Interior rear view mirror attachment

[XT43]

So my rearview mirror was wobbling around a bit and on closer inspection it had been mounted / repaired like a dogs breakfast.

I needed to purchase one of these



As the old one was knackered and the previous owner had just tek screwed the mirror on to it....

Does Nissan just use a self tapper to attach the mirror or is there some other mystery way that they do it?

Thanks in advance.

[threedogs]

Super glue ??

[Winnie]

That base screws into the roof and the mirror screws into that. It is supposed to act as a weak point so that it will break in case of an accident, but they are pretty flimsy and I've broken one just adjusting the mirror.

[XT43]

Yup, understand that, I'm wanting to know what attaches the mirror to the above base. I would have though the base would have had a captive nut or similar on the the back of it for a decent bolt to got through the mirror then through the base but it seems as though a self tapper is the only method?

[MudRunnerTD]

Been years since I replaced mine! Can you post a pic of the base of the mirror please

[XT43]

And you can see how much of a mess the last one was..

[Winnie]

That centre hole should be threaded?

[XT43]

That's what I thought ( or captive nut on back but its just flat.. ) as I thought a self tapper would just work lose again as it is the only thing holding the mirror on.

Doesn't seem to be any other option as since the mirror covers the whole base you need to attach base first then the mirror.

[Winnie]

So it sounds like you're just missing the right screw?

[XT43]

Seems like it, it's just that the old one was such a mess it sort of threw me when I got the new one.