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| Thread ID: 99037 | 2009-04-17 08:43:00 | Mitsubishi use magic and witchcraft in construction. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | PC World Chat |
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| 765921 | 2009-04-17 08:43:00 | . . . well they did in 1991 anyway . I just spent approx 2 hours removing (and breaking) the drivers door panel to replace the wing mirror . I have concluded that it is impossible to remove or re-fit it without breaking a plastic bracket that attaches the inside door handle to the door frame . There is a screw that holds this little plastic bracket to the door that you cant get to without removing the whole panel and breaking the bracket in the process! I made up a metal replacement but then I figured out that I cant actually get anything in there to screw it to the door frame, without gouging a hole out of the door panel . So now I have to work out a way of re-fitting it . All this for a wing mirror . |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 765922 | 2009-04-19 06:51:00 | Apparently no-body told you the magic word / spell. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 765923 | 2009-04-19 11:01:00 | Yeah thats japs for ya, they make em and don't realise people will need to mod, fix, repair, change things with the car. | Darryl (5097) | ||
| 765924 | 2009-04-19 11:04:00 | Yeah thats japs for ya, they make em and don't realise people will need to mod, fix, repair, change things with the car. There aren't a lot of things that go wrong with Japanese cars. How often do you need to open them up. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 765925 | 2009-04-19 11:05:00 | There aren't a lot of things that go wrong with Japanese cars. How often do you need to open them up. Yes true but as I said they make things so you can't get into them. yes thats a good thing as for you dont want things coming of easy easy for more strength but screws for door panels are only needed. |
Darryl (5097) | ||
| 765926 | 2009-04-19 11:13:00 | . . . well they did in 1991 anyway . I just spent approx 2 hours removing (and breaking) the drivers door panel to replace the wing mirror . I have concluded that it is impossible to remove or re-fit it without breaking a plastic bracket that attaches the inside door handle to the door frame . There is a screw that holds this little plastic bracket to the door that you cant get to without removing the whole panel and breaking the bracket in the process! I made up a metal replacement but then I figured out that I cant actually get anything in there to screw it to the door frame, without gouging a hole out of the door panel . So now I have to work out a way of re-fitting it . All this for a wing mirror . I know how exactly how you feel , mega pissed off by bad design that is hasnt taken into account maintenance further down the track . You want to work on Cat diggers they literally make you breakdown and cry with rage . They get all the components from different places in usa and stick them in with zero consideration of how someone is going to change them later on . |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 765927 | 2009-04-19 21:48:00 | My brother wanted me to replace the electric wing mirror passengers side on his 1997 Nissan 2.0L SSS Primera Jap import for him that he had broken off, and after about a frustrating hour of blood sweat and tears, told him too take it to a panel beater, which he did. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 765928 | 2009-04-19 22:48:00 | more often than not there is a trick to getting the parts out and sometimes special tool 123# is required . if there is a screw holding it then they screwed in it in so you must be able to unscrew it . also you have to think of the scale of how they do the work . it may be hard to get the part out of the vehicle because its not designed to be done outside of a proper workshop . eg to get a part off the motor you pull the whole motor out first . they usually have set routines for most normal repairs . its all timed so they know how much warranty work will cost . |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 765929 | 2009-04-20 08:21:00 | The only way that they could have done it is by screwing on said screw to a removable part of the door frame and then spot welding that 'removable' part on. Thus making it impossible to get to the screw without wrecking something! | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 765930 | 2009-04-20 08:23:00 | I know how exactly how you feel , mega pissed off by bad design that is hasnt taken into account maintenance further down the track. You want to work on Cat diggers they literally make you breakdown and cry with rage. They get all the components from different places in usa and stick them in with zero consideration of how someone is going to change them later on.I can only imagine. Good thing about the type of work I'm in (electrical) is that every serviceable part of an installation has to be easily accessible by law. |
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