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Old 06-15-2012, 08:00 PM   #8
thecatseye66
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Re: Side view mirror installation question

Phil,

I just did this last weekend. There is a hole (an opening anyway) in the inside skin of the door (below the wing window) that is just big enough to get a piece of 1 1/2 inch dowling into (a broom handle might work). I held the plate inside the door (by reaching up from the larger opening below) with one hand (positioned as close as I could on the holes) and pushed and twisted the dowl into the plate to hold it in place. I had to twist the wood so the edge of the door metal would catch into the dowl and hold the plate tight --- but it worked.

I had to adjust each one a few times and used pencils to do minor adjustment and align the threads on the plate to the holes in the door until I could start the screws through the mirror arm and into the plate.

It was tedious but I took my time and made sure it was solid because I had to drill my holes and they weren't exactly right so I wanted to make sure I didn't cross thread anything and ruin something.

Hope that helps--

Chris
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