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| | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 | I wanted to put a right-hand outside mirror on my truck, so I ordered the parts for it. They arrived today, along with some other goodies (hello, unbroken window glass!)
The factory accessory instruction manual indicates that the inside "reinforcement" piece, which is a threaded block that goes behind the door skin, is part of the mirror accessory package. Before I pull all the interior trim off the door to find out if my door has one rattling around in there, I thought I'd check here: Was this actually included on all factory doors at some point, perhaps welded to the door frame, or is this something I'll need to find at a swap meet? I don't see it in reproduction being sold by the usual suspects.
The truck in question is a '59 3200. Thanks for any info. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | in my 64 there was a inner panel with the holes in it.i drilled the holes from the inside out. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | Rhoten - in the pass door there should be the same sort of triangular stiffening panel spotted inside w/ the holes and weld-nuts where the mirror mounts - if it's not there look in the drivers door to see what's needed - nobody repros them as they usually were in there even if the factory didn't put the mirror on - you also likely won't find it at a swap, as who'd bother to cut it free from a scrapped door?  easy enuff to fake if necessary Bill oh yeah - the accessory manual is talking of the extendable mirror that requires more than normal reinforcement | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 | Great, thanks for the info people. I will pop off that interior trim to take a look! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | I did the same on my 59 3800 which has the same doors. There is a panel in there and all you have to do is drill holes where the supporting panel is from the inside. Worked just fine and quite easy to do. And in fact, come to think of it, my passenger door came off a different truck - and probably a 55 - as the fastener holes were a bit smaller. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 531 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 531 | Ditto on my 56. I got a pattern with my mirror that I positioned on the door and the holes I drilled from the outside were dead on.
If your mirror is chromed, it was suggested to me that you put a layer of clear nail polish on the bolt and screw as they rust. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 42 | Just to confirm, yup, I pulled the inside door trim off last night and checked it out. The skin is double-walled where the mirror goes, and the reinforcement has holes in it where the bolts need to go through.
I guess the accessories manual is referring to some other door skin.
Now, once I get my son off to day care, I'll get that mirror installed. | | |
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