Question about drilling holes to add a passenger door outside mirror.
#1
Question about drilling holes to add a passenger door outside mirror.
I'm adding the mirror to my 1972 Vista Cruiser and I traced the patern of holes and slots from the drivers side and was getting ready to put them in the passenger side, but I wonder if I need to make a sheet metal doubler like the driver's door has to reinforce the door for the mirror or if the passenger is already factory-prepared for adding a second mirror?
Thanks, Tom
Thanks, Tom
#3
What ever you do lay it you so you can use the mirror from the drivers side.I don't know about VC but on my ride if I had attached it in the same place as the left hand mirror It would have been almost impossible to adjust to see out of.... Just a thought ...Tedd
#7
Aluminum is a good idea. I'll epoxy it to the inside of the door. Does anyone know if the factory had a "normal" mounting location or did they mount it forward / rearward of the location they used on the driver's side? Inlinetube's ebay auction shows their part, but doesn't have any additional information.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-72-Old...9W5yDV&vxp=mtr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-72-Old...9W5yDV&vxp=mtr
#9
This is a great tip. Something I wouldn't have thought of until after it was all done and I couldn't see out of the mirror
#10
It looks like I got lucky. On my 1972 Vista Cruiser the driver's side mirror is already positioned right at the vent window post, which means that if I put the passenger side mirror in the same place the actual mirror surface will be behind the post and therefore unobstructed.
What I don't quite understand is why the holes with the slot for sliding the mirror bolts in are different sizes. The bolt heads are both the same size and the hole doesn't need to be that much larger than the head? Any ideas?
Thanks for all the good help, Tom
What I don't quite understand is why the holes with the slot for sliding the mirror bolts in are different sizes. The bolt heads are both the same size and the hole doesn't need to be that much larger than the head? Any ideas?
Thanks for all the good help, Tom
#15
Thanks. I already checked it out. As shown in my picture, the mirror is right at the post, so the line of sight is actually just behind it. The people that had trouble with this must have had their first mirror mounted forward of the post to have interference?
At, the most, I catch a bit of the vent window post in the mirror at the front edge of the mirror. Is this what people mean when they say it's useless or almost impossible to see out of?...
Gary, good note on the hole size. That probably explains it and I'll keep it that way, even though it will be harder to make the holes and no one will know but me :-o
At, the most, I catch a bit of the vent window post in the mirror at the front edge of the mirror. Is this what people mean when they say it's useless or almost impossible to see out of?...
Gary, good note on the hole size. That probably explains it and I'll keep it that way, even though it will be harder to make the holes and no one will know but me :-o
Last edited by tcolt; October 30th, 2017 at 01:01 PM.
#16
Did you shape your doubler to fit the curvature of the door skin or did you leave it flat and let the mirror screws pull it snug? It seems like one could go either way with 1/8" aluminum, but I don't want to put any creases in the door skin. I'm going to epoxy it in for extra strength and convenience of holding it in place.
Thanks, Tom
Last edited by tcolt; November 6th, 2017 at 07:53 PM.
#18
And a added note for the 54-55 guys I put a bubble stick on mirror like used on large trucks that just fit the diameter of the passenger side mirror. It's hardly noticeable (haven't lost a point at any show yet) and really helps on the major blind spots I have when the top is up.... Tedd
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