At 06:43 PM 9/6/97 -0400, bharris wrote:
>The Garrisons wrote:
>>
>> At 11:03 AM 9/5/97 -0700, Theis, Karl J wrote:
>> >For those of you interested in shelling out big bucks on Talbot
>> >mirrors, I suggest you look at
>> >http://talbotco.com/
>> >
>> >I had a Talbot bullet mirror on my Spit-6. Excellent quality.
>> >Karl Theis
>> >
>> >
>>
>> So you're suggesting we pay $100 to $200+ for a mirror?!? I just might...
>>
>> The driver's side mirror on my '73 TR6 is the one that "came with the car"
>> and it is in surprisingly good shape; only a couple of small swellings in
>> the chrome. The passenger side mirror (I consider this a necessity) I
>> first got from The Roadster Factory 7 or 8 years ago. It looks just like
>> the driver's side "bullet" mirror, but the chrome started pitting after
>> only a couple of years. The big problem, though, is that the mounting
>> system isn't worth a sh-t. The thing gets wobbly and can't be tightened
down.
>>
>> I bought another one of these mirrors from TRF last year when I did a
>> restoral. Same problem; it's already wobbly. Apparently the mounting bar
>> that screws to the car bends...
>>
>> ANYBODY HAVE A FIX FOR THIS?
>>
>> Making it convex is also a problem; the only curved mirrors I can find are
>> intended for spot mirrors and are way too curved.
>>
>> It's the little things that'll kill you...
>>
>> - Gene Garrison
>
> Gene, fwiw
> I just replaced my talbot bullet mirror with the unit from TRF,
>when I first installed it I was not happy with the "wobbles" I tightened
>the exposed mounting screw even tho I thought it was tight. Only then
>did the mirror pull down tight to the body. I think that once tight the
>screw bends the inner mount tab. It hasn't been long but my mirror seems
>to be holding strong.
>
>
Mine were also tight at first. If yours goes like mine did, within a few
months it'll get loose and wobbly. Then you can tighten the screw again
and it'll be fine for a while. After the 2nd or 3rd tightnening, it will
no longer do any good.
- GG
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