This used original 5” round mirror head received a full restoration and now is in service on the driver’s side of my 1948 Chevy ½ ton truck. It is “frosting on the cake” since adding the mirror arm extension several years ago.
After reading the “Tech Article” (pictured below) on the Jim Carter Truck Parts web site, I became intrigued with this mirror head. At the suggestion of a couple of fellow hobbyists, I called them in Kansas City and spoke with a salesman, looking for help in identifying the correct GM part # so that I could begin my part search. The salesman indicated that he would share my interest in the article and the part hunt with Jim Carter himself. A few hours later the salesman called me back and stated that a used head (and arm) was found on a shelf in the warehouse by Mr. Carter himself. I purchased it for a fair sale price and received it in the U.S. mail a few days later.
This was another interesting successful used part search for a hard-to-find part that will become a conversation starter. I believe the correct GM part # is 3696632, group 16.068.
