Mike Romain

You have horseshoes up you butt.

Go buy a lotto ticket fast while the whole horse it still up there...
;-)

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

SCCAFIRE wrote:
>
> ok I dont know if I got lucky or not. I have a '00 TJ and I have put on Sun
> Performances light mount and Mirror relcation brackets on my Jeep and I did not
> have a problem with removing any of my bolts.
> Scott
> '00 TJ

Thomas W.

LOL!!!

Mike Romain wrote:
> You have horseshoes up you butt.
>
> Go buy a lotto ticket fast while the whole horse it still up there...
> ;-)
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> SCCAFIRE wrote:
>
>>ok I dont know if I got lucky or not. I have a '00 TJ and I have put on Sun
>>Performances light mount and Mirror relcation brackets on my Jeep and I did not
>>have a problem with removing any of my bolts.
>>Scott
>>'00 TJ
>


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yobaby@wow.net

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 21:46:55 GMT, yobaby@wow.net wrote:

>Here is a cheap and easy solution for an outside mirror.
>http://www.jeepit.com/ has a bracket for about $13.00 (includes
>shipping) that fits into the top hinge after the door is removed. You
>can buy a $10.00 mirror at any auto supply store that will attach
>easily to the bracket. For about $25.00, you're in business. Works
>great. A lot simpler then replacing the hinges.
>John
>
Correction: I didn't mean to say "replacing the hinges." I meant to
say "using the other mirror attachment methods."






>
>On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 22:12:45 -0400, "Dana Rohleder"
><boreal@charter.net> wrote:
>
>>I attempted to install my mirror relocation brackets today and after
>>breaking two T40 sockets with my impact wrench I aborted the plan. Some
>>pinheads at Jeep decided to use loose nuts on the back of the windshield
>>bracket bolts, so it is very difficult, but possible to keep a box wrench on
>>the nuts. However I could only get the Torx bolts to back out a few turns,
>>then they would freeze up, eventually breaking the Torx sockets, but
>>refusing to budge any further. So, with my last remaining socket, I
>>tightened them back down until I buy more sockets.....grrrrrr........
>>
>>First of all, why the hell doesn't Jeep mount the mirrors elsewhere to
>>facilitate removing the doors - a unique design feature?? They haven't
>>figured this out in 60 years??!!
>>
>>Second, the threads on the cursed bolts don't have a spec of rust on them,
>>but do have the factory paint on them. Is this what is hanging them up or is
>>there some evil design to these bolts that keeps the nuts from backing all
>>the way off?
>>
>>Third, how do I manage to get my box wrench on the nuts on the driver's side
>>with e-brake levers and wires all over the place. Am I going to have to
>>remove the whole dash to even get at these damn nuts??
>>
>>Fourth, since I have purchased these brackets, I have noted several people
>>mention that with the mirrors in the new location, you can hardly see out of
>>them. Should I just use these things as expensive paperweights and get
>>mirrors that mount on the empty door hinge? I didn't really want to put
>>another $100 into a pair of easily stolen mirrors, as well as adding another
>>step every time I want to go doorless.
>>
>>Suggestions??
>>--
>>Dana
>>
>>
>>"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." - G.W. Bush
>>
>>
>

yobaby@wow.net

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 21:46:55 GMT, yobaby@wow.net wrote:

>Here is a cheap and easy solution for an outside mirror.
>http://www.jeepit.com/ has a bracket for about $13.00 (includes
>shipping) that fits into the top hinge after the door is removed. You
>can buy a $10.00 mirror at any auto supply store that will attach
>easily to the bracket. For about $25.00, you're in business. Works
>great. A lot simpler then replacing the hinges.
>John
>
Correction: I didn't mean to say "replacing the hinges." I meant to
say "using the other mirror attachment methods."






>
>On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 22:12:45 -0400, "Dana Rohleder"
><boreal@charter.net> wrote:
>
>>I attempted to install my mirror relocation brackets today and after
>>breaking two T40 sockets with my impact wrench I aborted the plan. Some
>>pinheads at Jeep decided to use loose nuts on the back of the windshield
>>bracket bolts, so it is very difficult, but possible to keep a box wrench on
>>the nuts. However I could only get the Torx bolts to back out a few turns,
>>then they would freeze up, eventually breaking the Torx sockets, but
>>refusing to budge any further. So, with my last remaining socket, I
>>tightened them back down until I buy more sockets.....grrrrrr........
>>
>>First of all, why the hell doesn't Jeep mount the mirrors elsewhere to
>>facilitate removing the doors - a unique design feature?? They haven't
>>figured this out in 60 years??!!
>>
>>Second, the threads on the cursed bolts don't have a spec of rust on them,
>>but do have the factory paint on them. Is this what is hanging them up or is
>>there some evil design to these bolts that keeps the nuts from backing all
>>the way off?
>>
>>Third, how do I manage to get my box wrench on the nuts on the driver's side
>>with e-brake levers and wires all over the place. Am I going to have to
>>remove the whole dash to even get at these damn nuts??
>>
>>Fourth, since I have purchased these brackets, I have noted several people
>>mention that with the mirrors in the new location, you can hardly see out of
>>them. Should I just use these things as expensive paperweights and get
>>mirrors that mount on the empty door hinge? I didn't really want to put
>>another $100 into a pair of easily stolen mirrors, as well as adding another
>>step every time I want to go doorless.
>>
>>Suggestions??
>>--
>>Dana
>>
>>
>>"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." - G.W. Bush
>>
>>
>