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« Last post by Joel Ashley on June 03, 2025, 03:35:34 AM »
I had a similar situation when our old Pace Arrow was new, on a steel girded Snohomish (I think) bridge in Washington. To avoid an oncoming truck I snuck to the right a bit and that mirror snagged a bridge component. the mirror had a fiberglass body, had a small dent in it, and wobbled a bit around its slightly shredded base, but mostly it was my pride that got hammered.
As to Velvac mirrors, I had auxiliary cameras added to our left and right lower cap when we bought Monty Rae, so I can't speak to mirror-mounted ones. But I elected to move my drivers side mirror inward a few years ago to better clear the fence next to our home pad. Prior to that, I'd have to hold down the air-up button while maneuvering in and out of the side yard, so the mirror would pass over the top of the fence. The mirror can pivot at its cap mount, or at its head. After a rather confounding issue described below, I eventually discovered, with some surprise, that I can see to the coach rear side and traffic just as well with the mirror rotated further in than with it hanging way out in harm's way. Just loosen the set screws accordingly and make combination adjustments.
The problem was the Allen/set screws that held the mirror in place had corroded and seized. I tried remover tools, but ended up drilling one out; no easy or speedy task, given the small diameters involved and trying not to ding female threads in the process, or break off a small diameter drill bit. It took days, a lot of patience, and failed penetrating fluid/micro-hammering sessions before resorting to drilling. Ultimately I got one out intact, and another required resetting the female threads, thorough metal dust cleanout, lubing inner movable parts, and a new screw placed with anti-rust anti-seize products. Chrome hole covers/caps were hard to get and poorly fit, so at our local Ace I found chromed plastic plugs that fit very well and except for not screwing in with a screwdriver slot, look little different; should they ever fall out, I have spares and they aren't expensive.
Joel
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