by gotavan Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:42 pmI'm thinking about casting some mirror arms out of aluminum. like these off my 1970 pickup.
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Would anyone want mirror arms?
gotavan- Number of posts : 242
Location : Greenville Michigan
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Digz- Number of posts : 3794
Location : United States Six Lakes MI
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You could count me in for a pair. The next thing would be figuring out how to come up with those long studs for the mirror heads or working around them easily.
EarlyAge- Number of posts : 53
Location : Redwood Hwy Caught in the Devils Bargain
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I'd also be interested in a pair. 
67a 100 pickup- Number of posts : 1319
Location : ann arbor, mi
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I'm interested in a pair...
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Count me in too Dan...
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SIN BIN- Number of posts : 68
Location : Vancouver, BC
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OOOO...if they are brushed/machined finish, I am down!
blackace- Number of posts : 450
Location : Van Wert, Oh
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Are you still offering the mirror arm? Also, does anyone know where to get mirrors that would fit arms likes these? I am needing to get a set for my truck but would need the entire set up.
slowflapper- Number of posts : 957
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My van has those same mirrors, the arms are good but the bottom of the mirror part is rusted out. I "might" be able to save them, if not ill have to find something else.
jkr- Number of posts : 1148
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when i went looking for mirror heads i couldn't find anything with the "proper" stud so i took and drilled the arm to take a 3/8 bolt. i cut the head off the bolt and drilled and tapped the end to fit the aftermarket mirror head and cut down and rethreaded the other end to 1/4 and put a stainless acorn nut on the other end. if you didn't know you couldn't guess the way it is but it worked for me. been 10 years and they havent fallen off yet.
Digz- Number of posts : 3794
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Something like that would probably be the ticket ,seeing as these could be blanks and drilled and tapped to take the available mirror studs or mirror heads of choice.jkr wrote:when i went looking for mirror heads i couldn't find anything with the "proper" stud so i took and drilled the arm to take a 3/8 bolt. i cut the head off the bolt and drilled and tapped the end to fit the aftermarket mirror head and cut down and rethreaded the other end to 1/4 and put a stainless acorn nut on the other end. if you didn't know you couldn't guess the way it is but it worked for me. been 10 years and they havent fallen off yet.
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I USED THE MIRRIOR ARMS AND BOUGHT THE SS MIRRIOR HEAD THRU NAPA $14.00 EA I THINK. THEN TOOK APART THE OLD MIRRIOR AND REMOVED THE PIVIOT BALL AND INSTALLED THEM IN TO THE NEW MIRRIOR HEADS. IT WORKED GREAT...
EconoUSAparts- Number of posts : 2198
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Dan,what kind of price would these be? I ve always wanted some of the Econo mirror arms reproduced but was told it was too costly.
benwah- Number of posts : 1135
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72-80 D model pickups have similar mirror arms that are easily found in salvageyards. Sometimes CHROME!
