Re: 1955-56 fender mirror
Posted by BH On 2014/3/28 18:16:36
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No. While the 55-56 mirror (PA469482) looks quite similar to the 51-54 (PA437238), the devil is in the details. The base/stem is the same basic casting, but was machined differently for the 55-56 application.
Take look at the images that I previously provided in post #6 of this thread - namely, where the mirror head is attached to the stem.
The mirror that I received from American Arrow has a bevel to it at that point that won't allow the head to be positioned properly. Instead, it should have more of a square cut to it for 55-56 - like the NOS unit that I acquired years later.
That bevel only works for 51-54 because the base of the mirror lays in more of a horizontal plane (see attached image, below). In that orientation, the bevel doesn't interfer with up/down adjustment, but appears to prevent the side-to-side angle of the mirror from being adjusted too far outboard.
Also, to get that American Arrow mirror to fit flush against the body sheet metal, I had to file down a pin that projected from the bottom of the base - thinking it was just some sort excess material from the casting process. I later learned that pin was actually a feature of the 51-54 version that's needed to index the base to the belt molding.
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Someone asked about that one (PA457896) some time ago, in another thread, but I've never seen one. I don't remember anyone coming up with an actual picture.
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Are the 55-56 mirrors the same as the 54 and earlier?
No. While the 55-56 mirror (PA469482) looks quite similar to the 51-54 (PA437238), the devil is in the details. The base/stem is the same basic casting, but was machined differently for the 55-56 application.
Take look at the images that I previously provided in post #6 of this thread - namely, where the mirror head is attached to the stem.
The mirror that I received from American Arrow has a bevel to it at that point that won't allow the head to be positioned properly. Instead, it should have more of a square cut to it for 55-56 - like the NOS unit that I acquired years later.
That bevel only works for 51-54 because the base of the mirror lays in more of a horizontal plane (see attached image, below). In that orientation, the bevel doesn't interfer with up/down adjustment, but appears to prevent the side-to-side angle of the mirror from being adjusted too far outboard.
Also, to get that American Arrow mirror to fit flush against the body sheet metal, I had to file down a pin that projected from the bottom of the base - thinking it was just some sort excess material from the casting process. I later learned that pin was actually a feature of the 51-54 version that's needed to index the base to the belt molding.
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...and "Remote control" mirror. What is that?
Someone asked about that one (PA457896) some time ago, in another thread, but I've never seen one. I don't remember anyone coming up with an actual picture.
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