Thread: Loose Mirrors
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Old May 11th 15, 05:11 AM posted to alt.autos.corvette
unclevito
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"Smarty" > wrote in message
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> "unclevito" > wrote:
>> "Smarty" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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.

>
> I have bought a half dozen Corvettes in their first model year, usually in
> their very first shipment. My experience over 26 GM cars purchased over
> 50+
> years, and especially in the last 2 decades has been truly very favorable.
> I love their Corvettes and have real pride in American engineering, being
> a
> retired American engineer.
>
> Thanks for your assistance and "words of wisdom".
>


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Vito


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