Lofty Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Hi, I am am looking for spare wheel mounted rear view mirrors for my 1935 Chev. the supplier must be able to export them to New Zealand. Any ideas? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 See if you can find a image of a car in the era with them in place so you can determine what will work best. With metal tire covers in the mid to late 1930s a strap on mirror most likely may not be correct, but one with a post that would bolt thru the tire cover itself at the top would/could be. Does the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America have a club technician for 1936 that could help out with the answer as to what would be correct? I have mirrors on the side mounts on my 1930 Packard but they would be way to big and look out of place on the Chevrolet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofty Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Thanks Walt, I will I’ll check out images on the net as you say. Then I will spell mirrors correctly ? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 People who I have talked to indicate spare mounted mirrors are not much good, too far from the driver to give good image, vibrate too much, constantly need tweaking of adjustment etc. Also not sure they would look right on mid-late 30's cars, especially with spare covers. Good luck anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofty Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Yes I have thought about those things you mention. My problem really is that the fitted mirrors are quite useless, and I am looking for a viable alternative to give me good rear vision. perhaps I should look at seeing if I can fit bigger mirrors to the door frames. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Your problem is not unique. I friend who has a '36 Packard rigged up one of those high quality suction cup thingies to a side mirror and puts it on his driver side window (or vent window) when he heads out for a drive. Works great, looks awful. I'm surprised the aftermarket industry hasn't come up with a good solution for these old cars, something that can be put on for driving and easily removed for showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Does your Chevrolet have little flaps hanging out over the vent windows? At a recent Pontiac meet I saw mirrors hung from those. They had "peep" style mounting arms. At least one guy had a real convex mirror on the passenger side, another had a convex "blind spot" mirror stuck to the glass on the passenger side. Getting the mirrors back closer to you increases the field of vision, and solves the common problem of the driver not being able to see the passenger side mirror. Edited September 23, 2018 by Bloo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I have dual side mount mirrors on my '32 Chevy. My side mounts have metal covers so I glued rubber strips to the metal bases on the mirror so they'd stay put. These are the ones I got and I'm happy with them. While you're at it buy a WIDE, clip on, rear view mirror to make life even easier. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Spare-Tire-Mount-Mirror,3052.html?sku=91133001&utm_medium=CSEGoogle&utm_source=CSE&utm_campaign=CSEGOOGLE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7rHyka3Q3QIVibXACh3CDwuEEAQYAiABEgKY-fD_BwE To further answer your question, YES, they ship internationally. Do you ship internationally? Yes! If you have questions about International Orders please email us at foreignorders@speedwaymotors.com with your list of parts and we'll get you a shipping quote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofty Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 17 hours ago, Bloo said: Does your Chevrolet have little flaps hanging out over the vent windows? At a recent Pontiac meet I saw mirrors hung from those. They had "peep" style mounting arms. At least one guy had a real convex mirror on the passenger side, another had a convex "blind spot" mirror stuck to the glass on the passenger side. Getting the mirrors back closer to you increases the field of vision, and solves the common problem of the driver not being able to see the passenger side mirror. Yes it does have the flaps, and that is a great idea. thanks I will look into this as a solution. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Had a late 30s Plymouth with mirrors that clamp on to door edge. Passenger side had one of those convex mirrors that stick to glass of regular mirror - passenger side was useless without it. Driver side was OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofty Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Thanks to everyone for the comments and advice, you have given me some great ideas to solve this little issue. I really think the attachment to the rain wings above the door may well be the way to go. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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