BMW K1100LT Mirror Tethers - Yes, But How?

[Auspuff]

Gents,

K1100LT, '92.

I've had a mirror pod knocked off twice recently; once deliberately by a "White Van Man," while filtering (he stopped, wound down the window and smiled while a Polish lorry driver slowly ran over the mirror), and last evening by a dithering hen pheasant which decided (all too late) to take flight.

So, time for tethers!

Forums consulted, stainless steel 100lb fishing trace wire bought on FleaBay, but a couple of outstanding questions please for those who have gone before:

1.   Can one attach each end of the tether without having to drill a hole into either the mirror pod or the fairing; if so, how?

2.  Has anyone put the fairing-end eyelet under the fairing/male/spigot but outside the fairing (and thereby raising the spigot proud of the fairing by the thickness of the wire); does having one spigot slightly "higher" than the other two affect the fitment of the mirror pod to the bike?

I would be grateful for some advice from other "Brickies."

[Laitch]

The steps here don't answer your #1 question?

[Auspuff]

Laitch,

Thank you.  I had previously read this excellent post carefully, but unfortunately not.

Both my mirror pods are sealed (are they snapped closed or glued - 'cos after my last excitement the front cover is separate from the rear), and the only holes into the mirror pod are where the three female mounting clips are rivetted onto the internal alloy "skeleton"?  These holes are all hidden when the mirror pod is clamped onto the fairing male spigot.

Hence my question - is there a way of attaching the tether without having to drill a hole into either the mirror pod for one end or the fairing for the other?  I don't like drilling unnecessary holes, particularly if someone has a cunning stunt to hand.