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Triumph TR6 - Installing side mirrors

I just got some new side mirrors to replace the old pitted ones as a gift along with new exterior chrome underdoor moldings.

Quetion #1 as you know the bolts have to come up from inside the door (classic bullett racing mirrors), What is the best access to reach this point. When door pannels come off I can pull door pull and kind of get in. Wondering if there was a trick to save some time. Since my arm is big it barely fits.

Question # 2 It seems that where the chrome strips go the body does not seem flush, under door is about 1/2" recessed. Any Ideas? Also if you slide the moldings on the new rivets what keeps the molding from just sliding off seems to be no retaining clips.
Thanks
JOHN
john

John--Welcome. Your question No. 1: no need to pull any door panels as the mirror placement is very close to the leading edge of the door. At that location, you can drill the bracket holes and be able to access the reverse side for bolt up.

Rick O.
Rick Orthen

I am not completely following on the 1/2" recess and I cannot just go out to the garage right now and look at a TR as they are about 20 miles away at the moment. However, I seem to recall your car as being an early one. There were two different mouldings used on the sill panels of the TR6. The early type (CC series cars in NA) was a narrow moulding, while the later ones were wider (CF series cars in NA). As for retention, it was not a straight forward blind rivet used, but one with a rounded, semi-cup head. The moulding was popped onto that semi-cup head, it expanded slightly as it went over and then closed back up, being held on by what amounts to spring tension in the moulding itself.

A later wide moulding will not be retained by the special rivets used on the early cars and an early narrow moulding will not fit onto the larger special rivet used on the later car. Neither will be retained by "moulding tension" with a run of the mill blind rivet.
SteveP

John,
I have the same problem. I wanted 2 mirrors and my wife bought a set from British Victoria for Christmas. When I tried to install them the rear stud was inaccesable unless I removed the door panels. Upon looking in the catalog I found that there are 2 styles with different stud widths. The narrower one will fit as per original equipment. You will not be able to by one for the right side with a different focal length but if you just want one for the left side you need to order the one with the smaller width.
Joe Justice
Joe Justice

TRF sells the mirrors that fit without removing door panels. A good design that uses a bracket to mount the mirror base to (presumably to allow the mirror to pop off without ripping the door skin if the mirror hits an obstruction). I did the install a couple of years ago; very easy.

Rick O.
Rick Orthen

Removing the door panel is a piece of cake, it just needs a little patience, while your at it make a strenghener plate to go inside the door it stops it vibrating so you can actually see who is creeping up behind you.
b Wallbank

This thread was discussed between 11/01/2004 and 15/01/2004

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