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Old 12-16-2022, 01:50 AM   #1
Mini-Skoolie
 
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Advice on outside mirrors

There is a spot on my lower driver's side mirror that causes a blind spot.


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And, most of the upper mirror on the passenger side is obscured.



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I was hoping to not have to buy all new mirrors. I will if I have to, because it's dangerous to drive with them this way. How would I know which to buy? I'm assuming I just use the frame that is there attaching it to the bus.


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And similarly for the other side.


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Or does anybody have an idea about how to fix these without replacing them?


Thank you.

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Old 12-16-2022, 02:02 AM   #2
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Rats. I see now that I was supposed to post this in a different forum. I tried to delete it, but I don't seem to have the privileges.
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Old 12-16-2022, 10:33 AM   #3
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That's fine-stuff happens.

The large flat mirror is easy to fix! Just glue on another piece of mirror. That's a very common way for glass shops to fix broken rear view mirrors.

The curved or wide angle mirror probably needs to be replaced.
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Old 01-13-2023, 04:51 AM   #4
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I found a replacement for the curved mirror online and glued another mirror to the flat one. Thanks so much for the excellent advice!
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Old 01-13-2023, 11:42 AM   #5
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Fix versus Restored

A couple of years ago I had my car rear view mirror broken by a parking attendant. A good buddy does all my glass and when he fixed the mirror with this trick of gluing one atop another I ruminated over the repair for a while. What I wanted was 'restored to original condition' not 'patched', and that thought stuck in my head, coming back to annoy me every couple of months.

Some time later a family member (I won't say who) actually ripped off my truck driver's side rear view mirror by whacking a not-easily-noticed engine hoist parked in the driveway.

I told myself this one would be different, and I was going to restore for my twenty year old truck by replacing the mirror, like for like--until I got the price for the replacement mirror assembly.

It's pretty amazing how unobtrusive duct tape is as a repair, especially now that you can get it in different colors. Even a couple of years on, I just need to periodically re-duct tape it when I notice the wind has caught some of the flapping tape; and I no longer dwell on the other car's glued-on mirror.

All of us have used buses, and we are constantly faced with the question of 'patch' versus 'restore'. When it comes to safety I have so far only done deep fixes and full restoration, regardless of cost or time. Everything else is mediated by available dollars and time.

When I set out on the bus conversion journey my preference was for perfect/restored/complete as much as possible; as time passes, and save for safety-related items, that need seems to be declining. There isn't any duct tape flapping in the breeze on the bus yet; but who knows, there may come a time...
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Old 01-15-2023, 01:48 AM   #6
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Good old duct tape!
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