So weekend before last my son and I went for a long ride. All most 1000kms. Literally 150 feet from pulling into sons underground parkade I dropped my steed. Coming from a stop up a slight hill into a left turn (All in about 20ft) The crosswalk I was about to go through was closed to pedestrians. Low and behold some one quickly trots out right in front of me. I grab my brakes. It went over so fast it seemed like it was past the point of no return by the time i realized I was losing it. My l left side mirror housing took the brunt of it. Split right in half. I have a new housing on order from partzilla.
In the mean time I thought I would try and repair the housing. I put little notches next to the broken edges and also drilled shallow holes so the JB WELD would hopefully have better adhesion. Used electrical tape to hold the 2 halves together. Tonight I’ll post pics of the finished product. It’s not pretty due to the scratches but it looks better than a naked mirror.
And, no, the pedestrian that jumped in front of me didn’t stick around to say ooops.
In the mean time I thought I would try and repair the housing. I put little notches next to the broken edges and also drilled shallow holes so the JB WELD would hopefully have better adhesion. Used electrical tape to hold the 2 halves together. Tonight I’ll post pics of the finished product. It’s not pretty due to the scratches but it looks better than a naked mirror.
And, no, the pedestrian that jumped in front of me didn’t stick around to say ooops.
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