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YOUR RESEARCHGetting Jiggy with me.
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Everything checked perfect at the dealer pre purchase but:
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Check the car's height to make sure one corner is not lower than any other.
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Before you take the car in check tire inflation pressures are correct.
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By some miracle, I began by inspecting the mirror plate for attachment clips.
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Jumped into my P-car running late for work, and while entering the freeway my driver's side mirror was jiggling all over the place. Up, down, sideways. Not a good thing the morning after a New's Eve party. I thought for a minute: Dang that last drink did me in. But, it wasn't my impaired morning after vision. It was, in fact, the mirror plate. The motor is just fine: up, down, sideways. I pushed on the mirror thinking a loose clamp of some sort to no avail. Has anyone experienced this issue, and what was your remedy aside from two aspirins?
Bought a pristine 2007 911 turbo last year, 21k miles.
Everything checked perfect at the dealer pre purchase but:
The cars steering feels sloppy and not tight as compared to my old 2002 turbo.
Dealer say all systems are checked and fine and technician was happy road testing with me.
Drvg in the heavy rain last month and spun out. New PS2's in front and near wear bar rears, drvg at slower speed car did not feel stable prior to spinning out, no PSM indication during spin out......
Have all new Pirelli Pzero's and the car still does not feel right, waiting for more rain to see if I can kick off the PSM and get a handle on what I'm feeling.
I'm not hallucinating, been drvg performance cars for years and it just does not feel right.
WHAT COULD THIS BE????????
HELP.
Not on my Artic Silver C4S with tinted windows, but on my sons Ford. On the Ford it seems the mirror is on a ball and socket type connection so it can be adjusted, what happened was wear and tear as it did not connect tightly to hold, so even though the motor would adjust it it was not tight enough to keep it from vibrating while driving. Easy fix, replace the ball and socket connection.
You see this a lot on the inside rear view mirror as well.
Long winded I know but hope it helps.
Have to agree with NY6SPEEDER: alignment.
Were the old tires worn unevenly? If "yes" then there you go...
If "no" well maybe the alignment is still wrong...
Before you take the car in check tire inflation pressures are correct. Check the tires are the correct size and type and hardness and well everything for the car. Be sure if the tires are uni-directional they are all mounted the correct way.
Check the car's height to make sure one corner is not lower than any other. If it is could be a broken spring.
Keep in mind new tires are/can be squirrelly as they need time to shed mold lube and some of the more volatile compounds that are present after a tire is made.
Couple of hundred miles of regular driving is about all it should take to get the tires "broken in".
((My 996 Turbo just got new Bridgestone tires installed and I'm "breaking them in". I had the car aligned too as the right rear tire was not wearing evenly across the tread face.)
If you can't find anything wrong with the tires or the car's ride height consider an alignment then. IIRC the fuel tank wants to be full and the car empty of dead weight, junk.
Some shops want to add ballast to the driver's side for the alignment. I've had my cars aligned both ways and I couldn't tell the difference.
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I'm sorry but I can't help with that as I don't know. I had my sons fixed at the dealer.
Another thing could be the glass portion has seperated from the plastic housing it sit's in, try this:
My guess would be 1.) someone has tried to loosen the glass mirror from the housing or 2.) the mirror attaching plastic on the rear of the glass has come loose.
If you look under the mirror housing you will see a "slot", using a flashlight, you will see what there is a "slotted" wheel (sort of) inside and if you move that with a screw driver you will disengage the mirror from the housing. I can't remember which way to move the drivers side."wheel". It is opposite from the right side. Go easy so you do not break the mirror.
Removing the mirror glass is the correct way to start the mirror removal for paint etc. Not cutting the wires inside the door as many, many people do. IIRC the wiring harness connector is also behind the mirror.
The verdict:
1.) someone has tried to loosen the glass mirror from the housing.
Upon a closer inspection, the plastic plate underneath the mirror housing was loose. I snapped it back into place, went for a bumpy test drive, and
viola!
Screw the person who attempted to rip off my mirror. And, as Johnny Carson's
Carnac the Magnificent
would say:
May the fleas of a thousand camel's nestle upon his crotch.
This must be common. My driver side mirror actually separated from the plastic backing plate a few years back - by some miracle I noticed and grabbed it moments before the final glue adhesion broke. 3M double sided tape did the trick, and it's still there.
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Its a pretty simple job however it a bit time consuming due to all of the hardware.
* Remove Interior Mirror Trim Pieces ( Triangles )
* Remove the 3 Torque's fasteners on each mirror base
* Unplug the Mirror from the base
* Remove the glass/mirror from housing ( be gentle when it comes to prying this off )
* You will then see the necessary **Small** Torques fasteners securing the mirror motor and the mirror cap. Gently remove.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-p..._911_parts.php
Porsche 911 (996) Interior Mirror Door Mirror
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I finally got around to addressing my driver's side mirror issue. The plan was to take it apart, and reconstruct to remedy. By some miracle, I began by inspecting the mirror plate for attachment clips. I tugged on the mirror plate, and low and behold, the mirror lifted up exposing a plastic backing. Double side tape, and two minutes later...
viola!
. Fixed. I agree with
NIKAS
, this must be a common issue with early 996s.
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