| Author | Message | ||
     Ccryder |
Ever since Z gave up on his fancy 25r mirrors I wanted to try something else to help clear up my rear view image. Z started by inserting some foam b/t the mirror and the housing. He had limited success. I had some black RTV laying around (for some reason this tube is gray) and a few spare mins. I squeezed some RTV between the mirror and the housing trying to make sure I had a good bead the penetrated the space. I was not trying to fill up the whole space behind the mirror, just trying to give a cushion b/t the mirror and the housing. After cleaning up a little excess RTV I think it came out pretty good:  I does make a BIG difference in the higher frequency vibrations in the mirrors. The lower frequency vibrations are still there but a little reduced. It does make a noticeable improvement in the clarity of the image in the mirror. Maybe about a 60% improvement in clarity. I did try one at a time so I could see the difference and in that scenario, it was VERY noticeable. Needless to say, both mirrors are now RTV'd. One hint, don't cut the nozzle too big, it tends to make more of a mess. Too small can be time consuming and a pain in the wrist. Later Neil S. | ||
| Socoken |
Nice work! You are caulk master! | ||
| Badlionsfan |
so, about how big would you say the nozzle should be? great idea btw, gonna remember this one "just in case". | ||
| Ccryder |
I should have sized mine so that it was wider than the small gaps but smaller than the big gaps. I think I cut mine about 3 steps from the end. In retrospect, try 2 steps and see how it works, you can always cut it back further. Neil S. |
