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hb32 · 05-26-2015, 05:52 AM

Looking for a source for a black steel mirror head for an original bracket. I have a picture of what it is supposed to look like but no luck. Seems like the suppliers only make a reasonable copy in chrome or stainless.

32forddump · 05-26-2015, 06:47 AM

Can you show us the picture?

al's28/33 · 05-26-2015, 08:06 AM

Tough to find a clean original, but there are repros of the black steel types maybe not FORD but you can modify the bolt threads to fit through the arm bracket, that's what I did. found a 4" round mirror on that auction site and made it fit.

hb32 · 05-26-2015, 08:39 AM

Here is what I have found.

2935ford · 05-26-2015, 08:52 AM

Looks very much like what I have on mine.

Mike51Merc · 05-26-2015, 11:21 AM

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What is the diameter of mirror? I have some mirrors I could measure for you. Not OEM Ford, but replacement heads. Some in original boxes.

DavidG · 05-26-2015, 12:02 PM

The one you have is pretty close to original, except the threaded stud is longer and it had three small round head screws on the back of the mirror head close to the stud to permit adjustment of the tension. Unfortunately, I screwed up my photo files and I can't send you a photo of an original. (If you have the V-8 Club '32 book, it is shown on page 16-9.)

Bruce Lancaster · 05-26-2015, 12:51 PM

Bratto's shows this 3-screw 5 1/2" mirror in black for late A pickup...

http://www.brattons.com/uploads/imag...arge/24270.jpg

Is it similar or the same? Parts book shows the B82 type assembly replacing an A equivalent, but lacks a number for just the mirror head.

DavidG · 05-26-2015, 03:23 PM

Perhaps as close as you'll get. About the only remaining difference is the recessed area on the back around the perimeter. The original was tapered right to the edge without a recessed area.

hb32 · 05-26-2015, 03:32 PM

Thanks for all the insight.
I don`t need it to be exact but close.
I was of the understanding that it was suppose to be 4" in diameter but the Brattons version is 5 "
Can you measure yours 2935 ?

hb32 · 07-13-2015, 04:48 PM

Still looking

hb32 · 08-28-2015, 12:50 PM

Bttt

hb32 · 10-08-2015, 03:42 PM

Bttt

totto · 10-08-2015, 09:19 PM

hb32: what you show is very similar to what I have and mine has the 3 screws. Found/got mine from Dennis Carpenter @ Early Ford V8 meet in Dearborn a few years back. If you find a black one with screws, then your set; some newer(post WWII-early '50's) ones have phillips screws and just change screws to slotted.

05-26-2015, 05:52 AM	#1
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,069	32-34 commercial exterior mirror Looking for a source for a black steel mirror head for an original bracket. I have a picture of what it is supposed to look like but no luck. Seems like the suppliers only make a reasonable copy in chrome or stainless.

05-26-2015, 06:47 AM	#2
32forddump Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ashby, Mass Posts: 452	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Can you show us the picture? __________________ I know I can, I know I can http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltsprojects/

05-26-2015, 08:06 AM	#3
al's28/33 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 1,592	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Tough to find a clean original, but there are repros of the black steel types maybe not FORD but you can modify the bolt threads to fit through the arm bracket, that's what I did. found a 4" round mirror on that auction site and made it fit. __________________ 1928 "A" Phaeton (mid year with many early features) 1933 "V8" Closed-Cab Pickup Truck (originally a Model B, 4 Cylinder dating to May, 1933)

05-26-2015, 08:52 AM	#5
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,013	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Looks very much like what I have on mine.

05-26-2015, 11:21 AM	#6
Mike51Merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 1,582	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) What is the diameter of mirror? I have some mirrors I could measure for you. Not OEM Ford, but replacement heads. Some in original boxes.

05-26-2015, 12:02 PM	#7
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,109	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror The one you have is pretty close to original, except the threaded stud is longer and it had three small round head screws on the back of the mirror head close to the stud to permit adjustment of the tension. Unfortunately, I screwed up my photo files and I can't send you a photo of an original. (If you have the V-8 Club '32 book, it is shown on page 16-9.)

05-26-2015, 12:51 PM	#8
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Bratto's shows this 3-screw 5 1/2" mirror in black for late A pickup... http://www.brattons.com/uploads/imag...arge/24270.jpg Is it similar or the same? Parts book shows the B82 type assembly replacing an A equivalent, but lacks a number for just the mirror head.

05-26-2015, 03:23 PM	#9
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,109	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Perhaps as close as you'll get. About the only remaining difference is the recessed area on the back around the perimeter. The original was tapered right to the edge without a recessed area.

05-26-2015, 03:32 PM	#10
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,069	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Thanks for all the insight. I don`t need it to be exact but close. I was of the understanding that it was suppose to be 4" in diameter but the Brattons version is 5 " Can you measure yours 2935 ?

07-13-2015, 04:48 PM	#11
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,069	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Still looking

08-28-2015, 12:50 PM	#12
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,069	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Bttt

10-08-2015, 03:42 PM	#13
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,069	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror Bttt

10-08-2015, 09:19 PM	#14
totto Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 223	Re: 32-34 commercial exterior mirror hb32: what you show is very similar to what I have and mine has the 3 screws. Found/got mine from Dennis Carpenter @ Early Ford V8 meet in Dearborn a few years back. If you find a black one with screws, then your set; some newer(post WWII-early '50's) ones have phillips screws and just change screws to slotted.