Mirror removal - 2008 Hyundai Accent - Page 3 - Fuelly Forums

Click here to see important news regarding the aCar App

Go Back   Fuelly Forums > Tech, Troubleshooting and Repair > Experiments, Modifications and DIY
Today's Posts Search Click Here to Login
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 06-03-2009, 11:35 AM   #21
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,139
Country: United States
After a lot of searching, I found this clip. Totally worthless to me since it can rotate. I searched McMaster Carr and Grainger under "clip", "mount", "fastener", "quick release", "slide", "rail", and "bayonet". Nothing quite right, but a couple sheet metal things that aren't tight enough to do the job.

Anyhow, I think I could just leave a couple pan head bolts exposed (slightly above the surface and painted black), and then make a plate shaped like an E, but rotated to have the fingers of the E pointing down. The spaces in the E would slide under the exposed bolt heads. Pretty easy to whip up. I hope that's at all clear. I do have a dovetail cutter, but that'd require thicker stock and more work.
__________________

__________________


Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979

: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
GasSavers_maximilian is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2009, 11:59 AM   #22
Registered Member
 
theholycow's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 6,624
Country: United States
Send a message via ICQ to theholycow Send a message via AIM to theholycow Send a message via MSN to theholycow Send a message via Yahoo to theholycow
No need to create that mount. It already exists, and could work. Remember wall-mounted telephones?

__________________

__________________
This sig may return, some day.
theholycow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-2009, 12:08 PM   #23
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,139
Country: United States
I'll check some of them out. I can use the female side maybe. With coupling nuts I can attach the protruding bolts right to the car's metal structure, which is cool.
__________________


Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979

: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
GasSavers_maximilian is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-04-2009, 12:58 AM   #24
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,139
Country: United States
Figure I should determine the mirror before designing the mount. I was thinking bicycle mirrors because they're light, cheap, and compact to stow in the trunk. Also, I think they'll be easier to work with than going with ones from a junkyard. Should've looked for some when I was at Walmart.
__________________


Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979

: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
GasSavers_maximilian is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-04-2009, 05:31 AM   #25
Registered Member
 
theholycow's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 6,624
Country: United States
Send a message via ICQ to theholycow Send a message via AIM to theholycow Send a message via MSN to theholycow Send a message via Yahoo to theholycow
Go back to Walmart. They have a mirror that should work and it's cheap.
__________________
This sig may return, some day.
theholycow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-04-2009, 05:43 AM   #26
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,139
Country: United States
When I was there I couldn't find any car mirrors and when I asked they told me they only carried blind spot mirrors now.
__________________


Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979

: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
GasSavers_maximilian is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-04-2009, 05:46 AM   #27
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,139
Country: United States
Oh, and interior mirrors (rear view and the like).
__________________


Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979

: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
GasSavers_maximilian is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-20-2009, 02:58 PM   #28
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,139
Country: United States
Just won two bicycle mirrors for $2 on Ebay. They don't have the handle bar mounting hardware, but that's irrelevant.

__________________

__________________


Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979

: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
GasSavers_maximilian is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How much does alignment affect FE? Philip1 General Fuel Topics 7 07-05-2008 09:02 AM
The Petroleum Industry Earnings In Perspective Mayhim Automotive News, Articles and Products 30 04-03-2008 03:26 AM
How The Easiest Hybrid Diy Could Be Done... trautotuning Hybrid Vehicles 20 01-31-2008 01:55 PM
Going up to you guys first: My Metro is for sale!! BumblingB For Sale 4 06-05-2007 04:52 PM
I am new and like the site alata2 Introduce Yourself - New member Welcome 3 05-29-2007 05:16 PM

» Fuelly iOS Apps
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:41 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.