Re: 23rd Series Mirrors

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2010/10/21 15:09:20

I have a 23rd series and want to go original. The car came to me with no mirror on the right hand side. It is death to drive that way so I got a set of new clip-on mirrors and put them on the doors. I will repaint the car so I ignored the damage to the paint. The clip on mirrors are marginal for the right side blind spot. I do not recommend them.

After some research I found out the original 23rd series mirrors mounted on the polished trim strip under the windows. I got an original trim strip and it has a hole in the trim for a mirror. I also got a couple old beat-up original left side mirrors just to check the design. The base is notched to fit over the trim strip shape. I then bought two original reproduction mirrors for $500! Nothing but the finest for a Packard.

However there remains debate as to how the mirrors attach to the car. Some people say they have screws that go into the door and some say the mirror is held only by a plate inside the trim strip. There are no screw holes in the base of the mirror so I cannot see how screws can go into the door. I am trying to find out the true story before I do the work.

Does anyone know for sure? I would like to see some photos of the mounting hardware.