I was going to go BenT's route but came into a bit of extra dough and gave my husband the "truck" mirrors from GoWesty. I like the look on a Syncro. They are super expensive, but I splurged. I went through this, with my dad continually fixing them, on our diesel and earlier 1986 and just got sick of it. Buckarette
> Bob, > > The ultimate repair for those floppy mirrors is replacement. I didn't use > the same type but good used powermirrors. > You can install powermirrors w/o adding power if that sound too complicated > for you. The two top holes on the PM > are in the same position as the manual mirrors. The 3rd hole you can either > leave w/o a screw; secure with a sheet- > metal screw; or install with a nutsert. I've been running them w/o the > third > screw in my Syncro for 5 years w/o any of > hem falling off. No more floppies. > > > BenT > |
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