How To Guide Repair seized door mirror

[Kendo]

I realised one of my door mirrors had seized, I had a look around internet for possible repair solutions. Some replaced the mirror support with a fibre glass replacement. Some drilled out the base spindle and used a bolt. But I came up with this solution. The main issue seemed to be how to separate the mirror from the base once the spring and spindle had been removed. I used a dremel with a cutting disc and cut a slot in the base and mirror support as below. Using a screw driver as a wedge, open up the gap and the seized components can be parted. Cleaned up all the parts and rebuilt the door mirror using a new 13mm starlock washer.



Mirror base unit refurbished, note slot made by dremel



Completed door mirror re-assembled and greased.



Hence door mirror repaired for cost of one starlock washer.

 

[BMBabe]

Awesome write up
Did you respray the mount yourself?

 

[Kendo]

Awesome write up
Did you respray the mount yourself?

I did, removed all traces of old paint, applied acid etch primer first coat, then primer, then colour, then lacquer.

 

[BMBabe]

I did, removed all traces of old paint, applied acid etch primer first coat, then primer, then colour, then lacquer.

Cool nice work
Was it expensive to do?

 

[hard top]

Nice one @Kendo ......

 

[Kendo]

Cool nice work
Was it expensive to do?

Materials 50p Paint £10 ( already had primer and lacquer to hand)

 

[BMBabe]

Materials 50p Paint £10 ( already had primer and lacquer to hand)

Cheap fix nice one

 

[Jack Ratt]

Nice one

 

[GazHyde]

Thanks for taking the time to write it up!

 

[Althulas]

Looks a proffesional finish a credit to your self.

 

[oldcarman]

Thank you, I've been trying to separate my base from the stock for months now. I finally have it to the stage where I can attempt your solution and then find a replacement tube, spring keeper and a star washer. Anything I've missed?? JIM

 

[Grumps]

This could save a lot of people a lot of money. Excellent, thanks for sharing.

 

[Kendo]

Thank you, I've been trying to separate my base from the stock for months now. I finally have it to the stage where I can attempt your solution and then find a replacement tube, spring keeper and a star washer. Anything I've missed?? JIM

13mm star washers, plenty of suppliers on ebay

 

[Kendo]

Thank you, I've been trying to separate my base from the stock for months now. I finally have it to the stage where I can attempt your solution and then find a replacement tube, spring keeper and a star washer. Anything I've missed?? JIM

You haven't missed anything, I cleaned all the parts and lightly sprayed with acid etch paint, applied a little grease. Then rebuilt.

 

[Low Rider]

Excellent job

 

[Antm72]

Great work. Managed to free mine off recently , comes in handy in the garage to fold them. A great job on the repair

 

[oldcarman]

Thanks for the pics, one more seperation to make which is what you have done and I can get this put together if I can get the tube and retainer with star washer off eBay. It's important to me because it is the last piece Ashbandicoot donated to me prior to his passing so I really want to use it!! You've now made it possible!! JIM

PS or anyone have these parts laying around which I could buy?? JIM

 

[Kendo]

Thanks for the pics, one more seperation to make which is what you have done and I can get this put together if I can get the tube and retainer with star washer off eBay. It's important to me because it is the last piece Ashbandicoot donated to me prior to his passing so I really want to use it!! You've now made it possible!! JIM

PS or anyone have these parts laying around which I could buy?? JIM

Pleased to be of assistance.....Kendo

 

[mrscalex]

Brilliant! I've been trying to progress past the seized stage for ages!

The people who sell the fibreglass replacement will sell you the spring, bolt, starloc washer & new mounting bolts separately. Just email and ask. The guy's name is Udo. http://www.spiegel-z3.de/index.html.

When I enquired a few months ago the price list was:

Complete replacement assembly with painted base 110€
Base painted/unpainted 41,90€/21,90€
Sleeve and starlock fixing 4,90€
Spring (stainless steel) 3,50€
Base to door securing screws M5 0,65€
Shipping to UK 16€

 

[oldcarman]

Thanks

Brilliant! I've been trying to progress past the seized stage for ages!

The people who sell the fibreglass replacement will sell you the spring, bolt, starloc washer & new mounting bolts separately. Just email and ask. The guy's name is Udo. http://www.spiegel-z3.de/index.html.

When I enquired a few months ago the price list was:

Complete replacement assembly with painted base 110€
Base painted/unpainted 41,90€/21,90€
Sleeve and starlock fixing 4,90€
Spring (stainless steel) 3,50€
Base to door securing screws M5 0,65€
Shipping to UK 16€

thanks for that info @mrscalex I'll give that a try. But I still can't seperate the base and the stalk! But now that I see how it goes together and there is a stub on the base I'll try the dremel cut and see if that helps! JIM