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lcv mirrors

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:16 pm
by les
I'm hoping I've hit upon a solution for van door mirrors. Maybe too industrial for the delicate saloon owner :D but could benefit the van man. As shown they are made from cut down tie rods complete with lower arm bolt. The top hole in the bolt is opened out to 3/8 as is the tie rod hole. The bottom hole is left at 5/16 and tapped 3/8 bsf. There is a nut on the end to lock. The idea being to keep the mirror rigid but with impact force allow the arm to fold fore and aft. Finished in a colour of your choice, and bolted through the quarter light panel.
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Re: lcv mirrors

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:15 pm
by jagnut66
Looks like an excellent and practical idea. Any chance of a picture of the whole item, to go with this close up shot you've posted?
Best wishes,
Mike.

Re: lcv mirrors

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:28 pm
by les
Here's the assembly Mike.
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Re: lcv mirrors

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:44 pm
by aupickup
:oops: :oops:

Re: lcv mirrors

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:09 pm
by les
Not as bad as initially feared!
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Re: lcv mirrors

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:05 pm
by Trickydicky
So that's why you needed the tie bar 8)
Nice adaptation :D