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RE: Plastic Mirror Mount

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Plastic Mirror Mount
From: Davies William-qswi646 <QSWI646@email.mot.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:46:46 +0100
Errmmmmmm....... it can't be THAT flimsy if it lasted 20 years. Well beyond
the life expectancy of most vehicles....

>
> According to the drivers handbook it was done like that so in 
> the case of an accident it will break off.  IMHO, if the 
> thing comes off while drive it will CAUSE the accident :-)
> 
>    
> > I have a thought on why Triumph insisted on a flimsy 
> mounting method for
> > the rear view mirror.  For the same reason they chose to 
> use cardboard
> > for the transmission tunnel, which I just had to replace.  Planned
> > obsolescence?
> > 
> > 

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