Flite

Normally I wouldn't ask such a specific question here... but I'm really racking my brain trying to find this tiny little part. The passenger side mirror of my RV broke the studs that hold the mirror on. They come premounted in replacement mirrors from Ford, but apparently they don't sell just the stud. The local junk yard doesn't have any down here. I need three of them to properly mount the mirror.

HANO

eng

You can't just either get a bolt or cut some threaded rod to replace the broken part?

Flite

It's a really odd thread. There are way to ghetto-fix it, but I want to exhaust all options for finding the correct part first. It's an OCD thing.

burnoutboy

Do you have a pic? I have a few studs from the mirror on my Pontiac but they're probably completely different. If it's the same or close enough you can have it.

Fabrik8

McMaster Carr sells lots of different types of studs. You'll have to know the thread pitch, diameter, etc.

shawn22

If you can tell me what the thread is, I can probably make it for you.

ferio

you wouldnt happen to be talking about the plastic studs that extend from the back of the mirror glass backing plate are you?

Flite

I'll have to pull a stud from the driver's side to get a picture of it.
Shawn... It's two different thread diameters, and I'm not talking about on opposite sides. There are two different thread diameters on the same side. It's odd. Getting one made would be an absolute last resort. It's a tiny little part, I'd probably drill it out and put a heli-coil in there before I went through all that trouble.

ferio

yea get me a picture of it and ill see what i can come up with at work.

Flite

Ok, I'll pull one out of the driver's side soon, unless I find another one soon.