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Side mirrors

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#1 ·
I have a 2000 Esprit v8 and was wondering if there is a way to adjust the side mirrors for more travel?. While my drivers mirror will move up and down even at its highest setting it is still pointing at the ground, while the passenger mirror points to far out.
Thanks
 
#3 · (Edited)
Just pull back the plastic collar where it attaches to the car. You should see an allen bolt facing roughly toward the sky. Loosen the bolt, and you've got 360 degrees of adjustment!

Just tighten it back up wherever you want it. I'd start with the electric adjuster roughly in the middle so you can fine tune it afterward.

As far as in/out movement, each mirror has 3 positions that it will lock into: folded parallel with the door (all the way in), one click out, two clicks out. Your passenger mirror is probably just at click 2 rather than 1.