Exterior Mirror question.

[D.B]

Before taking the door apart to get to the plate. I would take some long screws/bolts depending which size/style you have holding the mirror, cut the heads off. Then remove one screw from the mirror and replace it with the longer headless screw. then take second screw out and do the same thing and so on with the third if you need to. Then slide the mirror over the headless screws and then take one out and install the actual mirror screw. Just a thought and it makes it a one-man job.

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by D.B

Before taking the door apart to get to the plate. I would take some long screws/bolts depending which size/style you have holding the mirror, cut the heads off. Then remove one screw from the mirror and replace it with the longer headless screw. then take second screw out and do the same thing and so on with the third if you need to. Then slide the mirror over the headless screws and then take one out and install the actual mirror screw. Just a thought and it makes it a one-man job.

[howzzzit]

A note on the screws. Save your old ones if you can. They have a funny bugle head. I ordered screws from Classic industries. Thread was incorrect and so was the head. Sat too far into the mirror. Called them and they sent another set. Still wrong. Took the old ones and put them in my drill and put a spot of polishing compound on a towel and and buffed the screws. Like new. Just an idea.

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by howzzzit

A note on the screws. Save your old ones if you can. They have a funny bugle head. I ordered screws from Classic industries. Thread was incorrect and so was the head. Sat too far into the mirror. Called them and they sent another set. Still wrong. Took the old ones and put them in my drill and put a spot of polishing compound on a towel and and buffed the screws. Like new. Just an idea.

Thanks, was planning on using orginal screws and yea, polishing should bring em back shiny.
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[HO455]

If you're a slow learner like me and you loose both plates in the door (In my defense neither plate fell off until I shut the doors and I didn't put 2 and 2 together together after the 2nd clunk when I shut the doors. )

Anyway post 257 in the link shows how I got my mirrors installed without help. I only wish I would have thought to put a dab of something sticky on the plate so next time the mirror has to come off the plate will stay put.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...698377&page=11

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by D.B

Before taking the door apart to get to the plate. I would take some long screws/bolts depending which size/style you have holding the mirror, cut the heads off. Then remove one screw from the mirror and replace it with the longer headless screw. then take second screw out and do the same thing and so on with the third if you need to. Then slide the mirror over the headless screws and then take one out and install the actual mirror screw. Just a thought and it makes it a one-man job.

Been thinking about this and when you have all 3 headless screws installed I think the headless screws would fall through as the hole in the door skin is bigger than the hole in the inner plate and dont think the screws thead into the mirror. . Am I missing something ?