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    Smile 42 cent mirror extension!

    OK, I admit it. I'm cheap! But this one is so good I'm willing to share it!

    This requires eliminating the little tabs in the front of the mirror arm
    junction but thats not an issue for me 'cause I lost one of mine
    about week 2 of ownership.

    Go to the hardware store and buy 2 inside star lockwashers
    that fit the mirror arm bolt.


    Remove the bolt from the arm. Do not remove bushing.

    Remove little black plastic things. Rotate arm forward.
    Place washer behind arm as shown.
    Push the waser in with a screwdriver.


    Use an awl or small srewdriver to align the washer so
    the bolt will go in. This may be easier to do from the underside.


    Before moving the arm, put the screw in place and start the threads.
    Do not make it tight yet. Just snug enogh to keep it from flopping around. Get on the Spyder and position the mirrors.


    The arms should be close to straight out (90 degrees)
    from the centerline of the bike.


    When you like the position Snug down the screws so the washer bites.
    NOT TO TIGHT. If you torque it to the max... well just don't!

    Tell me how you like it after a test ride.
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    Thanks for the cheap mod. I will try this out once the temp gets up to the "Spyder maintenance " range. In the mid to low 20s so far this week.

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    Thanks for the info. I never thought of doing that. The first thing I tried was to move the arms out farther but they wouldn't go. I still say that BRP should come out with housings for the mirrors that are angled more outward as the mirrors have no adjustment outwards but lots inwards, One would think this a "SAFETY" issue !!

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    Mike, thanks for the tip - I installed my Kewlmetal extensions this past weekend and they are just a hair smaller than stock and I had a hard time getting them tight enough - your cheap fix should solve the problem nicely.

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    Default Install Question

    "Remove little black plastic things. Rotate arm forward.
    Place washer behind arm as shown. "
    Mike,
    I was not able to remove the litlle black pastic things. Before I get the hacksaw blade out, I wanted to be sure there wasn't another way to remove them. Thanks in advance for your reply.
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    The light bilb did not go on. How does putting a lock washer on the bolt make the mirrors stick out farther?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Putt-Putt View Post
    The light bilb did not go on. How does putting a lock washer on the bolt make the mirrors stick out farther?
    It does'nt. It allows the mirrors to be rotated forward which brings them out farther.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sabunim5 View Post
    It does'nt. It allows the mirrors to be rotated forward which brings them out farther.
    So the "42 cent mirror extension" is really a "42 cent mirror reposition". Sounds like a better plan than mine where I was going to have my elbows repositioned. Can't wait 'til spring to give it a try.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabunim5 View Post
    "Remove little black plastic things. Rotate arm forward.
    Place washer behind arm as shown. "
    Mike,
    I was not able to remove the litlle black pastic things. Before I get the hacksaw blade out, I wanted to be sure there wasn't another way to remove them. Thanks in advance for your reply.
    sabunim5
    Sorry to be slow to respond, but I,ve been traveling and off line for a while.

    The easy way to remove the "little black plastic things" is to loosen the bolt holding the mirror and just rotate the arm forward. They will just pop off. The reason I didn't do this when I first got the was because the little black plastic things will not stay on if you rotate the arms forward to where you can actually see something in the mirrors. Once I lost one of them, I decided "What the heck?" and repositioned the arms. The only problem was they would not tighten up enough to stay in position. Hence the need for the star washers to hold them in place.
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    Thanks Mike,

    I am going to try this. I need to get the mirrors out a bit. I was going to try Kewlmetal's extentions, but I have had no luck getting a hold of them, and no return calls. If this brings them out enough, I can do it without waiting for parts, and save a hundred bucks!

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    HELP!!

    I have been trying at this on and off all day. I finally got the star washer in position, and was putting the bolt back in. It was going in real snug, I thought it was rubbing against the teeth of the washer. After a few turns, i got nervous and backed it out. Sure enough, I cross threaded it. I should know better than to try to be mechanically inclined on a new machine.

    So I am looking for advise. My thought is to run a tap up from the bottom since those treads should be un damaged? Is that thread an 8x1.25mm? Should I run the tap up from the bottom? Any suggestions?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderByter View Post
    HELP!!

    My thought is to run a tap up from the bottom since those treads should be un damaged? Is that thread an 8x25mm? Should I run the tap up from the bottom? Any suggestions?

    Mark
    This is worth a try!
    Match the bolt threads to the tap.

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    cool beans nice job
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    Mike,

    I have a 8x1.25 mm tap here as well as a metric nut and bolt assortment. I put the bolt from the mirror up to the tap and it is close, but not perfect. I also tried to run the tap through a nut that I know is 8x1.25 and it does not run through smooth. This is why I am asking.

    I looked at the Spyder parts list, but unfortunately, it does not list the thread size of the bolt on the breakdown for the mirrors. For bolts, it only shows diameter and length, not thread size. So I went online and looked at complete tap sets and as far as I can tell, 8mm taps only have threads of either 1.25 or 1. I am guessing that's threads per mm, so 1 would be courser than 1.25 right? The bolt off of the mirror looks finer than the 1.25 tap and a 1.25 bolt from my assortment. Yet I don't see 8x1.5 taps.

    I would apreciate any advise from you guys who seem to be naturals at making fixes. I am but a shade tree mechanic at best. I don't want to screw it up more than I have.

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    Since this is supplied as an assemble to BRP, I suppose it is possible the bolt is SAE, not metric.
    My is currently 800 miles away, so I can't go check this out.
    How about it from someone closer to their ?
    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderByter View Post
    Mike,

    I have a 8x1.25 mm tap here as well as a metric nut and bolt assortment. I put the bolt from the mirror up to the tap and it is close, but not perfect. I also tried to run the tap through a nut that I know is 8x1.25 and it does not run through smooth. This is why I am asking.

    I looked at the Spyder parts list, but unfortunately, it does not list the thread size of the bolt on the breakdown for the mirrors. For bolts, it only shows diameter and length, not thread size. So I went online and looked at complete tap sets and as far as I can tell, 8mm taps only have threads of either 1.25 or 1. I am guessing that's threads per mm, so 1 would be courser than 1.25 right? The bolt off of the mirror looks finer than the 1.25 tap and a 1.25 bolt from my assortment. Yet I don't see 8x1.5 taps.

    I would apreciate any advise from you guys who seem to be naturals at making fixes. I am but a shade tree mechanic at best. I don't want to screw it up more than I have.
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    SpyderByter, if you have an industrial supply house that specializes in bolts and fasteners near you, I would take the BRP bolt to them and tell them what you are looking at doing. They should, at a minimum, be able to tell you what size tap you need for those bolts. They can probably sell you the necessary tap and show you what other thread repair products they have just in case the threads are damaged beyond repair. The store like that in my town is called Mid-State Bolt though I'm not sure if its a national company or just local.

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    Thanks,

    I went to a local harware supply today with the bolt. It is definetly metric. They had 8mm bolts with two thread pitches, 1.25 and 1. I thought 1.25 would be a finer thread but I was wrong. It does not run like SAE where it is measured by threads per inch, where the higher number would be finer. I was not able to find an exact match, but I did find the same length and thread, in chrome and allen instead of black and torx. I will use the chrome unless I can find black.

    The local Industrial supply house in this area is Grainger. I looked online at thier taps sets. I am going to pose a question about this job, but i will go into general discussion, so Mike's pictures don't get buried by pages.

    Thanks for the advise

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    Yes, metric threads go by distance from crest to crest so 1mm is smaller than 1.25mm and therefore a finer thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderByter View Post
    Thanks,

    I went to a local harware supply today with the bolt. It is definetly metric. They had 8mm bolts with two thread pitches, 1.25 and 1. I thought 1.25 would be a finer thread but I was wrong. It does not run like SAE where it is measured by threads per inch, where the higher number would be finer. I was not able to find an exact match, but I did find the same length and thread, in chrome and allen instead of black and torx. I will use the chrome unless I can find black.

    The local Industrial supply house in this area is Grainger. I looked online at thier taps sets. I am going to pose a question about this job, but i will go into general discussion, so Mike's pictures don't get buried by pages.

    Thanks for the advise
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    Quote Originally Posted by bone crusher View Post
    Dude, it's 'advice', not 'advise'...
    Well then thanks for advising me on the spelling of advice

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    Default How can I pull up pics from a old post?

    I am working on my 2009 RS mirrors and trying to tighten them up. I came across this post but it wont allow me to look at the pics. Last summer I added extra rubber and it held up. But this season orginial stock arms are loose and I am trying to tighten them up again. Can anyone help me with the orginal pics in this post?


    Thanks so much,
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    Same here. Looking for mirror extensions but it seems both ESI and Kewlmetal have gone out of business.
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    Quote Originally Posted by asp125 View Post
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    Same here. Looking for mirror extensions but it seems both ESI and Kewlmetal have gone out of business.
    Ya well this thread was started bout 10 years ago so good luck finding any other info or pics much less parts

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