Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:40:36 -0800, Daniel Bibbens
<dbibbens@xobjex.com> wrote:

>noneofyourbusiness <top.secret@needtoknow.org> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:12:31 -0800, Daniel Bibbens
>> <dbibbens@xobjex.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> writes:
>
> [...snipped...]
>>
>> It leaves one question unanswered:
>> Where was that picture taken? <g>
>
> The Willow Creek Jeep Trail near Lake Arrowhead, California. Here it
> is on Google Maps:
>
> http://maps.google.com/?q=Lake+Arrow...,0.026822&om=1
>
> If you're ever in the neighborhood, let me know and I'll show it to
> you.
>

Think it's suitable for a stock Cherokee??
(A friend remembers going on it YEARS ago in a 4x4 Toyota PU and
recalls it had some steep/rocky sections)

>> (I also might want to remove my center mirror, or at least remount it
>> higher up. It blocks my view, at intersections, of cars crossing on my
>> right.)
>>
>
> I read a tip about that and it worked for me until I got rid of it
> (for the forementioned reasons). Have you tried rotating the mirror
> 180 degrees (upside down)? I turned mine clockwise and can't speak
> to what might happen if you turn it counter-clockwise <g>.
>
> That will raise it up about an inch or so.

(Still need to try this)

Thanks

....

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:40:36 -0800, Daniel Bibbens
<dbibbens@xobjex.com> wrote:

>noneofyourbusiness <top.secret@needtoknow.org> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:12:31 -0800, Daniel Bibbens
>> <dbibbens@xobjex.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> writes:
>
> [...snipped...]
>>
>> It leaves one question unanswered:
>> Where was that picture taken? <g>
>
> The Willow Creek Jeep Trail near Lake Arrowhead, California. Here it
> is on Google Maps:
>
> http://maps.google.com/?q=Lake+Arrow...,0.026822&om=1
>
> If you're ever in the neighborhood, let me know and I'll show it to
> you.
>

Think it's suitable for a stock Cherokee??
(A friend remembers going on it YEARS ago in a 4x4 Toyota PU and
recalls it had some steep/rocky sections)

>> (I also might want to remove my center mirror, or at least remount it
>> higher up. It blocks my view, at intersections, of cars crossing on my
>> right.)
>>
>
> I read a tip about that and it worked for me until I got rid of it
> (for the forementioned reasons). Have you tried rotating the mirror
> 180 degrees (upside down)? I turned mine clockwise and can't speak
> to what might happen if you turn it counter-clockwise <g>.
>
> That will raise it up about an inch or so.

(Still need to try this)

Thanks

....

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:40:36 -0800, Daniel Bibbens
<dbibbens@xobjex.com> wrote:

>noneofyourbusiness <top.secret@needtoknow.org> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:12:31 -0800, Daniel Bibbens
>> <dbibbens@xobjex.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> writes:
>
> [...snipped...]
>>
>> It leaves one question unanswered:
>> Where was that picture taken? <g>
>
> The Willow Creek Jeep Trail near Lake Arrowhead, California. Here it
> is on Google Maps:
>
> http://maps.google.com/?q=Lake+Arrow...,0.026822&om=1
>
> If you're ever in the neighborhood, let me know and I'll show it to
> you.
>

Think it's suitable for a stock Cherokee??
(A friend remembers going on it YEARS ago in a 4x4 Toyota PU and
recalls it had some steep/rocky sections)

>> (I also might want to remove my center mirror, or at least remount it
>> higher up. It blocks my view, at intersections, of cars crossing on my
>> right.)
>>
>
> I read a tip about that and it worked for me until I got rid of it
> (for the forementioned reasons). Have you tried rotating the mirror
> 180 degrees (upside down)? I turned mine clockwise and can't speak
> to what might happen if you turn it counter-clockwise <g>.
>
> That will raise it up about an inch or so.

(Still need to try this)

Thanks

....

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

noneofyourbusiness <top.secret@needtoknow.org> writes:

>> The Willow Creek Jeep Trail near Lake Arrowhead, California. Here it
>> is on Google Maps:
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/?q=Lake+Arrow...,0.026822&om=1
>>
>> If you're ever in the neighborhood, let me know and I'll show it to
>> you.
>>
>
> Think it's suitable for a stock Cherokee??
> (A friend remembers going on it YEARS ago in a 4x4 Toyota PU and
> recalls it had some steep/rocky sections)
>

It's definitely suitable for a stock Cherokee. The section where the
picture was taken was a more difficult extension (a stock Cherokee
could still do it though). If you bypass the extension, you would have
stayed on the main trail -- which is very mild. There is a water
crossing late winter through summer -- it's dry after that.

Your friend (EVERYTHING is steep/rocky in a Toyota) might be referring
to this extension. There is also a fork near the end that leads to
"Devil's Hole" -- that section is short, but rough. It's great place
to swim and camp, though. The trail is also a great way to get to more
difficult trails to the East in the Big Bear Lake area.

Like I said before, I'd be happy to show it to you. There are other
trails in the area, too, ranging from easy to very difficult.
--

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

noneofyourbusiness <top.secret@needtoknow.org> writes:

>> The Willow Creek Jeep Trail near Lake Arrowhead, California. Here it
>> is on Google Maps:
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/?q=Lake+Arrow...,0.026822&om=1
>>
>> If you're ever in the neighborhood, let me know and I'll show it to
>> you.
>>
>
> Think it's suitable for a stock Cherokee??
> (A friend remembers going on it YEARS ago in a 4x4 Toyota PU and
> recalls it had some steep/rocky sections)
>

It's definitely suitable for a stock Cherokee. The section where the
picture was taken was a more difficult extension (a stock Cherokee
could still do it though). If you bypass the extension, you would have
stayed on the main trail -- which is very mild. There is a water
crossing late winter through summer -- it's dry after that.

Your friend (EVERYTHING is steep/rocky in a Toyota) might be referring
to this extension. There is also a fork near the end that leads to
"Devil's Hole" -- that section is short, but rough. It's great place
to swim and camp, though. The trail is also a great way to get to more
difficult trails to the East in the Big Bear Lake area.

Like I said before, I'd be happy to show it to you. There are other
trails in the area, too, ranging from easy to very difficult.
--

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

noneofyourbusiness <top.secret@needtoknow.org> writes:

>> The Willow Creek Jeep Trail near Lake Arrowhead, California. Here it
>> is on Google Maps:
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/?q=Lake+Arrow...,0.026822&om=1
>>
>> If you're ever in the neighborhood, let me know and I'll show it to
>> you.
>>
>
> Think it's suitable for a stock Cherokee??
> (A friend remembers going on it YEARS ago in a 4x4 Toyota PU and
> recalls it had some steep/rocky sections)
>

It's definitely suitable for a stock Cherokee. The section where the
picture was taken was a more difficult extension (a stock Cherokee
could still do it though). If you bypass the extension, you would have
stayed on the main trail -- which is very mild. There is a water
crossing late winter through summer -- it's dry after that.

Your friend (EVERYTHING is steep/rocky in a Toyota) might be referring
to this extension. There is also a fork near the end that leads to
"Devil's Hole" -- that section is short, but rough. It's great place
to swim and camp, though. The trail is also a great way to get to more
difficult trails to the East in the Big Bear Lake area.

Like I said before, I'd be happy to show it to you. There are other
trails in the area, too, ranging from easy to very difficult.
--

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4574414B.93F13EBC@sympatico.ca...
> Just an FYI for you. Most Jeep center glass mirrors I have seen are on
> a double ball and socket rod. It has a ball and socket at each end so
> you can grab it, tilt the rod up and move it to the top edge of the
> windshield, instead of having the rod tilt down so the mirror is below
> the sun visors when they are down like the folks at the factory set
> them.

This is what I do with mine. Up and out of the way. It was the first thing
I changes from their arrangements. The second thing was the driver side
mirror in that I found my head having to turn too much so I discovered the
second 'stop' if one twists the arm forward. Now it is just an eye shift to
use it.
Tomes

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4574414B.93F13EBC@sympatico.ca...
> Just an FYI for you. Most Jeep center glass mirrors I have seen are on
> a double ball and socket rod. It has a ball and socket at each end so
> you can grab it, tilt the rod up and move it to the top edge of the
> windshield, instead of having the rod tilt down so the mirror is below
> the sun visors when they are down like the folks at the factory set
> them.

This is what I do with mine. Up and out of the way. It was the first thing
I changes from their arrangements. The second thing was the driver side
mirror in that I found my head having to turn too much so I discovered the
second 'stop' if one twists the arm forward. Now it is just an eye shift to
use it.
Tomes

Re: Windshield mirror mount removal?
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4574414B.93F13EBC@sympatico.ca...
> Just an FYI for you. Most Jeep center glass mirrors I have seen are on
> a double ball and socket rod. It has a ball and socket at each end so
> you can grab it, tilt the rod up and move it to the top edge of the
> windshield, instead of having the rod tilt down so the mirror is below
> the sun visors when they are down like the folks at the factory set
> them.

This is what I do with mine. Up and out of the way. It was the first thing
I changes from their arrangements. The second thing was the driver side
mirror in that I found my head having to turn too much so I discovered the
second 'stop' if one twists the arm forward. Now it is just an eye shift to
use it.
Tomes