RE: [BaadAssGremlins] Mirrors

["William Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Doc...I appreciate your wisdom and knowledge. I guess I can figure 
out somthing to do with that mirror. Thanks again.



Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho
AKA Brother B.
AMC'S RULE.....the rest just drool like the dogs they are.
1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project)
1970 Original Hornet "plain jane"
1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car"





>From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx
>Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Mirrors
>Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 13:51:48 -0400
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>Bill with the right manual mirror parts you can make it a manual mirror.
>The way the remote ones were assembled they were not made to be
>disassembled and repaired. All the remote parts were crimped and it
>makes disassembly impossible as far as I can see. Like I said I bought
>the lot of 13 mirrors because due to the pic's I saw with the mirrors I
>had and the ones in the lot I could make 2 sets of non-remote mirrors
>for both of my Hornet's. If anyone has a mirror glass broken you can
>make a card board template and take it to any glassier (home glass place
>included) and have one cut to fit. It cost me 11$ for each one. One word
>of advice is to only use clear GE silicone to glue the new mirror glass
>on. The black silicone will deteriorate the coating on the back of the
>glass that makes it a mirror and you will see spots in the glass where
>the coating deteriorates Why I don't know.. My 2 sets of non-remote
>mirrors are fine after almost 2 years, I had new glass made for all of
>them. One other tip. Although the mirror base and housing may look the
>same, due to the car big versus Hornet, Gremlin the angle of the base
>where it mounts to the door may be slightly different. Also the mirror
>housing may look the same but the base for the mirror to be glued to may
>not be. I have seen 3-4 slightly different variations in the same mirror
>pod. Make a template and have the one you need made. All of the above
>info is from personal experience on my orange car. The use of clear
>silicone to glue the glass in was from the glass shop that cut me the
>mirror glass.
>"Doc"
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>From: "William Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Its kinda cool when.....
>Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 07:04:35 -0700
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>So Doc, what can I do with it? Can just the cable be replaced? I would like
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>to use it, being it is an "X" mirror and I will be building an X clone. It
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>is not chromed, but a painted housing. Thanks for the come back!
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>Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho
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>AKA Brother B.
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>AMC'S RULE.....the rest just drool like the dogs they are.
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>1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project)
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>1970 Original Hornet "plain jane"
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>1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car"
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> >From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx
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> >To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Its kinda cool when.....
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> >Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 05:24:03 -0400
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> >Bill I have taken these remote mirrors apart and in my opinion once any
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> >part of the cable mechanism is broken they are trash. That is the reason
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> >I bought the lot of 13 because there was enough mirrors to make the 2
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> >non-remote sets for my 2 Hornet's. I would not throw the housing away
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> >From: "Bill Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> >To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> >Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Its kinda cool when.....
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> >Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 20:55:47 -0000
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> >You ask for somthing and ya get it for "literally"...FREE!! Doc, sent
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> >me a nice pair of chrome mirrors for the Hornet. THANKS DOC!! And I
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> >found someone else who offered me a box of stuff for shipping costs.
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> >There was some turnsignal lens covers for the Hornet. Really nice pair
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> >of O.E.M clear and some misc. "stuff" Door handles, volt. reg. window
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> >cranks. AND a couple of surprises that I wasnt expecting. A nice
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> >restorable grille "X", and a Gremlin X remote mirror. But the mirror
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> >doesnt have the little handle and the plate for the door panel. Is
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> >there a way I can fix it? Can I replace the whole cable, or do I need
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> >replace the whole mirror? and that would suck! My free mirror just
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> >turned into a dumpster filler!! :(~ Any input would be grealty
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