Side View Mirror shaking at High Speeds

[Felix_29]

Does anyone else's Side View Mirrors shake at High speeds such as 80KM/H and above? Is this normal for a Delorean? If not, how can I fix this?

[Farrar]

I had this problem; the adhesive was beginning to give way. I carefully pried the glass off, cleaned off the old adhesive with brake cleaner, and then re-attached the glass with 3M emblem tape to solve the problem.

Farrar

[TTait]

I had this problem; the adhesive was beginning to give way. I carefully pried the glass off, cleaned off the old adhesive with brake cleaner, and then re-attached the glass with 3M emblem tape to solve the problem.

Farrar

Its also possible that the screw drives and mountings in the mirror are coming apart or damaged, but again the first step is to carefully remove the glass anyway, so start there. Just make sure your happy with the condition of the guts before you tape it back in.

Consider wide angle mirrors as sold by the vendors or multivex mirrors while your dealing with this - They help immensely with visibility. In the D either everyone is already looking at you, or they can't see you, either way the mirror upgrade helps keep you out of trouble.

[sean]

Does anyone else's Side View Mirrors shake at High speeds such as 80KM/H and above? Is this normal for a Delorean? If not, how can I fix this?

Are we talking side mirrors as in the glass or are we talking side mirrors as in the housing?

[Grover]

I had this problem; the adhesive was beginning to give way. I carefully pried the glass off, cleaned off the old adhesive with brake cleaner, and then re-attached the glass with 3M emblem tape to solve the problem.

Farrar

+1 here. This started to happen on my drive out to Lexington. Once there, in the hot summer sun, the adhesive gave way when I opened the door and the mirror fell off.

Do as Farrar suggests.

[David T]

Most likely someone pulled on the mirror or it got hit by a passing car or shopping cart. It is probably loose on the door. You will probably have to reattach it. It does shake, but not so much that you can't use it. Those small, round, concave stick-on mirrors are handy to help with the blind spots.
David Teitelbaum

[TTait]

Those small, round, concave stick-on mirrors are handy to help with the blind spots.
David Teitelbaum

Yeah, small convex mirrors like that are cheap and they work:
http://www.amazon.com/CIPA-49104-Convex-Adjustable-Mirror/dp/B000CIONQW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1313647096&sr=8-4

Instead I have these on both cars, $83 for the pair...
http://www.multivexmirror.net/Results.asp?keywords=Delorean&category=4&secondary=12&Submit=Search

You also have the option of mounting something like this on the back side of the multivex ones, as it will shine through (but I have not done this step):
http://www.amazon.com/Amber-Mirror-Signals-Blinkers-Indicators/dp/B003V5T87W/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1313647333&sr=1-2

The multivex look like they were installed at the factory. If I ever get a third car, I'll order another set of the multivex mirrors the first day.

[Felix_29]

What is the correct procedure and tool for taking off the mirrors from the housing?

[sean]

What is the correct procedure and tool for taking off the mirrors from the housing?

A combination of a putty knife, exacto knife and patience. I've done it in the past with just a putty knife with a sharp edge on it.

[TTait]

A combination of a putty knife, exacto knife and patience. I've done it in the past with just a putty knife with a sharp edge on it.

Once its off there are small motors and gears that you can access for the electric mirror - leave some time to clean those up and lube them while you are in there.