dibbons
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The two sheet metal screws holding the side view mirror on a '65 Formula S and '65 Signet convertible are not doing the job. Mirrors always seem loose. What is your better idea? Thank you.
How Are You Fastening Your Side View Mirror?
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Greasyfingers
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Install 8 or 10-32 nutserts into the door and use stainless screws to hold it in place. If the door panel is off you could use an 8 or 10-32 screw with a nut on the inside. If you ever have to take it a part again you'll need to remove the door panel obviously.
Professor Fate
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Find appropriately sized (similar to the original sheet metal screws) chrome or stainless oval head machine screws, then use the corresponding size nutserts (also called rivnuts) in the door panel.
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shittyslant6
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The factory mirrors have a reinforcement plate.
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geminimotors
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If the mounting holes arent violently stripped, they might be warped upward from tightening. A pointy body hammer or small ball peen can flatten the holes out and smallerize them a bit. Helps if you can get a dolly or something inside the door as a backer for the massaging.
The mirror on my 64 kept loosening up. I bought the correct gasket from DMT and installed it. That seems to have fixed the loosening problem.
But if it persisted I would make a nut plate out of bar stock, say 1/8" x 3/4" long enough to be longer than the screw centerline dimension. Tap the nut plate in 2 places. Install it from inside the door and use 2 oval head machine screws with loc-tite through the mirror and door skin into the tapped holes . I'm guessing they woild be 10-24 UNC but you'll have to verify the size. 10-32 UNF optional.
But if it persisted I would make a nut plate out of bar stock, say 1/8" x 3/4" long enough to be longer than the screw centerline dimension. Tap the nut plate in 2 places. Install it from inside the door and use 2 oval head machine screws with loc-tite through the mirror and door skin into the tapped holes . I'm guessing they woild be 10-24 UNC but you'll have to verify the size. 10-32 UNF optional.
63dartman
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I'm sure Someone will be offended but, I used these, used smallest I could find. Had to drill holes a little larger. been holding fine for about 10 yrs.
They do spread out the clamp load.
63dartman
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i just went to hardware store and found countersunk stainless screws with 10/24 thread pitch.
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