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Old 03-15-2025, 08:36 PM   #21
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Default Re: How can I bend a peep mirror arm without breaking it?

I found some time to work on this today. It turns out that the clip that anchors the mirror to the door with Allen at screws is removable (it’s attached by a Phillips screw). A belt sander was able to remove a pie slice shaped piece of metal so that the mirror is angled more toward the door. This mirror is usable now.

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Old 03-19-2025, 06:54 PM   #22
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Default Re: How can I bend a peep mirror arm without breaking it?

I use one of these on the right side of my coupe.

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5Z5Z50000266a#
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Old 03-20-2025, 06:31 AM   #23
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Default Re: How can I bend a peep mirror arm without breaking it?

Check out Fatties Mirrors @ Hagen auto.com
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Old 03-20-2025, 10:20 AM   #24
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Default Re: How can I bend a peep mirror arm without breaking it?

I wonder how a hinge pin mirror from an early VW bug or other car with hinge pin mirrors would work on a Model A? Clamping those peep mirrors to my paint give my heartburn...



I just use the hinge pin mirrors Snyder's sells but added 5" heads so I could see better.

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Old 03-20-2025, 04:50 PM   #25
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Default Re: How can I bend a peep mirror arm without breaking it?

I've got a VW mirror like that I mounted to the windshield stud instead of the wing nut on my '28 open cab pickup, but it's mounted horizontal. Even those mirrors are hard to find.
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