Ramco Mirror 94pt

[krminyl@...]

Hi Greg,

I was polishing one of my Ramco mirrors a few weeks ago, and the entire
mirror housing (head) popped out, and the entire unit fell to the driveway and
broke the glass and put a big dent in the top of the head. Needless to say, I
needed to replace the entire head. Ramco was very helpful (except for the
price!), and they sent out a new unit (no mounting arm or plate). It included
the two piece metal ball cups (probably not a good term). My opinion...go
with the metal cups/bushing. I ordered another set for the other side. If you
are always fine tuning your rear view mirror like me, I'm sure the metal
bushings will last a lot longer and probably give more bite in holding the
mirror
in place than the old plastic cups.

BTW, the new mirror head (includes new glass, non-heated) with the new
bushings was $190.00, which included an extra $30 for the etched BB logo on the
front of the mirrors. an expensive fix for just trying to polish the mirrors
and tryng to make the old BB look good.

As for the stripped set screws, I'd suggest trying to re-drill and retap
first. You could always send it back to Ramco for them to do it (heliarc), or
just order some new mounting arms. Might be just as cheap.

Ramco has helped me on a few other occasions, and it is sure nice to still
get parts and the good service for something as old as our (my) BB.

See ya....
Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
1986 38' PT


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