Door mirrors

[Gormley]

G.S.Jones' spares website shows a rear view mirror fixed through the triangular fillet in front of the quarter light, and this looks a very tidy way of doing things. However, it seems the length of thread available after drilling an inserting the mirror stem would be only 2 or 3 threads. Has anyone fitted mirrors in this way? I would be grateful for anyone's advice or for alternative ways. Thanks a lot. David

[Leo]

David
They are easy to fit with ample thread
Vision is acceptable but not perfect

Leo 69 Traveller[frame][/frame]

[Gormley]

Thanks very much for your help Leo. I am now ordering some of these mirrors. Best wishes, David

[kas279n]

Mine are like that too ... I had some clip on ones before but they kept moving around too much. These ones work just fine

[Gormley]

Thanks, that's re-assuring. Perhaps it's common knowledge, but I didn't realise till yesterday that the triangular metal piece can be removed to make it easier for drilling. It also prevents any accidental damage if the drill slips. When I eventually get these fitted, my van should be mirror complete and have good rearward vision in traffic. I don't know how the previous owner drove it, because he only had an interior mirror and a small clip-on one on the driver's quarterlight. We fitted some temporary ones on the wing before we even drove home! You'll see from the second picture that it is now fitted with GPO style mirrors which I have painted blue to make them look less in-your-face. The stems on the chrome ones were too short.

The help from MMOC members has been superb - much better and more friendly than we have known with other marque clubs. So thanks everybody.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

[Leo]

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[Gormley]

Thanks Leo - that's been extremely helpful and it was thoughtful of you to advise me so promptly and to take that picture for me. The wonders of the internet! I have now fitted the door mirrors and have added a large bullseye lens to the near side mirror. Your help has enabled me to complete the task - I was getting very despondent. It didn't seem right to have to distort the triangular piece of metal. It just didn't seem to be an engineering way of doing things and I wouldn't have done that off my own bat. Now just need to grease all the steering joints and then we can give the van a run. Thanks again very much for your help and encouragement. Best wishes, David[frame][/frame]

[les]

David, What arms are you using on your gpo mirrors please?

[aupickup]

i think land rover or early discovery fit

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-AIR-PO ... 5635a00c45

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-SERIES ... 563b334644

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-Wing-M ... 4839c15d56

i used the last ones

[Gormley]

Yes, they are Landrover stems, just as aupickup has pointed out. They work very well, but I felt they needed a coat of dark blue paint to blend them in. I also put a large rubber washer between the large metal washer at the top of the thread where the stem goes through the wing.