)&*&%$$&^ Mirrors!!!!!

[Williebbaker]

just a suggestion

you might like to take a look at williebbakers "snap mirrors" it might solve this problem altogether. good luck!

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

you might like to take a look at williebbakers "snap mirrors" it might solve this problem altogether. good luck!

What are williebbakers snap mirrors? This thread is nearly year old and if it's passed you by the problem has been rendered moot by the Magic Mirror magnetic mounts.

 

[Bfromla]

I have had the same problem (I think everyone has!)! I wish there was a much better attachment for the mirrors! My right one fell off while riding the other day! After searching for 30 minutes in the weeds, found it in two parts! I think BRP ought to buy me a new one, personally!, but, ... ugh...

Anyone do any modifications to theirs to avoid this pretty dumb way of attaching mirrors??????

Magic mirrors on vendors page

 

[youngers]

majic mirror

I had seen a set of these mirrors , I do believe they have --- RARE EARTH --- magnets that hold the mirror in place , you give a good yank , and they come off , the fellow who had these , mentioned they hold very nice , the average ride has no problems , but a bird strike might knock them off ... { chance of a bird strike ? }

 

[Buckeye Chuck 54]

Bob's on top of it..

When I bought my Spyder in June '14 I didn't know how to work on the mirrors. I broke the top hanging plastic piece on both sides then wondered why I couldn't get the mirror to stay put. So I drilled holes and screwed the mirrors on. Yeah, yeah, I hear you laughing BlueKnight. The dealer showed me the error of my ways.
All this sounds like the metal pins have been taken off and not put back in right. THey are different lengths.
Also the metal clip pins can be taken out, they slide right out, and straightened if they're bent.
I have spares, I now use the magnets on the lower two.
Chuck

Hang it on the top rear post...
push in a little bit on the rear of the mirror, and give it a bit of a rap downward...
push in on the front of the mirror, and give the lower rear edge of the housing a rap forward...

 

[Grandpot]

Buying screws

I keep a small supply of screws on hand. Most of the screw applications can be solved with M6x20mm Torx 30 button head screws. You can get them on Amazon very cheap. Don't pay through the NOSE at a dealer. You can get them in black oxide and stainless. Be carefull ordering the stainless. Most of them are the Tamper Proof style with the pin in the middle.

 

[DGoebel]

Magic Mirrors make the whole world shiny and happy! Lamonster can get them to you in a day or two and you'll never be concerned with the original pins, pucks, and springs again... They're just that good. And I think Lamont will sell them in sets of 6 or 4 if you just MUST keep that top pin and puck. I didn't and have rode my RT over some terrible MN and WI farm roads with no problems.

 

[timeless]

PROBABLY HAVE

a broken upper piece, the thinner part sometimes snaps off and leaves you with the thick piece you are talking about.
I have broken 2 of these in the 7 years I have owned my Spyder.
They are quite inexpensive, you can also make on out of some pliable plastic to use as a temporary fix. Then there are the "Magic Mirror" after market devices that seem to work well too.

Ok, somehow I got the right side to catch all three posts with a little bit of white grease. The left top post is a problem. As I engage the keyhole, and push down, nothing catches. There is a button on the top and a thin slot and behind that is a shoulder. Neither on engages the keyhole. Which one is supposed to catch it? The plastic piece that has two small screws is too thick to allow it to get behind and rest on the keyhole. I can get the two lower pins to engage but the top is just flopping. Will not get into the keyhole. Which slot is supposed to engage?
Buckskin
That is a tired setup to hook the mirrors to the body......

 

[cptjam]

Magic Mirrors make the whole world shiny and happy! Lamonster can get them to you in a day or two and you'll never be concerned with the original pins, pucks, and springs again... They're just that good. And I think Lamont will sell them in sets of 6 or 4 if you just MUST keep that top pin and puck. I didn't and have rode my RT over some terrible MN and WI farm roads with no problems.

call Lamont, he can hook you up with magic mirror magnets.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

NOTHING RARE ABOUT RARE --EARth

I had seen a set of these mirrors , I do believe they have --- RARE EARTH --- magnets that hold the mirror in place , you give a good yank , and they come off , the fellow who had these , mentioned they hold very nice , the average ride has no problems , but a bird strike might knock them off ... { chance of a bird strike ? }

It's mis-nomer really ... They Nyobendium ( spelling ?? ) which are actually created through a process ....that's how they can make them in hundreds of different shapes ..... Mike :thumbup:

 

[rtotten]

I could not even the mirrors off little lone get them back on.. then came the magic mirrors. I am now delighted to say I fear not taking those mirrors off any longer. I used to fight with them for hours, Now I can have them off in less than a minute. Highly recommend them.:yes::yes::yes: