Got a set of the mirror relocation brackets for Christmas. The ones that allow the doors to be removed without losing the outside mirrors. Couple of things I discovered when I put them on. The screw that was in the bottom of the mirror - don't reuse it with the new mounts. Use one of the longer screws that used to hold the original bracket to the side of the door. The metal piece in the bottom of the mirror is made of aluminum, and as the instruction sheet says, it can strip out really easy. By using the longer bolt, & a drop of locktite, the screw goes further into the mirror bracket without stripping out the threads.
Another thing I found was that, again true to the instructions, part of the passenger mirror can no longer be seen after the relocate. In fact, better than 1/2 the mirror is no longer visible. I got a large, square shaped convex mirror & mounted it at the outside edge of the OEM mirror so that I get a better view of what's on that side of my Jeep. Now when the weather turns warm again I can take the doors off & still have my outside mirrors.

 

I think a lot of people had the same problems with these brackets, including myself. There's another thread somewhere discussing this, but there are so many threads on this forum that I can't even find it now. Do your mirrors look as if they're not down in the bracket far enough? I felt that way with mine (and I was convinced of the problem when I also made the discovery that the original bolts weren't long enough). But here's what I did (I'll mention it in case you or anyone else reading this decides to do so as well): I milled out the holes in the brackets with my Dremel so that they were larger. This allowed the mirrors to go in further, which not only makes them look better, since they are flush with the bracket, but now you can use the original bolt. I do want to try something else out too, like what you did, to overcome the blocked passenger mirror problem. Seems stupid to me - they say it's just an unavoidable problem when using such a bracket - all they had to do was make it a little longer! How hard is that? (Maybe about as hard as making it so that the mirrors and all the bolts fit as they should according to the instructions.)

 

Which brand of relocation brackets we talking about ?

Or are they all messed up like that?

 

my guess is rugged ridge.

i love my mopar relocation bracket, but its only the drivers side.

i got the rugged ridge to try out and had a few issues. one being that i had to buy new hardware when the directions state to use the original bolts.

 

Yeah, they're Rugged Ridge brackets. I was able to move the passenger side mirror out to where I can now see about 80% of the mirror. I don't know how to post pics on this site, but I'll try to explain how I did it. Got a length of M5 threaded rod, 2 pieces of 6" black pipe (3/4 " OD), a couple of M5 metric locknuts, a roll of Gorilla brand black duct tape, some gasket material & a couple pieces of plexiglass (3/8" thick). I cut the gasket material & the plexiglass pieces the same size & shape as the part of mirror bracket that mounts to the A-post on the Jeep. I cut the threaded ends off the pipe pieces. Wrap the remaining 4" long pieces of pipe with the black duct tape so they match the color of the Rugged Ridge bracket. Cut the threaded rod into 2 - 6" long pieces & thread them into the A-post where the mirror will go. Screw the rods in about 1". Put the gasket piece on the threaded rods so it's against the Jeeps painted surface, then put the wrapped pipe pieces on, then the other plexiglass piece & finally the mirror bracket. Fasten it in place with the locknuts. The assembly is black in color, thanks to the duct tape & it has a "stock" look to it. I got good reviews from the other Jeep guys I know. As I said, I can now see about 80% of the mirror.

 

www.imageshack.us

load the pics up and then the site gives you the code to post the pics on forums.

i would like to see some pics!

 

I hope I did this right ....these are codes that ImageShack gave me for the pics I uploaded.

 

Alright!! That worked pretty slick.

 

If you double click the pic, it'll take you to ImageShack & enlarge the pic.

 

nice work!

are all the materials available at lowes/homedepot?