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vibrating mirror
corrado vr6 - 3/11/10 at 07:35 PM

Hi there, I have an issue with my rear view mirror, that when the engine is running it vibrates and distorts the view, i have read of a couple of people failing IVA because of this so i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to improve this. Many thanks

This is my mirror


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stevegough - 3/11/10 at 08:22 PM

Can't help you with your mirror vibes (although you helped me with mine)! But that is one very tidy looking build. - Interior, (often neglected) chromed wishbones look the biz, engine bay smart and tidy, too. Well done!

Good luck with the IVA test - you will be doing yours about the same time I'm doing mine, I think.

Your mirrors aren't the ones I thought you said you were using, and they look to be mounted a bit low - are you sure you can see the floor level 10m behind (driver side)?

Regards, Steve.

austin man - 3/11/10 at 08:27 PM

I removed the mirror and placed some thick polythen over the socket and pushed the ball back into the socke it gives a tighter fit

Stuart_B - 3/11/10 at 08:27 PM

hi, i did not need my rear view mirror through sva, as you could not see any think, because of the section of roll bar on the mk.

but i did put extra fibreglass under the scuttle and it stopped a lot of the vibrations

very nice build greg

stuart

corrado vr6 - 3/11/10 at 08:32 PM

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Originally posted by stevegough
Can't help you with your mirror vibes (although you helped me with mine)! But that is one very tidy looking build. - Interior, (often neglected) chromed wishbones look the biz, engine bay smart and tidy, too. Well done!

Your mirrors aren't the ones I thought you said you were using, and they look to be mounted a bit low - are you sure you can see the floor level 10m behind (driver side)?

Regards, Steve.


Hi mate thanks for your comments, as for the mirrors i did have some chrome hyabusa mirrors on but where they were for a bike i couldnt get enough field of vision in the passenger mirror so i then changed to the E-techs which give loads of adjustment as you probably now know!



[Edited on 3/11/10 by corrado vr6]

[Edited on 3/11/10 by corrado vr6]

handyandy - 3/11/10 at 08:36 PM

I must agree, that is one very tidy cockpit
My mirror (center mirror) does the same & was wondering how to solve the prob ( yet to go for IVA)

cheers
andy

Dingz - 3/11/10 at 09:16 PM

Could you bond/stick a largish aluminium plate underneath?

stevegough - 3/11/10 at 09:40 PM

I don't suppose the better half has installed any batteries in it ??

corrado vr6 - 4/11/10 at 11:32 AM

Ha ha was expecting that one!

Looks like a big plate under the scuttle and packing out the ball joint will give these a try, thanks again!

martyn_16v - 4/11/10 at 09:37 PM

I think I've got the same mirror on my Indy, all I did was glob a bit of blue hylomar (it was at the top of the drawer, no other reason) on the ball, and then pop the mirror back on once it had set a bit. No issues with it at my IVA test