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cb1990s
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 Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:24 am Post subject: Covering hinge pin thread |
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| I removed the passenger side wing mirror from my car as I prefer the look of one and it was useless anyway, but now I’m looking for something to cover the thread with. Does anyone know what I should use or what it’s called? |
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:47 am Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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This is from the factory
perhaps you could go to the hardware store and get a rubber/plastic nipple for it or if you know the thread size you could get a cap nut for it.
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked  |
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Smurf
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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| 60ragtop wrote: |
This is from the factory
perhaps you could go to the hardware store and get a rubber/plastic nipple for it or if you know the thread size you could get a cap nut for it.
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How do you remove these?
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finster
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:06 pm Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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pretty sure the thread is m12 x 1.0 if you can locate a dome nut that size (most seem to be x 1.75)
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Sharp64
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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It was useless because you had the short arm version. Buy the correct longer arm one and they are far from useless.
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=113857514AR
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finster
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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^^^ except for the fact it's a right hand drive car
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Sharp64
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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| ^^^ except for the fact it's a right hand drive car |
Lol. Damn. Have to admit that didn’t even register. Oops. Wonder if there is a market for longer arm left side mirrors?
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vdubmyk
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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This is from the factory
perhaps you could go to the hardware store and get a rubber/plastic nipple for it or if you know the thread size you could get a cap nut for it.
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How do you remove these? |
I still have mine installed on the drivers side hinge pin and they pull right off. There are not threaded but the exact O.D. of the thread on the pin. The originals are hard to find as the dealer threw them away when a car was sold and a mirror was installed.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:53 am Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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I have never seen along arm LH mirror in the RHD world.
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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^^ those are chrome covers for pimping the hinge - not for covering the unused mirror thread...
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RareAir
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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If you’re not too concerned with factory OEM fitament, Something like this will work
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Covering hinge pin thread |
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 for a moment there I thought you were suggesting he fits a whole truck mirror/arm assembly to his beetle!
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