Easy fix for rattling mirror glass

[BigIslandSevens]

Hey all,

My mirror glass( L & R) were rattling something fierce. It drove me crazy. So I decided to try to end the issue. I tried glue:=Fail

What I ended up doing was buying a $4.00 can of "great Stuff" insulating foam from Lowe's. I then drilled a 1/4 inch hole in the bottom of each mirror. Stick the end of the can's straw into the hole and I filled it until the foam blew back out the hole. NOW! This foam is expanding!! So be sure you have a big enough hole to let the gases escape and the foam expand. The foam can and will deform the plastic surrounds if not able to vent. And/OR Break the glass itself)

Mine turned out great. NO more rattle at all in my hands. You may need to trim some foam that comes around the glass off, but it trims really easy. A paper clip did it for me

Anyways, 4 dollars and less than 20 minutes of work time involved, and no more rattle. I am painting the mirrors now, but unless you need to just be carefull and it will turn out clean.

Dave

[BigIslandSevens]

Hey all,

My mirror glass( L & R) were rattling something fierce. It drove me crazy. So I decided to try to end the issue. I tried glue:=Fail

What I ended up doing was buying a $4.00 can of "great Stuff" insulating foam from Lowe's. I then drilled a 1/4 inch hole in the bottom of each mirror. Stick the end of the can's straw into the hole and I filled it until the foam blew back out the hole. NOW! This foam is expanding!! So be sure you have a big enough hole to let the gases escape and the foam expand. The foam can and will deform the plastic surrounds if not able to vent. And/OR Break the glass itself)

Mine turned out great. NO more rattle at all in my hands. You may need to trim some foam that comes around the glass off, but it trims really easy. A paper clip did it for me

Anyways, 4 dollars and less than 20 minutes of work time involved, and no more rattle. I am painting the mirrors now, but unless you need to just be carefull and it will turn out clean.

Dave