror & I assume this was "normal" in '71. Anyone know when passenger side mirrors became standard??

joe
i have no passenger side mirror on my 76 either. i think it became standard in 77 tho. anybody else have an idea about it?......annie

what i have done to serve as my right side mirror is i purchased a small square curved stick-on mirror from a auto supply store and placed it on my inner windshield header between the visors near the rearview mirror. i placed it so it looks right at the right rear quarter panel and covers my blind right side. it has come in handy quite a few times.

There is a passenger side mirror on my 1975. Dunno if it was an option or what, but its there!

Scot

No passenger side on my early 77'

aka

prior to 1976 right side mirrors were a dealer installed option. in 77 the body colored sport mirrors were offered as an option and installed on both sides. in 1980 they became standard