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Shakin' rear view miror

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:36 am
by Razza
Does anyone have a rear view mirror (auto-dimming in my case) that gets the shakes depending on the road surface? It makes looking at things in the mirror very difficult - double vision experience? and, well, just downright annoying! :cry:

The mirror itself is being gripped correctly because there's a decent amount of resistance to it moving freely when trying to adjust it.

Anyone got any novel ideas?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:01 am
by neildavies
Yep, I get the same thing. Only notice it occasionally. Probably just after the missus has driven the car and moved it (shich she insists on doing to drive the car even a few hundred yards).

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:43 pm
by Razza
I've run out of ideas. I suppose I could stick some weight onto it and maybe it changes the resonant frequency?? A big blue lump of blue tak?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:41 am
by Moos3h
Mine does this too. I found hanging something off it (like a couple of magic trees) fixed it, but I was so irritated by things dangling in my vision, I got rid and just put up with it...

Cheers,
James

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:46 pm
by Welly
f*ck it, I went to the opticians and got some new bins cos I though it was my eyezzzz :cry:

Mine does it when I turnz up der bass aswell :oops:

Shakes

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:24 pm
by muffindell
I just retro fitted a auto dimming mirror and have noticed it shakes at certain speeds, my old manual version didn't shake so I guess it must be the additional weight of the mirror which makes it shake.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:54 am
by maglite
Yep, the rear view shakes on my D9 exec, but it doesn't shake on the D8. Another common pug problem I suppose.. :|

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 7:22 am
by neildavies
I've recently worked out that mine shakes on days when the car has been parked with the fron facing the sun, so it's only when it's hot.

I can't be sure on whether it gets better as I'm driving, or I stop checking my mirror after 5 minutes!

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:37 pm
by Playtime_Fontayne
After reading this thread mine's doing it too! Or is it just me thinking about it!1 :shock: :cheesy:

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:58 pm
by xplosiv
Hi,

Mine does not have the auto dimming thingy, can i but one on? as i, is there wiring already there for it and it is just a case of putting in a fuse and wsaping the mirror over?

Andy

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:08 pm
by TooT
Have a lookie here bud

viewtopic.php?t=2314&start=0

Re: Shakin' rear view miror

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:26 am
by FarmerPug
I noted that problem, but the solution is to take it off and put in some thick grease, soldering paste, vaseline or so on, and put it round the ball part of the mirror, clip the mirror on and it seems to stop the vibrations which were quite annoying

Re: Shakin' rear view miror

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:29 am
by highlander
There's some absolutely horrific topic necromancy going on here

That's a three-year-old topic you've brought back from the dead! :shock:

Re: Shakin' rear view miror

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:35 am
by Welly
Yes, it is generally accepted that digging up old posts is a no no unless you are adding to something which you created yourself and would like to update etc..

Please bear this in mind, or create a new topic if you have something important you want to share.

Thanks,

Welly

Re: Shakin' rear view miror

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:14 am
by steve_earwig
Can't see the problem myself, why create a new thread when one exists?