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Anybody have a good source for mirrors other then the billet ones? Especially looking for a dash mounted rear view mirror for my pickup, and some decent looking (not truck mirrors) for the outside mirrors that aren't plastic????? I must not be looking in the right places or something.......

Try LMCTruck.com

Here's one way out.

Harley mirrors with the shaft cut down and re-threaded.

Pretty good quality mirrors and they beat the heck out of the re-pro 32 mirrors.
Available at P&J Cycles.

I've done these for several cars.
Model A roadsters use the threaded mirror shaft to replace the lower FH bolt on the windshield stanchion.
Both on 29's and 31's.
32's require a threaded hole in the windshield posts.

I can get a P&J part number if it would help . . . they have a website and are a good outfit to deal with.

Thanks, gonna go find the site... Appreciate the help!!!!

Here's the part number J&P was using a couple of years ago when I ordered the mirrors: Left side, #7600-150, short stem mirror.

The mirror glass area is just under 3 1/2" x 5".

The 3/8" stem makes a 90 degree turn right off the mirror body, has a straight run of 3" makes a 45 that runs straight for 1 3/4".

The ends are 5/16-NF and have appropriate machined collars, washers and a nice chrome plated acorn nut.

Once they're cut you thread them 3/8-NF.

Toughest part in threading round stock is keeping the die straight.
Although with the short run required it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
I do ok here since I have an adjustable collar self guiding die handle.


As far as inside mirrors go, I used a nice billet rectangular one.
Since it was on a roadster with leaned back windshield I had to grind the glue-on mounting shoe at an angle to achieve the proper angle.

If you painted this mirror or the oval one, it wouldn't have the billet look.


Once upon a time I owned a very nice 63 Chevy short bed, big window, half ton.
I got a glue-on mounting shoe off a broken junkyard windshield.
(These things stick on so well that when you take the shoe off you get a mound of glass still attached.)

I believe the "Help" section at the parts house has these shoes available.

After the shoe was on, I stuck a medium size Ford day/night mirror on.
It worked well on the Chevy pickup and was a big improvement over the stock Chevy mirror.

Far as a dash mounted mirror goes, one of P&J's Harley mirrors ought to do it for you.
They have round ones as well as rectangular.

Only thing I don't like about that is you lose the day/night bit, but the standard billet mirror in my 32 roadster isn't really a problem in that area.

Thanks, looks like it will work great, C-9.... Appreciate the help.