Second time's a charm. Aftermarket mirror with compass/temp/auto dim/rearview camera display, so heavier than stock. Fell off again. Didnt know where the windshield button was that it came with so used the original. Less surface area, so likely issue. Don't care. Came up with a general idea last time. Mount it like modern cars, from the roof.
Don't like to add/cut holes, and since I have no trim anyway, the screw holes along the top edge of the windshield are available. Cleaning up around here, found the aluminum framing leftover from when my Dad replaced the side of his fifth wheel trailer. Not even sure the size, ideally after making this a flat bar would be cleaner (and less leverage, more later), as long as it was thick enough to countersink on the back side as necessary.
Didn't take all the necessary pics, but not everyone is going to be using the Boyo mirror I have, so they wouldn't help. I initially felt drilling through the button, and screwing the button to something would work, as a countersunk screw would allow use of the set screw to retain the mirror still, but then realized this mirrors mount comes apart. Made life easier using the metal I already had.
Mirror uses one large countersunk screw to hold the two mount pieces together, along with three alignment protrusions to keep the two pieces aligned. As shown in the pics. I drilled access holes so I could easily get a screw and screwdriver in there. I drilled a large hole on the back to get the mirror base screw in, and then a smaller hole on the front side for the mirror base screw. I countersunk that screw hole as it's metric and fairly short, and I had no screws that thread pitch that were longer.
Drilled a large hole in the top to route the wiring through it.
Figured out the alignment dimple spacing and drilled divots for them to mate up to.
Finished up, looks pretty decent. The one concern is that the mirror has leverage, and I was concerned about that initially. It's "tight" against the roof, the aluminum piece is actually flush. But the screws just arent able to provide the clamping force necessary to keep the bar solid, so with minimal pressure from a finger, it made noise. I have some sort of flexible plastic sheet, so I cut a piece for the back side and sandwiched it between the mount and roof. We'll see if it actually works. Truck is already quite noisy, but rattles bug me.
Made the entire bracket a bit longer than necessary just to give myself a little space for future ideas.
(Just noticed the little shiny piece..that's the serial number sticker on the back of the mirror)
Don't like to add/cut holes, and since I have no trim anyway, the screw holes along the top edge of the windshield are available. Cleaning up around here, found the aluminum framing leftover from when my Dad replaced the side of his fifth wheel trailer. Not even sure the size, ideally after making this a flat bar would be cleaner (and less leverage, more later), as long as it was thick enough to countersink on the back side as necessary.
Didn't take all the necessary pics, but not everyone is going to be using the Boyo mirror I have, so they wouldn't help. I initially felt drilling through the button, and screwing the button to something would work, as a countersunk screw would allow use of the set screw to retain the mirror still, but then realized this mirrors mount comes apart. Made life easier using the metal I already had.
Mirror uses one large countersunk screw to hold the two mount pieces together, along with three alignment protrusions to keep the two pieces aligned. As shown in the pics. I drilled access holes so I could easily get a screw and screwdriver in there. I drilled a large hole on the back to get the mirror base screw in, and then a smaller hole on the front side for the mirror base screw. I countersunk that screw hole as it's metric and fairly short, and I had no screws that thread pitch that were longer.
Drilled a large hole in the top to route the wiring through it.
Figured out the alignment dimple spacing and drilled divots for them to mate up to.
Finished up, looks pretty decent. The one concern is that the mirror has leverage, and I was concerned about that initially. It's "tight" against the roof, the aluminum piece is actually flush. But the screws just arent able to provide the clamping force necessary to keep the bar solid, so with minimal pressure from a finger, it made noise. I have some sort of flexible plastic sheet, so I cut a piece for the back side and sandwiched it between the mount and roof. We'll see if it actually works. Truck is already quite noisy, but rattles bug me.
Made the entire bracket a bit longer than necessary just to give myself a little space for future ideas.
(Just noticed the little shiny piece..that's the serial number sticker on the back of the mirror)
