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Looking for larger diameter side mirrors but haven’t had any luck with finding a non-convex one. Don’t want the rectangular type. Not sure if this is the right forum to post in.

I hope you find something. The small round mirrors show very little and are a safety hazard but I hate the square mirrors too.

The only mirrors that look good on these trucks are the round factory mirrors or the big rectangular West Coast mirrors.

After dinking around with various trial and error I went with the 5” reproduction mirrors from Car and Truck of Orange CA. The original design hits the odd sight lines of that body style and cab/driver positioning.
I am quite pleased with my resultant rear view.

The mirror that came on my '46 is 6" round. I've been looking for a match to put on the passenger side for 5 years with no luck. Currently I'm running a pair of the standard five inch round mirrors and miss that extra inch. I'm going to get one of the convex 6" round mirrors and have my local glass shop swap in a flat mirror.

Wheelie,

That sounds like the best option!

This ad doesn't give the diameter of the mirror...you could call to find out.

https://www.classicindustries.com/p...Xl7ADPTOEwaAvB-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Mike B

Before you destroy the one convex one on the passenger side, give it a test run. I did that on my '49 and '50, and it is amazing how the view is from that 5" convex mirror on the passenger side. That is the mirror which causes the most problems with blind spots. That convex mirror corrects that problem.

They list a 5 5/8 head in the classic parts catalog. They also sell arms.

specifications say it's 6"

Excellent find, thanks!

Ron,

Classic Parts round mirror is listed as 5" diameter. Not sure where you found the 5-5/8" dimension???

The "black painted" mirror in Mike B's reply (and quoted by 68ironhead) shows the shipping dimensions as 6"x6"x3". Not sure if that equates to a 6" diameter mirror itself? As Mike B mentioned, a call should clear up the details.

They do offer this Stainless Steel round mirror that specifies it is 5-5/8" diameter.

Blue 50,

Will be interested to hear what you selected and how it works out for your.

Dan

Page 64 $15.95 each Classic Parts.I have a regular. catalog. I tried to capture the page but did not, it is in my catalog page 64, 58-200.

Thanks Ron!

Here is the actual link for the Classic Parts Part Number 58-200 (5-5/8" diameter stainless round mirror) you referred to.

Dan

Link appears to be broken.

Is this what you are looking for? They are still out there; place a "WANT AD" on the forum here and you never know...

I have never seen a mirror with that style of attachment bracketry. I have to wonder how one would attach that mirror to an AD truck mirror arm.

It also lacks the ball and socket.

A bit of searching the GM# 602073 in GMPartswiki seems to indicate this mirror was offered for 1939-46 Trucks for use on an extendable mounting arm with a different mounting bracket (see screenshot below).

Would venture to say this was an option offered, most likely for Big Bolts or other vehicles that needed mirrors like this for better visibility. The description on the extendable arm (GM# 985407) says "12-1/8" ctr to ctr...extended 7 in".

So from what I could find, not correct for an AD era truck.

Dan

The King Bee mirror was gifted to me by a fellow Stovebolter on this Forum. The silver portion of the 2-piece arm has to be properly rotated for the mirror to be adjusted. It works for me.

It looks like there is a set screw on the black part of the arm to hold that adjustment, is that correct?

Yes Rich--the set screw gets the job done.

I put a 5x7 mirror on the driver's side. I then put a second driver's side post in a vice and smacked it around with a hammer so it would be OK on the passenger side. The picture shows the result. You can see a little crook in the passenger side post.

I did this for a symmetrical look. The door post blocks my view in it.