hey guys i know this is a stupid noob qeustion but im trying to put my rear view mirror back together to put back into my car and the damn little screw that keeps the mirror at the desired angle wont go back in!!! The screw in the back of the mirror! is there a trick or does the mirrors arm need to be at a certain angle to make it thread?!? Im been trying for 30mins and it still wont screw in and i need to drive me car! thanks

 

no trick... just screw.

Are the threads messed?

 

no looks almost new, i keep trying to screw it and it just falls back out!

 

Are you able to put the screw through the mirror, holding the screw in place with the screwdriver...if so hold the mirror in one hand, use the tip of the screwdriver and a finger to hold the screw in the mirror hole and put it up to the mount...feel around with the tip of the screw till you hit the hole and ram her home.

 

nah not the holes for the mount to the roof, the hole in the back of the mirror that makes it hold the angle, without it the mirror just hangs limp.

 

Hopefully you have the mirror out of the car right? It sounds like the part you put the screw through is too far away from the threaded part it attaches too. Can you lightly push them together w/ one hand & tighten w/ the other?

Maybe post a pic of the problem...

 

Yeah....pics....we need pics....if for no other reason then to just look at pics...but it could help

 

yea i took it out of the car to paint it black since it was all faded and cracking, im gonna see if maybe i have to push the mirror face in because it does seem like the screw isn't reaching the thread, but the screw falls all the way into the hole till the head hits so i don't know. Ill try to post a pic when i find my camera. Thanks guys

 

pic...i looked down the hole and there was nothing, no thread or anything, maybe something got dislodged?

 

Ah yes... the hole has to be visible. Does that inner metal piece move around (like if you grab the tab)?

 

when I move the tab it moves up and down (up towards the camera)

 

um so what do I do?

 

Just keep at it... not much we can do except say "look for the hole."

 

haha yeah, well im gonna assume that something is loose inside, because when i shake it i can hear a tiny rattle so i said F' it, and instead silicone'd it at the angle i sit the most at, luckily for me i have a bucket seat so its not like ill be in many different seating positions to have the need the angle the mirror every time Maybe ill find a replacement on ebay one day...

 

want a black mirror? i got one for sale!!

 

yes sir!