my side view mirror

On the driver side the side view mirror doesnt adjust by the metal stick
so i actually cant see out of the mirror
I recently had a mirror cut and glued onto it cause mines broke and i need to adjust so i can see
whats broken?

I did remember seeing some cut wires behind the mirror before my new mirror was glued on cause my last mirror just fell off lol

What year of XJ? I'm assuming it's a manual mirror?

When I swapped heated power mirrors on to my 97 XJ (from a 98 XJ), I had to glue the glass back to the backing plate. The wires that connected to the mirror were for the heating element. Anyways, I used a silicone glue/sealant (clear) to glue the glass back on.

In my GF's Alero with manual windows, sometimes the cable will not want to adjust the mirror. I usually just roll down the window and work the glass while I move the stick. This usually free's it up. Even if you are the only one that drive's a vehicle, you should adjust your manual mirrors every so often to keep it working. Also, if you tear it down, lube the cable for easier opperation.

its a 88 xj 6cyl
i think the scewa to get to the backing plate are behind the mirror and i dont have any mirror glue im assuming ill have to tear it down huh? cause i tried adjust with my hand but the mirror doesnt stay where u put it?
any ideas?

Just a dumb idea here!!!!!!!! Spray a little of that insulating foam in around it and hold it in the right place until it hardens. Don't use too much because it expands strongly and could bust everything apart.

Another solution is to replace it. My local yard has tons of that vintage of XJ's floating around.

i was hoping there was a fix here but if i have to go the replacing route it'll have to really wait a while

There is some sort of gimbal in there that breaks, some place sells them, and this used to pop up in here every time this thread did. Mine have never worked, I'm eventually going to just remove the mirrors.

i guess that makes two of us cause mines wont stay put no matter where you adjust them two

dagr8tim said:

Another solution is to replace it. My local yard has tons of that vintage of XJ's floating around.

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X2......last set i bought was like $5 EACH