B@llx! ...Unexpected new fix (Mirror)

[AntStark]

Yip.. like new with some resistance

 

[bombur]

Looks a good job that.

 

[Jam03]

Why did you end up using the original spring rather than the one in the kit and what size threaded rod did you use?

 

[AntStark]

The old one had a bit more give which I needed as the aluminium was binding due to the corrosion. The new spring is exactly the same size as the old though. I’d also just spent an hour cleaning it up and spraying it so bugger if I wasn’t going to use it

Threaded rod is M6 or 8 I think..a long bolt would do it as long as it goes through the middle of the pin

 

[AntStark]

As rain stopped play thought I’d do some preventative maintenance on my nearside mirror as it’s never folded in. Managed to crack the glass getting it off ☹. Removing the covers revealed a lot of corrosion on the ear. Not seen that much white powder since the early 90s! . I think the plan is to take it all apart rub it back, etch primer and paint it.

 

[AntStark]

Dremel wire brush to get rid of the corrosion , etch primer, then a nice coat of satin black. ..how they should have come out of the factory.

 

[AntStark]

And that’s how you do that..all greased up as well. Definitely a job worth doing given the price of mirrors. Just the back cover and glass to fit.

 

[AntStark]

Gotta love Andy @spurs fan in a coupe when you balls stuff up (often!)