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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: deeteefifty on 24 August 2018, 10:22:23 pm

Title: Floppy mirror
Post by: deeteefifty on 24 August 2018, 10:22:23 pm

Hello, one of the mirrors has gone floppy on the outer ball socket fitting, has anyone successfully removed the glass by warming the plastic. I thought there may be a way to get the fitting secure internally.

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: darrsi on 25 August 2018, 08:34:26 am

Change your profile so people at least know what year of bike you have, there's 3 different models that have their differences.
Feck all to do with this particular question, but needed all the same.

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: deeteefifty on 25 August 2018, 08:43:20 am

Ah, good idea will do. In the meantime it's 1999.

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: darrsi on 25 August 2018, 09:35:22 am

Quote from: deeteefifty on 25 August 2018, 08:43:20 am

Ah, good idea will do. In the meantime it's 1999.

I know a song about that.  :lol

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: deeteefifty on 25 August 2018, 09:58:22 am

Yes, my parties only cost £19.99 too.  :D

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: deeteefifty on 01 September 2018, 05:07:41 pm

Here's an update on my flaccid mirror which is now firm and erect. Photos:
1. Pull the shafts skin back and take a firm grip, oo-err. There is already a hole in the housing drill another 2" along, I used a junior hacksaw blade to cut three sides (dremel if you can afford electricity), heat the plastic with a heat gun, hinge the flap open, cor blimey.
2. See that nut in there with a heavy spring under it, tighten it up.
3. With a 1/4"drive ratchet with 10mm socket fitted.
4. Heat the flap around the hinge area and push it back like so.
Then drop it on the floor and crack the glass while refitting it.
I had tried using heat to warm the housing to get it pliable enough to lift the glass out but failed so resorted to above, once fitted the service hatch can't be seen. Also, a tip I learned from scrambling and enduros a bit back, a few plastics will get light or white discolouration lines when stressed by bending/damage and a bit heat from a heat gun will bring the colour back, but don't get carried away.

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: darrsi on 01 September 2018, 07:53:25 pm

If you have a look about on Ebay you can get cheap aftermarket mirrors with a slightly longer stem, so you're not staring at your elbows all the time.

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: His Dudeness on 01 September 2018, 08:36:55 pm

That's the first time I've seen anyone fix the floppy mirror. Nice one ;)

Title: Re: Floppy mirror
Post by: deeteefifty on 01 September 2018, 10:14:46 pm

I've seen some decent 2nd hand ones too darrsi and often wonder why I faff on in the shed of dread, boredom I suppose🙄😴