I bought the mirror from a member here. The angle is better or higher than the old one I had. The old mirror has the same GM part number as the one I just installed.
If I would bend the mirror mount metal towards the car, that would lift or bring back the mirror up higher. This would require removing the outer door skin not to scratch or chance of damaging the paint. I've noticed or studied pics from 88s on this forum, and some I have observed that the mirror angle isn't horizontaly strait.
The newer mirror I installed is better, but not a perfect as my other 88GT.
Older corvette and camaro/firerbird used mirrors that are interchangeable with the fiero except the mounting arm is shorter so the mirror sits at a lower angle. The housings for the glass are identical just the arm is a different length. I suspect yours was probably damaged at some point and time and replaced with one of the easier to find units from one of the mentioned models.
Older corvette and camaro/firerbird used mirrors that are interchangeable with the fiero except the mounting arm is shorter so the mirror sits at a lower angle. The housings for the glass are identical just the arm is a different length. I suspect yours was probably damaged at some point and time and replaced with one of the easier to find units from one of the mentioned models.
Yeah, but both my mirrors have the same part #.
Unless the camaro / firebird / corvette have the same GM part numbers?
Unless the camaro / firebird / corvette have the same GM part numbers?
I'm not sure if they did or not but here is a picture of a corvette (red) and fiero (black) mirror. You can look at yours in comparison to the picture and see if that's the cause.
You can see thet the arm is shorter on the corvette mirror.
Also a comparison of how the Camaro mirror sits when on the door.
If you remove the mirror, the frame is readily accessible. You may get lucky and be able to tweak the metal without removing the skin. Is it the same with both mirrors, or just the one?
If you remove the mirror, the frame is readily accessible. You may get lucky and be able to tweak the metal without removing the skin. Is it the same with both mirrors, or just the one?
Ive actually ran into a few Angled shim/ gaskets before. The Gaskets were like a hard plastic shim with a GM part number on them but one side being thicker than the other. Thought they might of been running low on a Assy line and used these mirrors with shims to correct the angle.
Ive actually ran into a few Angled shim/ gaskets before. The Gaskets were like a hard plastic shim with a GM part number on them but one side being thicker than the other. Thought they might of been running low on a Assy line and used these mirrors with shims to correct the angle.
Thats what I found too. GM has a whole assortment of different thickness gaskets cut at different angles. I put Corvette mirrors on my 86, used the right gasket and the mirrors were level. They didnt drop down anything like that passenger door shows. If they werent perfecly level, they were close enough you would need a bubble level to tell.
If you remove the mirror, the frame is readily accessible. You may get lucky and be able to tweak the metal without removing the skin. Is it the same with both mirrors, or just the one?
this is exactly what I did to level a mirror. The metal under the mirror was deflected a little. I used a bolt/socket/washer. The bolt went through from the backside, the socket goes over the threaded part of the bolt and the washer and nut are at the top. Just tighten the nut until the indentation is removed from the mounting point.