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Missing mirror bolt
Can anyone recommend where I can purchase a bolt that goes this mirror?
Ron
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5 Replies
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Can’t you pull one off the other side then match it with stainless from someplace like Ace Hardware?
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Sure. I can try that.
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Just an observation.
It looks like the original bolts were replaced with stainless steel reduced head bolts.
They look like the type we buy from “ARP”.
Additionally, it appears from the picture, the head design is not really appropriate for the best holding force on the mirror base. The existing bolts are of the flange design. It’s like they have a built in flat washer under the head. Looking closely at the bolt holes it looks like there should be, for lack of a better description, a VEE shaped portion, under the head of the bolt/screw that goes there and would match the bolt hole countersink shape. The shape under the head of the appropriate bolt would look like that of a “flat head” screw to fit in the countersink portion of the bolt hole.
If there is not a matching countersink on the bolt/screw to match the mirror base holding power will be compromised and it will be easier for the bolt to come loose.
I know that this is way too many words to answer the question “where to get a bolt” but the existing bolt just didn’t look right to me. Maybe I’m wrong.
I don’t know exactly what size they are but here is a link to the general type of bolt that may be what you are looking for.
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Agreed, those screws should have a tapered seat. A flange bolt that only contacts that mirror bracket in a couple very small areas will fatigue the metal which reduces the seat pressure and the bolt backs out. Ours are big phillips-head screws, not likely to be found at a local hardware store. Maybe somewhere like Fastenal can order them in, or McMaster. I’d check with Prevost first.
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Velvac mirrors frequently have a cover that snaps on over the screws. It looks like someone has replaced the screws with something that does not allow the covers to fit anymore.
I don’t think the screws are a Velvac part.
Take one out and go to Fastenal https://www.fastenal.com/locations
If you can’t get something that visually matches, get 8 that work and replace them all.
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