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Originally Posted by Suberman
The source of the vibration is twofold: the windshield button spring clip won't hold the adapter plate firmly AND the mirror itself won't screw tightly into the adapter plate.
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The second part isn't really correct - the mirror
does screw tightly to the adaptor plate, it's the adaptor plate itself that won't tightly attach to the 'shoe' - and you've omitted the fact that the entire package is not rigidly attached to the glass.
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Originally Posted by Suberman
This part is made for Subaru by some aftermarket maker and they are all defective.
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Which part would that be? The mirror, or the mounting hardware? Why would you think they're made by the same company?
The mirror is an off-the-shelf item from whoever makes it. My daughter's Mazda 2 has the same mirror, identical except the compass display is green rather than red. Subaru just went to the maker and said, "We'll take these".
It's not the mirror maker's fault that Subaru chose a mounting method that's harmonically incompatible with the mirror itself. The Mazda uses the captive-bevel mounting for its stock mirror, so no adaptor is requred and the mirror bolts on fine - rock-solid.