Thread: Loose Mirrors
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Old May 10th 15, 04:44 PM posted to alt.autos.corvette
unclevito
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"Smarty" > wrote in message
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>I have owned Corvettes for decades, including the C5,C6, and C7, and have
>not seen this issue before in any car:
>
> The outside mirrors on both driver and passenger door will not hold their
> position when either a door is slammed shut or when a significant pothole
> or bump in the road is encountered.
>
> My dealer provided very little help. They first made the (ridiculous)
> assumption that the memory position logic was randomly switching the
> mirrors from Driver 1 to Driver 2, blaming it possibly on some bad
> electronics they would need to troubleshoot and diagnose.
>
> When I demonstrated that the mirrors shifted when the doors were slammed,
> they replied that this was "typical" and therefore not fixable. Had there
> been another C7 around I would have asked to see them show the same issue
> on another C7, but mine was the only one on the lot or in the shop.
>
> Mine is a very early production C7, one of the first to be sold, so
> perhaps this was an early bug, but I am wondering if anybody here has run
> into a problem of this type?
>
> On one of my prior Corvettes, the C5, I did have to remove and replace a
> mirror, which I did personally, and that mirror had a gimbal with curved
> arms which suspended the actual reflective mirror, and this gimbal had
> some sort of linkage to the motor used to position it remotely. I assume
> this one works the same way, but may have too little friction in the
> gimbal or linkage, but this is purely a guess on my part.
>
> Anybody have any opinions or suggestions? Thanks very much!
>
>
>


Sorry to hear of your problem. Never smart to buy the first year of
anything and never smart to buy anything from GM. Chevrolet dealers are
morons and crooks. Find a good independent Vette repair shop.

Next time buy a BMW 6 series.


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