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Has anyone installed a peep mirror on the passenger side that actually adjusts correctly? I bought one and I can't adjust it correctly. I ended up breaking it trying to adjust it. Maybe there's a different made one that actually works.
Joe

At the risk of seeming ignorant, what the ____ is a peep mirror? Peep show??? Peeping Tom???
Confused...

they are on the top of the door and used to peep at short shirts, i mean look for traffic.

check out this previous post,

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I like peep mirrors, they look nice!

By the way, peep mirrors are the little round mirrors that attached to the top of the door that are very small. I cant think of a better way to describe them.

Thanks joker and all, at least I'm not the only one having problems with the passenger side mirror.I have a door mirror on the drivers side, but no mirror on the passenger side and didn't want to drill holes in the door,but may have to.
Joe

As noted in one of the follow-up posts, if you loosen the screw that holds the arm to the bracket you can get more adjustiment out of the mirror. I did this on mine and it works OK. There are also different arms configurations that might work for you if you can't make this one work.

I ordered some with a longer arm and hopefully they'll work. I did loosen the screw on the arm and still couldn't get them to adjust properly.

Cal55, on the pass. side mirror I installed a convex mirror to the existing face of my peep and the convex was almost the exact same size and had a ss frame. It helps alot when these people today pass you on the wrong side or if u r tring to get back in the right lane. Good Luck, Mike

On my '54, I installed a regular passenger side mirror from The Truck Shop (one with the largest size mirror) ... and, when I installed it, I had someone hold it in various positions until it was good -- then I drilled holes and mounted it.

I use it constantly -- it works great!

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I tried every thing to get it adjusted properly with no luck. I tried different positions on the door and adjusting the mirror different angles with nothing. I ended up bending the peep mirror arm and that seemed to fix the problem somewhat. Make sure you install locktight on the threading. I lost one of my mirrors going down the highway.

Alan: Your work is great and exceeded only by your ability to explain it. What's the clear fingernail polish for?

Forget the clear fingernail polish. Initially, someone told me to paint certain parts with it to keep it from rusting, but it didn't work.

If you look at my page *now* you'll see I updated that info -- I've since coated certain parts with GIBBS and haven't seen any rust since.

Thanks again guys for the tips, beautiful truck Alan, nice color. I'll see if the peep mirrors with a longer shaft work that I haven't received yet. If not, I'll put a stock mirror on that matches the drivers side. I just hate drilling holes in nice painted metal in fear I'll mess it up, but I really want a passenger side mirror for safety.

Joker - If you remember the mirrors you had trouble with you sold to me. The reason the one for the left side would not adjust is because they sent you two mirrors for the right side!!!!!!!! Only took me about 4 hours to figure that one out!!

Im having the same problem...I got a 3" spot mirrors They look nice But thats about it, I tried everything.. everyway..Mine just didnt work out
did you see the ad truck on the cover of the newest LMC ? It looks nice, the mirrors look stock and it didnt have two differant arms ? But I couldnt find them in the catalog
keep us posted on the other set you got & how they worked out http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/t.asp?page=0

Nice truck tabdoo16,I'll keep the list posted on the outcome. I bought them on ebay so I should have them by the weekend. I'll try to install it ASAP and let you know if it worked, I only need one for the passenger side, but they were sold as a pair.
Joe

A word of caution about putting peep mirrors on your truck: The PO of my truck had peep mirrors on ... and here's what happens over time:

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The door *and* the door frame get messed up.

They suck! They look kind of cool, but they are hard to see out of and make nasty marks on your doors. I bought a set and ended up returning them because I couldn't see a darn thing when I was driving around.

I had 15" west coast mirrors on my 60 F*** truck. I could see a car on my right side from my drivers mirror.

LOL! That's hilarious!

i think those are meant more for show trucks

Just an update on the longer stem peep mirrors. I tried to mount the passenger side one today and it's about the same as the shorter one. So they didn't work either. I guess I'll be buying a stock mirror for the passenger side that matches the drivers side one, I just hate drilling holes. Another thing about the peep mirrors they did mar up the paint a little.
Joe

i had the same problem and i installed the glue on convex and it works great. ron

Thanks Ron,
Maybe I'll try that, nice truck and MGA by the way.
Joe