Thread: Loose Mirrors
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Old May 11th 15, 10:44 PM posted to alt.autos.corvette
Smarty
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Default Loose Mirrors

On 5/11/2015 12:11 AM, unclevito wrote:
> "Smarty" > wrote in message
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>> "unclevito" > wrote:
>>> "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.

>> 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".
>>

> This is a better site to answer your question.
> www.corvetteactioncenter.com
>
> Vito
>
> Thanks!




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