Dan O Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I have never seen one of these mirrors mounted on a car. They are factory accessories apparently. Were they rare or problematic or just ugly? I think it looks like it would look good as the grooves complement the ones on the running lights but would appreciate a photo of one installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 How well does the contour on the mirror fit the body? It looks to be later, I've never seen one like that on a 1949 Buick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 It mounts to the moulding below the wing window or vent window with two mounting holes drilled into the moulding. I have never seen one mounted either and I have been looking at these for 40+ years. What made me think it would be a good look is that it is factory mirror and it has the grooves in the arm that repeat the grooves in the 1949 turn signal light trim. I guess I will need to buy one to see how it looks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBRMD Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I saw one mounted once, it didn't strike me as too usable. The "King Bee" style mirrors seem like a much better idea, I think I'm going to mount those. Bonus: no holes drilled ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I have not been driving my car as much over the last two years but I am seriously considering a multi-camera system. It is mostly for watching my clearance between the car and the right side door clearance. I would also plan to keep the display on a 7" screen while driving. A four camera system is under $200. On a 6 volt car an plug in LI battery would power it up for a long time running independent. Older car are just hard to get an effective right mirror that looks good and works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_hilmoe Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) I have one mounted on my '49. Here are a couple of older pics. Edited January 31 by s_hilmoe edit to add pics (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 (edited) On 1/30/2024 at 10:51 PM, s_hilmoe said: I have one mounted on my '49. Here are a couple of older pics. (Bump) Very nice looking in my opinion. Did you get a template with your mirror to drill the single hole correctly? It is at more of an upright angle than I imagined. I did buy one - no template so if you have one, please let me know! Edited March 12 by Dan O (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_hilmoe Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I On 3/12/2024 at 4:06 PM, Dan O said: (Bump) Very nice looking in my opinion. Did you get a template with your mirror to drill the single hole correctly? It is at more of an upright angle than I imagined. I did buy one - no template so if you have one, please let me know! It was on the car when I got it. Sorry, no template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompett Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Try this greetings from Norway, Tom bca#8163 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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