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Barney |
02-07-2022 @ 5:53 PM
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Hello, I have a 1940 standard Fordor. I bought two peep mirrors from Mac's. They are 4" diameter, straight arm 5" long, clamps on door flange with two set screws. Mac's catalog claims they can be used on LH or RH side. Mirror on left side can easily be adjusted to see appropriate traffic from driver's position. However, I am unable to adjust RH mirror to view traffic on right side of car from driver's position, regardless of where on the door flange it is mounted. I have hunted online for an acceptable mirror to no avail. Any suggestions as to where to find a mirror suitable for my application? Or suggest what needs to be changed or altered to above mentioned mirror. Thanks very much, Barney
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carcrazy |
02-07-2022 @ 8:14 PM
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To get the mirror to function as a RH unit y0u will have to remove the arm from the base mount and rotate it 180 degrees before reattaching it to the base.
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Barney |
02-08-2022 @ 4:07 AM
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Good morning, Carcrazy, Thank you for your quick response. I did what you explained. I believed I've tried every possible position available on that mirror. I have a 'car guy' neighbor who attempted this challenge. Neither one of us could position the mirror so as to be able to view RH traffic in the lane to the right of the car. Maybe I'll need a mirror with a longer arm. Thanks, Barney
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fortyford |
02-08-2022 @ 5:36 AM
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I think that mirror is for looks and nothing else.In other words it is useless!
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37RAGTOPMAN |
02-08-2022 @ 6:19 AM
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Barney I have 2 of the chrome hindge pin mirrors, and they seem to work, have greater movement, for adjusting, I thought the peep mirrors were for just the drivers side, if you go with the hindge pin mirrors, be carefull removing the door pins, they might require a press to remove, and make sure you soak the pins with PB BLASTER. my 2 cents 37Ragtopman, Maine
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JayChicago |
02-08-2022 @ 7:48 AM
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Maybe a convex mirror face would help? Would be more like what we are used to in a modern vehicle to see traffic in the next lane. I believe 4” diameter stuck-on mirrors are available.
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1940 Tom |
02-08-2022 @ 8:37 AM
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Good Morning-- On page 5-11 of Mike's book, he describes the "swan neck mirror" that we are all familiar with, for use on the left (driver's side) of the car. He also gives more info about the availability of the passenger side mirror. I have "swan neck mirrors" on both the left and right sides of my sedan. However, I agree with fortyford, that the right side mirror is essentially "useless" and is "for looks" only. I put mirrors on both sides of my car to "balance" its appearance, for show purposes only. Tom
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wmsteed |
02-08-2022 @ 10:36 AM
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Jaychicago... Hit the nail on the head, a convex mirror on the right side solves the problem. I use accessory glue on convex mirrors, that are as close as possible to the mirror head, attached over the existing mirror head. Been doing this for years, works perfectly.
Bill 36 5 win delx cpe
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1931 Flamingo |
02-08-2022 @ 12:26 PM
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My Coupe has got "peep" mirrors both sides and I can see out of both. Probably from the 50's. Paul in CT
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Barney |
02-08-2022 @ 5:47 PM
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To: fortyford, 37 ragtopman, jaychicago, wmsteed, paul, From: Barney, Thanks for all of you for your input. I'm tending to agree the peep mirrors are most "all show and no go". Yes, pretty much useless, except the left side works well. I'll plan to get as big of a convex mirror I can find and try it - good idea. I have Kube's great book. Never thought to look in it for any mirror info. Haven't seen any swan neck mirrors that connect to the side of the cowling. But I wonder if they would allow viewing down the right side of the vehicle. There was only one lane in the 'good ol' days'. I'm planning to drive my '40 down 6-lane highways (3 on a side). Yes, I'm usually in the slow lane but occasionally venture into the middle lane; really want to see lane to my right. I wouldn't think of riding my bike down these highways w/o a RH hand mirror. Thanks for all the advice. Stay warm if you're in the North Barney
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