side mirror pop

Dad....as I reread my reply I forgot the <G> grin. Hope it was not taken
wrong......Mahalo Michael....

>Dad so your mind can rest <G> , The drivers mirror failed for >

"michael" > wrote in message
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> Hello again .....Dad so your mind can rest , The drivers mirror failed for
> the 1st time december 04 I then used a valve compressor to re assemble the
> unit ..Thought it was fixed ...nope wasn't as it poped again then the
> other mirror failed (1st) time for that side ....I was looking for a
> repair that would last longer ...Mahalo Michael
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>> "michael" > wrote in message
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>>> Hello Again Dad ......Well the swivel feature was a freebie as the car
>>> was purchased with all the options I could in 97 by me, been drivin it
>>> since then...actually it was the first one (c5) delivered in oregon that
>>> year .I still remember the looks the 1st 6 months and geting pulled over
>>> by police just to talk and check out the car ...fun times ... I only
>>> used the mirror swivel action once as my old garage entrance was tight
>>> and I bumped the drivers mirror pulling in , it swiveled and didn't rip
>>> off the car .....Mahalo Michael
>>>
>> My reason for asking was there have been some that used the break away
>> feature to fold them up when they are storing/parking the car. That's a
>> no no and leads to them falling off. Still strange that they would both
>> fail at such a close time interval. Since the passenger door sees much
>> less use it normally don't fail, let alone that close to the drivers door
>> failure.
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>> --
>> Dad
>> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
>> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
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"michael" > wrote in message
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> Dad....as I reread my reply I forgot the <G> grin. Hope it was not
> taken wrong......Mahalo Michael....

NP

Same thing happen to me on my 97. First it was the passenger side mirror,
then 3 weeks later the drivers side mirror. Neither of the mirrors had
experienced an impact hit of any type or were delibertly swung back, I
simply backed out of the garage and noticed the mirror swung out of
position. Curious you had the same problem, cost me about $300 a pop to
replace the units.
"michael" > wrote in message
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> Hello all.....I drive a 97 and the first mirror to pop was passenger side
> I discovered it after work as I headed home , when I hit the gas the
> mirror swung in ...I discovered the shaft loose then at home I pllled door
> panel and found lock-ring sliped off shaft that secures mirror assembly
> ...used hot glue for a temp fix that was last week ....Well today I shut
> the driver door and pop goes this one too , Has anyone found a repair kit
> or a way to fix that lasts or is it replacement time........Mahalo
> Michael
>

So far so good on the 02. I took a sudden hit from a lane-splitting
biker about a month ago. I was going about 10 mph, the biker about 30
so it was 20 mph leather jacket against the mirror. "Clunked" back into
place OK. Have taken similar hits on an 01 Buick and an 03 Buick with
no failures. I think most of these hits were out near the tip of the
mirror rather than near the pivot point (root) maybe that makes a
difference, maybe the newer mirrors are upgraded.

-- PJ

H & A wrote:

> Same thing happen to me on my 97. First it was the passenger side mirror,
> then 3 weeks later the drivers side mirror. Neither of the mirrors had
> experienced an impact hit of any type or were delibertly swung back, I
> simply backed out of the garage and noticed the mirror swung out of
> position. Curious you had the same problem, cost me about $300 a pop to
> replace the units.
> "michael" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hello all.....I drive a 97 and the first mirror to pop was passenger side
>>I discovered it after work as I headed home , when I hit the gas the
>>mirror swung in ...I discovered the shaft loose then at home I pllled door
>>panel and found lock-ring sliped off shaft that secures mirror assembly
>>...used hot glue for a temp fix that was last week ....Well today I shut
>>the driver door and pop goes this one too , Has anyone found a repair kit
>>or a way to fix that lasts or is it replacement time........Mahalo
>>Michael
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