Teardrop Mirrors Won't Tighten

[Bluemarlin]

This comes with the Triumph tear drops

 

[Bluemarlin]

 

[CanberraR3]

Maybe these were knock-offs but more inclined towards bad batch.
These were on sale from All Things Triumph.
They were very good about replacing the broken mirror in the first batch.
I ended up putting 3 washers underneath and that seemed to tighten things down.
Haven't had a chance to ride w/ them yet. Maybe today.

In that case I wouldn't be stufffing around. Send them the picture of the 2 stems showing they are different and tell them to send you a ***n set that will ***n fit.

 

[dirtbagbiker]

i just put a set of triumph teardrop mirrors black on my r3t about 3 weeks ago no troubles . i have after market bars on my bike with no bar weights at the ends used the parts in the picture

 

[Ridefree]

I had the same problem with mine. The stem was longer than the stock mirrors so I ground them off to the same length as the stock mirrors and they tightened down just fine. No problems since. They are right and never move around

Ridefree

 

[mcather]

I've got them washered up but I might pull them off and grind them down.
Might have to grind down the bolts a bit too since they might hit home sooner?
The mirrors look good but I imagined them a little bigger.
I'm really picky about adjusting mirrors so I'm slowly getting them zeroed in.
Thanks for the help, guys.

 

[Evil Mitch]

These mirrors were on my bike when I bought it. Last week I tried to take the left one off to mount a GPS bracket to it. It was turning hard but was turning so I thought it was loosening then the bolt just snapped! Major bummer! Upon inspection the bolt was coated with red Loctite. I have the same replacement mirrors on order and now seeing your post am wondering if I'll have the same problem. Apparently Loctite was needed to get the ones I have now tight. Maybe try some blue Loctite which is supposed to be able to allow you to loosen again. That's what I'll do if I can't get my new mirrors tight. Let us know what you end up doing that works.

BTW I think the teardrop mirrors really look good on this bike. This was the perfect chance for me to go with something else but I'm simply replacing with the same as I like them that much.

I have them on mine and i installed them myself no loctite needed . sorry not sure what the problem is