How to replace a 81 FI Spider exterior mirror

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Betis
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Your car is a: 1981 Fiat 124 Spider FI

How to replace a 81 FI Spider exterior mirror

Postby Betis » Mon May 30, 2016 1:18 am

It has 2 screws but I am wondering, are there any nuts under them? Or you can just remove the screws. Does the door panel needs to be removed?
The one I have, the glass is move by hand, not the one that has the inside routing for moving the glass from the insiide.
Thanks in advance

PhillySpider
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Your car is a: 1980 Spider 2000
Location: New Hope, PA

Re: How to replace a 81 FI Spider exterior mirror

Postby PhillySpider » Tue May 31, 2016 10:42 am

I have the mirror that's adjustable from the inside, but there are no nuts. You remove the two screws and it lifts off of a base bracket mounted seperately to the door...I'd imagine yours would be the same, but YMMV.

pdx124
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Your car is a: 1980 pininfarina 2000 fi

Re: How to replace a 81 FI Spider exterior mirror

Postby pdx124 » Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:08 am

I recently put aftermarket mirrors on. The original driver's side adjustable mirror had two tapping screws but no nut holding it on. I did have to remove the door panel to install the aftermarket ones though because they were bolt on from the inside of the door.

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KevAndAndi
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Your car is a: 1981 Fiat Spider 2000
Location: Chatham, NJ

Re: How to replace a 81 FI Spider exterior mirror

Postby KevAndAndi » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:12 pm

pdx124 wrote:I recently put aftermarket mirrors on. The original driver's side adjustable mirror had two tapping screws but no nut holding it on. I did have to remove the door panel to install the aftermarket ones though because they were bolt on from the inside of the door.
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If they are a different design from the original, I would be grateful if you could post a link to the aftermarket mirrors you purchased. My mirror's plastic body is pretty gnarly - looks like someone painted it with a crappy paintbrush. I was thinking of sanding and repainting it. But then again, the adjustment mechanism broke (the day we bought the car!), so replacement is also appealing. And the original design is rather utilitarian '80s-looking.
Kevin
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rjkoop
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Your car is a: 1981 Fiat Spider
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Re: How to replace a 81 FI Spider exterior mirror

Postby rjkoop » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:44 pm

Here's a link to my mirror thread. Got them from AutoRicambi.

http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=31872

pdx124
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Re: How to replace a 81 FI Spider exterior mirror

Postby pdx124 » Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:46 pm

In the link below I bought same ones as Wachuko. (scroll down some) You can't remotely adjust them though. Not sure if you're looking for ones that do.

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9236


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