[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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