Replacement Rear View Mirror?
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Mine drooped too years ago when it was hot. I replaced it with a used one. Any mirror would work you may just have to glue a new mount on the glass as well.
I tried to pry open the old mirror and somehow shim the pivot ball but I could see no way of getting it open without breaking the glass.
I tried to pry open the old mirror and somehow shim the pivot ball but I could see no way of getting it open without breaking the glass.
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getting the stock mount off the glass is impossible i think. Luckily it has threaded holes so its easy to mount something to it. I made an adapater from the stock mount to a ford clip on mount, and got a mirror from the junkyard for $5 which has 2 pivots, so now I can adjust the mirror height as well.
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getting the stock mount off the glass is impossible i think. Luckily it has threaded holes so its easy to mount something to it. I made an adapater from the stock mount to a ford clip on mount, and got a mirror from the junkyard for $5 which has 2 pivots, so now I can adjust the mirror height as well.
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It is actually very easy to tighten it up so it doesn't droop. My last 2 FDs have had the same problem and I fixed it by tightening the screws that hold the mirror to the metal tab. Removing that metal tab is a PIA, but is unnecessary (iirc) if all you are looking to do is tighten it up.
herblenny might be onto something though. sounds pretty cool.
herblenny might be onto something though. sounds pretty cool.
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A local friend of mine has an FD and uses a mirror with the HomeLink system. It has outside/inside temp, compass, garage opener, and 2 additional buttons that control house and garage lighting. The lighting on the buttons is amber, and it matches the FD interior very well. Extremely neat! I'll have to ask him where he got the mirror.
Also, there is a small writeup on the Robinette website on how to raise your rearview mirror: http://www.robrobinette.com/raisemirror.htm. I highly recommend this!
-Rob
Also, there is a small writeup on the Robinette website on how to raise your rearview mirror: http://www.robrobinette.com/raisemirror.htm. I highly recommend this!
-Rob
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Originally Posted by saxyman990
A local friend of mine has an FD and uses a mirror with the HomeLink system. It has outside/inside temp, compass, garage opener, and 2 additional buttons that control house and garage lighting. The lighting on the buttons is amber, and it matches the FD interior very well. Extremely neat! I'll have to ask him where he got the mirror.
Also, there is a small writeup on the Robinette website on how to raise your rearview mirror: http://www.robrobinette.com/raisemirror.htm. I highly recommend this!
-Rob
Also, there is a small writeup on the Robinette website on how to raise your rearview mirror: http://www.robrobinette.com/raisemirror.htm. I highly recommend this!
-Rob
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Me too!! Pics pics!
PS: Herblenny's rearview IS from a Tahoe...it's so freakin huge, I thought it was a banner on the inside of the windshield... Herblenny and his blind a$$...
PS: Herblenny's rearview IS from a Tahoe...it's so freakin huge, I thought it was a banner on the inside of the windshield... Herblenny and his blind a$$...
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Originally Posted by JConn2299
Didn't the Turbo Miata have a colored Mazdaspeed rear view mirror? That might be worth considering.
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I believe the Miata one does which is probably the same as the RX8 one. I could have sworn that I had met somebody some years ago who said he had switched in one from a Miata or had installed the Mazdaspeed one for the Miata.
I'm getting old and forgetting too much stuff...
I'm getting old and forgetting too much stuff...
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'93-94 correct mirror for sale
I have a new condition 93-94 RX7 mirror that I would sell for $35 plus shipping costs. The '95 has a different base and actually is a different shape. PM me if interested.