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1. Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: HD883HUGGR@aol.com; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 06:11:08 EDT; Hi Gang. After my stupid brother-in-law bumped into Hobbs' driver's side mirror and broke the head off, I decided to figure out why the interior rearview mirror was so wobbly. Turns out there's a pla; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00030.html (7,888 bytes)
2. RE: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: "David Stewart" <dstewar1@twcny.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 07:30:10 -0400; Same problem here. I currently have a temporary fix with the help of super glue, but it won't last long. I never understood why Triumph insisted on such a flimsy mounting method for the rear view mir; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00031.html (8,532 bytes)
3. Re: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: "Bradley D. Richardson" <brichard@us.oracle.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 05:19:28 -0700; I have a thought on why Triumph insisted on a flimsy mounting method for the rear view mirror. For the same reason they chose to use cardboard for the transmission tunnel, which I just had to replace; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00033.html (9,225 bytes)
4. Re: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 08:20:17 -0400; ..original intent was a safety issue. it beaks away rather than having it stab through your face in an accident. Paul Tegler 1973 BGT - Daily Driver Rat - 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab Punkin' - 1; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00034.html (9,185 bytes)
5. Re: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: "David A Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:19:58 -0400; According to the drivers handbook it was done like that so in the case of an accident it will break off. IMHO, if the thing comes off while drive it will CAUSE the accident :-) David A. Templeton mai; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00038.html (10,086 bytes)
6. RE: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <QSWI646@email.mot.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:46:46 +0100; Errmmmmmm....... it can't be THAT flimsy if it lasted 20 years. Well beyond the life expectancy of most vehicles....; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00040.html (8,033 bytes)
7. RE: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: "Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.)" <dmitchel@ford.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:57:44 -0400; As others have told you, the mirror is on a break-away mount due to US safety requirements. FMVSS something or other. The parts are available at TRF for a couple of dollars. Cheers, Doug Mitchell dm; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00041.html (8,598 bytes)
8. Re: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: KHOCO@aol.com; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 17:02:29 EDT; Safety. I think the mirror had to break away in an accident if it came in contact with the occupants face. Ken Copeland 70 GT6+ KC78784 70 Spit FDU84919 70 GT6+ KC81551; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00064.html (7,425 bytes)
9. Plastic Mirror mount (score: 1): Author: Fred Griffiths <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 08:53:55 -0600; The "stupid" plastic mirror mount is one of those safety features - you know, so you don't cut your head on a fixed immovable object like a mirror when you are in a full frontal head on crash at 60 m; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00076.html (8,860 bytes)
10. Re: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine); Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:04:38 -0700; After the snotty brats vandalized Nigel in June and stole the side and rear view mirrors, Dave put a nice chrome retro bullet style painted to match the body-now if the b**s want to rip it off again-; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00077.html (9,019 bytes)
11. RE: Plastic Mirror Mount (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:00:54 -0700; It is a "safety thing". In an accident the mirror will pop off of the mounting if a human body part hits it (usually the head). A word of advice: Make sure the mirror moves freely on it's adjusting b; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00078.html (9,417 bytes)

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