im just wondering what kind of mirrors is everybody useing on thier 55 fords i have the mirrors mounted on the fenders and i cant see a damn thing out of them
I put some NEW ones on my doors, wasn't able to see squat out of the p***enger side. Went with peeps, much better!
Where did you get the peeps at? I have a set on mine that the original owner put on when the car was new and they shake around so much I can't see squat out of them. I have to hold and aim the one on the driver side if I need to see something. And, then my son forced the wing window open recently while we were going down the road not realizing that it was crashing into the mirror and broke the one on the p***enger side. So, I need to get around to replacing them now.
I'm real happy with mine. I did not want fender mounts...can't see **** when they're mounted there, imho. I used '67 Chevy mirrors I got at SoCal in Phoenix. They're bigger than normal, are angled out (sideways) to help with wing window clearanc. Here's a link to my build thread....page 3 towards the bottom https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ustom-aka-doing-it-the-easy-way.952198/page-3
I've seen many '55-'56 Fords with the mirror mounted on the door, maybe they were dealer installed? You can buy these from Dennis Carpenter and many other suppliers. Rear View Mirror - 1 Hole Outside - w/Script 1952 - 56 B5A-18402 Rear View Mirror - 2 Hole Outside - No Script 1955 - 64 B6A-17696-A
That's what I have on my car. The view from them is ok but they are a little small. Not much field of view.
I've been thinking about using this on the p***enger side, a convex mirror($20 from Cl***ic Industries). The only trouble is, it's for 55-57 Chevys so I don't know if it would fit a Ford and if it did fit, would it make my car slower?
Walmart, parts stores. I have Hagan Fatties on my 40 [they replace the mirror and stud] and love the increased field of vision.
If you mean the blind-spot mirror, they're on Amazon, Wal-Mart, or part stores. They vary in size and some can swivel, once they are attached. They are stick-on but mine haven't moved at all, once they were affixed.
These are the peeps from Summit, C5001 and C5001-CVX for the p***enger side. They're very nice. My review is towards the bottom. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/upd-c5001/reviews/
I have these on my car. They are repops of the originals. They only look nice and don't help very much going down the road. The PO put them on both sides. The p***enger is a PITA to adjust to get it to where it is just useful enough. It's really not much better than a decoration on the p***enger side. It's one of a few repop items I've found on my car. I'm on the lookout for a set of originals as I don't want any repop **** on my car.
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