Bendy Mirrors...... Easy to sort out?

[Anonymous]

I have a problem that my wingmirrors bend backon themselves when I get any speed up. The top end of the mirror bends towards me. I've added a picture here --> http://www.geocities.com/jogsbmw320i/mirror.jpg

Is there any way that I could stop the mirror bending backwards? The dealeres are wanting to charge the earth for a new set.
Thanks.

[AOD]

Duct tape?

[jtcrespo]

Chewing gum? If it's a ball-in-socket type I think you may be out of luck, but someone will surely know a trick we can't think of.

[crag antler]

Have you tried any type of adhesive??
Like maybe a good,strong 2 part epoxy??

[Poot]

thinking what crag said..


if you used some J.B. weld, and then sprayed it black so nobody would notice, it shouldnt move.

[HiSPL]

Mirrors are cheap from Dennis Kirk. Bar end mirrors are worlds better than our stockers anyway...

[Anonymous]

HiSPL, I'm in South Africa........ things are a LOT more expensive than in the US.
Thanks though

[HiSPL]

Oooohhh!

That makes a big difference then. Does S.A. have eBay? There's always replacement parts there....

[DMPLATT]

I had the same problem, yet I was out on the road. At a stop light, just for kicks and giggles, I rotated the mirror - as if screwing it in tighter. Not the shaft or rod, the actually glass itself. I rotated the mirror part. Made absolutely NO sense to me, but it tightened up and that was about a month ago. Still tight. ????

I never did take the rubber off to see what kind of joint it is. Give it a shot.

If it IS a ball and joint - and nothing to tighten, only choices would be to replace or use adhesive. However, with the latter - you would lose your adjustability. :?

[Anonymous]

We do have ebay....... problem THERE is that South African ebay ends up being US ebay, so we pay dollars for ebay ANYWAY
Damn the 1960's governaments I say! They are the cause of my financial woes
Kinda between a rock and a hard place. I think I'll go with the fake weld stuff (you know, that putty that you squash together, and you get super strong joining stuff)
Thanks for the replies..

[Anonymous]

One of the less severe grades of locktite.