by Old Skool Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:01 am
Apparently you are referring to the "WESTERN" type mirrors??
If so, there are a couple of problems with the OEM ones, also, which type do you have? Are they the "FOMOCO" full stainless type, painted ones, or an after market type.
I have been selling the "FOMOCO" stainless ones for years and have boxes full of miscellaneous parts for them.
The stock mounting uses an upper "clicker" to move them in and fold up, then re locate. That clicker part is always broken and I know of NO replacements??
The stock mounting also leaves the mirror not plumb up and down.
To get rid of both problems, I knock the outboard locating pin out of the mirror arm and drill it out to 3/8ths. Then cut off the inner part of the arm to exactly the edge of the old hole. This moves the upper part inwards now, setting the arm plumb. You cannot get new clickers anyways, and makes it look nicer.
vic