[Miata] Tonneau install--Aaargh!

[David Sosna]

Tom:
Thank you!!!
That's pretty slick--I'm used to LBC's with chromed pot metal 
mirrors--if they get whacked, they rotate--and the pot metal snaps off 
and the mirror falls on the ground ;-)
You're right--duck soup.
Thanks again!
Best Regards
David


Tom Frank wrote:
> 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" 
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> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:26 PM
> Subject: [Miata] Tonneau install--Aaargh!
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>> 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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