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JPM 20-Feb-2006 16:08

Quote:

Originally posted by dst1

My Wife has use of DHL so It wont cost me a thing.



Wash your mouth out!!!

Shouldn't you be using Speed Couriers? I'm scared not too!

dave996 20-Feb-2006 16:09

No worries fella.....enjoy your curry:D

nelly 20-Feb-2006 16:17

The mirror screws should be a brass shear screw. If you have a conventional bolt in there, replace it with the OE one.
Reason being, if the mirror takes a knok, the screw shears and the mirror pops off. If there's a conventional bolt in there, it won't snap so either the mirror support will or even worse the headlight bucket....................;)

dst1 20-Feb-2006 16:47

Speed courier...who...does Dave prefer them...:lol:

Hi Nelly, yes they are shear hex bolts in the mirrors

moto748 21-Feb-2006 14:27

Quote:

Originally posted by nelly
The mirror screws should be a brass shear screw. If you have a conventional bolt in there, replace it with the OE one.
Reason being, if the mirror takes a knock, the screw shears and the mirror pops off. If there's a conventional bolt in there, it won't snap so either the mirror support will or even worse the headlight bucket....................;)


Wot nelly said, plus...

Another thing about those brass screws is that they wear easily, so buy a good quality allen key to remove them. In the past, despite using an allen of the correct nominal size, I've managed to round the hexagon. If you do that, removing them becomes a real problem.

Having said all that, they are worth persisting with, for the reasons nelly says above. If you catch a mirror on the gate-post, you'll be glad you did!


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