[DeTomaso] FW: inside rear view mirror vibrates
Dave Londry
davel at emspace.com
Thu Nov 20 14:19:40 EST 2008
2200 rpm is right in the 5th-gear highway (kinda-legal) cruise range.
Glad not to have that one.
dave
JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> The inside rear view mirror was designed for U.S DOT requirements in the '70s
> for break-away mirrors, and because of the breakaway-and-put-it-back feature,
> it vibrates. There are various fixes but the easiest and cheapest is to
> simply touch the mirror when you think you need a clear view behind. Some
> incureable speeders carry a limber passenger with binoculars who turns around to spot
> lurking cops a couple of miles behind. Next most effective is adding the
> post-1980s assembly that, not intended for use in the U.S, is glued onto the
> windshield. Finally, most Panteras have a low rpm rumble peaking around 2200 rpms
> that may be asssociated with mirror-shake, and there are multiple 'fixes' for the
> rumble, not all successful on any given car. Good luck- J Deryke
>
>
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Dave Londry
Embedded Spaces Inc. (ESI)
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