merlot
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After reading the many threads on these wonderful Magic Mirror Mounts, also watching Doc's and Russell's videos multiple times, I went ahead and installed mine today. It took me a little over an hour, but I was going VERY slow and being VERY careful with the magnets. Did not get bit once, but sliding the last two apart was a bit of a challenge. My biggest challenge was the tiny screws that hold the petals on ... made the mistake of taking all of them off at once on the right side and had a heck of a time getting some of them back in. A dab of silicon spray on a q-tip to lubricate the hole in advance seemed to do the trick (added just enough slick to allow setting the screws well into the countersunk hole). One the left side, I took the petals off one at a time and made note of which screw belonged to each hole ... made a big difference. Still, I ended up with a pretty good rub spot (almost a blister) in the center of my palm as I was careful not to strip the tiny phillips head. Worth it in the end, though ... absolutely love the solidness of the mirror now!hyea:
Now, on to my questions:
Polarity -- I noticed in Doc's video that he was careful to check polarity and indicated that the strong side needed to be away from the bike. This is confirmed in other threads where the analog gauges are sometimes affected. What I did to check, was have a weak magnet in one hand and the Magic in my other -- as I brought them closer together, the Magic either rejected, or was attracted to the other magnet and I made note of which side caused the attraction. This is the side I mounted facing out (or away from the bike) and towards the mirror. Did I pick the correct side to face the mirror?:hun:
Tethers -- my kit is one of the earlier ones that came with tethers, but they are mighty short so I did not install them. Based on recent posts in this thread, I may look at extending them just a hair to make removing the mirrors and unplugging the connector a bit easier. I will probably use braided picture frame wire as this is what I used to tether the lower side panels. To tether or not to tether? :dontknow: Opinions .. I have about 2 miles of gravel to travel from our ranch before hitting pavement and sometimes all of our routes out are pretty rough.
All the best .... Ann
hi ann
firstly congrats on your instal
when my second son grew out of his cot,i of course made his first bed (poverty dad couldnt afford electric screwdriver)so when you mentioned palm blisters you brought the memories flooding back
stripping those phillips head screws is not an option so,well done
as mike says,the magnets have no weak side,just polarity N and S...the likes repel and the unlikes attract
did you pick the correct side? i dont think there is one re ideal polarity, but am unable to confirm as i dont have analogues
am in contact with supplier tho re this
the tethers are short so the mirror dosent damage the tupperware when its dangling....if you hold the mirror flat you should have enough room to connect the elect wire...too short and the bottom spigots wont engage..too long and the elect wire takes the weight...also,too long gives the chance to lay across the top of the magnet,which was one reason not to use them at all....correct length and you can refit the mirror one handed
should you fit them?of course you should,if only for peace of mind
if you want to go longer i suggest dumping the supplied wires and making an endless loop from cord..obviously non magnetic, clean and very simple..just experiment with the length to get what you want
in a few weeks we will have perfected a new top clip so attach and detach the cord will be easy
thanks for a thoughtful instal.... russ
