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Windows and Mirrors
A vehicle’s windows and mirrors provide the driver with a full view of what’s happening outside his vehicle. This category provides answers to the best kinds of mirrors and windows for one’s vehicle and how to care for them.
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What metals are used for a ship's porthole and how do you tell what metal it is?
Special types of brass and are used. Brass looks like gold but is slightly duller, steel is a darker iron grey.
How do you fix a passenger window that won't go up on a 2000 GMC Sierra truck?
window regulators are junk in these vehicles - check for bad regulator cables regulators about 250-300 bucks and 1.0 to 1.5 hours of labor
How do you replace driver side mirror on 1994 camery?
You cannot replace the mirror itself... the entire assembly is one piece. Their way of making sure you spend a bundle to replace it. I know. I've replaced both of mine. C. Story
How do you fix the spring loaded mechanism of the lh side view mirror?
Often, a spring loaded mechanism on a LH side view mirror cannot be fixed. The mirror will need to be replaced instead of being fixed.
If it's just the glass mirror, you can purchase that from a glass shop that does windshields. It just glues in. If you need the whole assembly, you'll need to get that from the dealer or a body parts supplier and you'll probably have to take the inside panel off to get to the mounting screws.
Why the curved reflecting dish is always concave not convex?
A concave dish, more specifically parabolic or spherical, will focus any parallel rays toward the focal point of the curve. This allows the fish to collect a signal from a large area and focus it into a small area (electronic sensor)
As long as it is not a heated mirror or any special type of mirror your local glass shop should be able to repair it for you. Cost in eastern pa would be about $45 ......if it is only the glass that needs to be replaced. Ebay also commonly has listings for both the entire mirror or just the glass.
One or more of the brake lights or tail lights are burnt out.
if you're having a gap between your door and frame, check your hinges to see if the bushings or pins are wearing out. this is pretty common with Chevy s-10s and blazers. go to your local body shop and it'll cost you approx $25 to fix (you have to replace the pins and bushings and this problem should be solved). or if you have a few friends who are willing to hold the door up for you while you replace them stop into your local parts store and pick 2 sets up, 1 for the top hinge and 1 for the bottom hinge. on my dad's sonoma his pin actually has fallen out from and the door pretty much will fall off one of these days. on my s-10 the top pins bushings are worn out and it tilts a bit. i talked to a friend who works at a gmc garage and he said if you don't take care of it, eventually it will bend your door frame so that it won't fit properly even if you decide to fix it. !
How do you replace a driver side mirror on 99 Tahoe?
Take the triangle trim off of the door panel by pulling straight out. then pull the foam out of the hole you will see the wiring harness if it is power unplug it then take the bolts outwhile holding it up. once the bolts are out pull it straight out and install is reverse.
How do you secure a door mirror to the auto.is it glued and what type and how to.thankyou?
my friend has a 1998 Taurus and his wife tore the mirror off and we glued it back on using a two part Marine adhesive from Lepage or simillar co. T
the glue comes in a dual syringe container so there is no measuring req'd .just mix and apply, use some duct tape to hold it till it dries and it's stonger than steel... Hope this answer helps!
What are the characteristics of a concave mirror?
A concave mirror is a converging mirror used in microscopes and telescopes. Characteristics include forming real and inverted and diminished images when an object is placed beyond the center of curvature or real, inverted and enlarged image when the object is placed between the center of curvature and focus.
How do you fill the rear washer fluid in a 2003 Chrysler Town and Country?
Both washers come out of the same reservoir under the hood.
If you can't remove the metal mount, why would you want to remove it to reglue it back on?
Because you might want to place it in a different location, because of height of driver, or in my case , I own a driving school and we have to place another rearview mirror for our instructors. When we sell the cars we must remove the second mirror and the metal(baseplate) . I also would like to know a good way to remove this baseplate
How does one replace the passenger side exterior mirror on a 94 Olds 88?
remove inside pannel you will see 3 nuts behind mirror remove and mirror will come out install new
How do you replace the passenger side mirror of a 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix?
Check out the following website for information and pics. http://www.pfyc.com/supportfiles/muth.pdf Hope this helps. "G"
Why would the intermittent wipers not work but low and high speed of the wipers work?
The wiper circuit that controls (in this case that opens the ground circuit of the motor)the motor is staying closed to ground...it needs to be open when in delay mode...so that the delay circuit can control the opening and closing to ground. OR the delay circuit has an open circuit...burned up capacitor, relay, etc. Or it could be a stuck parking switch...which should open on in park mode...however the wipers would stay on until you turned off the wiper switch. Also, old cars up to 1980 or so...used ground type switches whereas new cars use powered switches and relays to latch the motor to ground.
