[Miata] Tonneau install--Aaargh!

[Tom Frank]

Yeah, they rotate.  Grab the mirror assembly and rotate it so that the outer 
tip of the mirror moves forward.  It will click into position and you'll see 
the two mounting screws.  Duck soup!  (That's not to say that the mirrors 
are easy to rotate; it takes quite a bit of force.  Or, you could back into 
your garage and hit the door frame with the mirror.  Not the 
factory-recommended procedure, but it will do the job.)

You may have been supplied with two different sets of snap gaskets, one set 
each for standard and power mirrors.  IIRC, the power mirror gaskets are 
slit to accommodate the wires.  In any event, there is no cutting of wires 
involved.

Then do everything backwards to reassemble.  (Hit the garage door frame on 
the way out of the garage.)
Tom


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Sosna" <sosnaenergyconsulting at cox.net>
To: "'Miata List'" <miata at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:26 PM
Subject: [Miata] Tonneau install--Aaargh!


> Hi:
> I'm trying to install the nifty Robbins Tonneau that I just purchased for 
> my '97.
> I found and read Frank Tighe's article; I've looked at the '97 workshop 
> manual and the enthusiasts shop manual, and I've read the instructions 
> that came with the tonneau and scrutinized the illustrations.
> I'm trying to get the mirrors off so I can attach the snap for the 
> Tonneau.
> I've got power mirrors, but according to everything I've read, I don't 
> have to go in through the door panel to detach them.
> There is no slot at the base of the mirror (as shown in both manuals), and 
> I've tried lightly prying underneath with a taped flathead screwdriver, as 
> instructed.
> No go.
> The base has nowhere to move upwards--there's a plastic shoulder right 
> above it--and it certainly doesn't seem to want to rotate so that I can 
> get at the mounting screws that are supposed to be hidden beneath it. I'm 
> reluctant to pry really hard for fear of breaking the plastic mirror base.
> And while I'm tempted to grab the mirror housing itself and give it a hard 
> wrench to rotate everything, I have a sense that while immediately 
> gratifying, it would lead to busted parts.
> Aaargh!!
> Can someone who's been there and done that offer some advice?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> David Sosna
>
>
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