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junebug56
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 Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:00 am Post subject: 56 convertible mirror HELP |
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I AM TRYING TO RE-ASSEMBLE A 56 CONVERTIBLE MIRROR.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A DRAWING OR SPECS ON ONE?
THE VISOR SHIFTS WERE CUT. THERE IS SMALL PART UNDER
A SPRING COVER ON THE BACK.
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Skim
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Give Koch's a call since they tear them down and restore them all the time they probably have the info you need.
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nlorntson
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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See if these help. I can take more if you need them. If anyone has it, I need another "barrel" that attaches the verticle mirror to the horizontal visor for my second mirror.
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junebug56
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:04 am Post subject: |
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THANKS FOR THE PICTURES THAT REALY HELPS ALOT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAM WENT.
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THE VISOR SHAFTS ARE?
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Bugfan-MR
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: 56 convertible mirror HELP |
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Thanks for these pics.
Still struggle to understand how to re-assemble, and what the correct working condition of a vert mirror is...which parts swivel and turn, and which needs to be locked tight?
Is there an official description or repair manual around for vert mirrors? |
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 1:22 am Post subject: Re: 56 convertible mirror HELP |
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I can't help but suggest the best answer would be for somebody to video a mirror being manipulated/demonstrated.
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Bugfan-MR
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56Cabrio
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nlorntson
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: 56 convertible mirror HELP |
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The mirror swivels at the back of course to fine adjust but also at theses places
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obus 
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Bugfan-MR
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2025 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: 56 convertible mirror HELP |
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| nlorntson wrote: |
| The mirror swivels at the back of course to fine adjust but .... |
Not sure what you refer to: where is a swivel function at the back?? |
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Bugfan-MR
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| nlorntson wrote: |
See if these help. I can take more if you need them.
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This little pin with the spring plate cover is what intrigues me most. I'd really like to understand how this was designed to work, and what it does. It can only allow for a very small movement, but I suspect it is there to decrease a rattle of the mirror during driving? |
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