Driver Door Mirror Template
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From: Bradenton, FL
Driver Door Mirror Template
My 69 does not have the door mirror installed and before I start drilling in a good door skin I would like to ask for help. Does anyone have a template they could send me? I have researched old posts but nothing is listed that I could print or download.
Scott
Scott
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I probably have the template from mounting my passenger door mirror. You should be able to use it for the correct measurements. PM me tomorrow as I am out of town until tomorrow night. I'll look for it.
Rob
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I believe there is some kind of backing that goes between the door skin and the metal. I am not 100% sure but that's what was on mine. I actually had to cut out a piece of the metal part of the door to remove my old rusted piece.
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A deer knocked my driver side mirror off this summer on the way back from a car show. It broke the metal piece that the mirror hookes to so I ordered that whole part the gasket and the tear drop piece of metal. great part arrived quick, I take off the door Panel and low and be hold I would have had to taken a dremmel tool and cut a slot out of my window channel to use hold down bolts so luckly the stubs were sticking up so I flattened the stubs ,drilled and tapped the old one out .With the exception of A little raised area at the back of the mirror in the fiber glass I was lucky.
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From: roanoke va
When I had my door skin off the metal plate was hidden behind a metal support and it was attached with countersunk alum. rivets to the door skin.
I took the plate off of mine snadblasted it and reinstalled it with new rivets and also added some bonding adhesive to make sure it did not go anywhere after I rebonded the door skin.
I looked all thru my pics. of the door and I did not come up with pics. of the door skin but I did find one of the door frame and I outlined where the bracket is when the door skin installed.
Hope this helps, Wilson
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From: Bradenton, FL
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From: Bradenton, FL
Guys,
Thanks for all the assistance and the pictures. The AIM shows how it mounts, but no measurements are shown or given. I know that plate is in there somewhere and I want to be as close as possible to it so I can possibly utilize it to mount the mirror. If not I will try the well nuts.
Thanks for all the assistance and the pictures. The AIM shows how it mounts, but no measurements are shown or given. I know that plate is in there somewhere and I want to be as close as possible to it so I can possibly utilize it to mount the mirror. If not I will try the well nuts.
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From: roanoke va
Guys,
Thanks for all the assistance and the pictures. The AIM shows how it mounts, but no measurements are shown or given. I know that plate is in there somewhere and I want to be as close as possible to it so I can possibly utilize it to mount the mirror. If not I will try the well nuts.
Thanks for all the assistance and the pictures. The AIM shows how it mounts, but no measurements are shown or given. I know that plate is in there somewhere and I want to be as close as possible to it so I can possibly utilize it to mount the mirror. If not I will try the well nuts.
I would also be concerned about large bit finding the metal bracket and ripping it loose when drilling out for well nuts. If that was to happen the problem could be a lot worse.
After you figure out the metal bracket is there you might have some luck with the template finding the exact place where it is and use a small drill bit to try and find the two factory holes. The mirror bracket that mounts to the door will cover up a little bit of mistakes. And if you get lucky enough to find the factory holes use a tap to clean up the threads you don't want to mess up the threads or strip them out.
Hope this helps, Wilson
