Looked at fixing mirrors this weekend and used an existing hole in the scuttle to mount them ( well drivers side ) only to find that it wobbles like hell and is next to useless when driving down the road. I have put a big penny washer on the inside of the fibreglass but I think the first time I try to adjust the mirror it will just flex the scuttle

How do others do it ?
Do they all vibrate so much ?
How about passing it through the scuttle and attaching to a bracket welded to the chassis / scuttle rail ?

Ideas please

RD

[Edited on 19/10/09 by rallyingden]

What's your scuttle made of - GRP or ally?

What mirrors have you got - single bolt fixing?

My CBR type mirrors mounted on a GRP scuttle were solid as a rock, but the base was quite large and fixes with 2 bolts approx. 50mm apart.

GRP scuttle with single 8mm fixing



RD

can you not just bond a bent plate of aluminium to the inside with some epoxy glue?

i bonded an aluminium plate to the inside of my GRP scuttle to help with strength, it seems to work fine

Mmm yeah Mr W
Might just try that

Cheers
RD

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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
can you not just bond a bent plate of aluminium to the inside with some epoxy glue?

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I used some rather chunky fibreglass woven matt and some carbon tows, all held in place with some west system epoxy. The side of my scuttle is now bullet proof

I have the SPA type mirrors mounted throught the fibreglass with two 5mm bolts about 40mm apart. The mirrors are solid but the car and driver shake like a shitting dog....

We used an aluminium spreader plate on the inside of the scuttle bonded with PU adhesive to give the mirrors some stability.

Phil

I did as Hellfire, but put a plate on the outside too, a scuttle sandwich. Since I fitted the screen though, they're mounted on the uprights, solid as a very solid thingy.