Re: 1955-56 fender mirror
Posted by BH On 2014/3/27 18:37:13
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There's only one CORRECT side view mirror for 55-56 - PA469482. The same mirror is used for LH or RH - whether mounted on door or fender.
American Arrow (Don Sommer) had advertised reproduction of mirrors for 51-56 Packard decades ago. I ordered one for my 56 Patrician back in 1987, but when I went to install it a few months later, I couldn't get a proper view to the rear from the driver's seat and noticed that the glass wasn't correctly set in the head. I called to complain and was advised to ship it back for repair. I got the repaired mirror back with a dent/gouge in the head, and I still couldn't adjust it to get a good view. I called to complain, but they insisted it was an authentic reproduction. As you can see by the attached images it is NOT (looks more like the 51-54 stem, to me).
Jay Fisher's repro function correctly, but bolts on from inside the door; as such, I'm not sure how easy it would be to mount that one on the front fender. Also, the style of the head for his repro was quite different from original; the glass glues in - more like a mirror from the 60s or 70s.
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My dad mounted a pair of these very mirrors on his (then) new 56 Executive hardtop for that very reason.
While either location is correct, my dad's car had the twin rear electric antennas mounted on the rear fenders. When the antenna is mounted on the front fender, I think the mirror looks better when mounted on the door.
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We're looking for reproduction fender mirrors. Do they exist? Would like to have one for the passenger side.
There's only one CORRECT side view mirror for 55-56 - PA469482. The same mirror is used for LH or RH - whether mounted on door or fender.
American Arrow (Don Sommer) had advertised reproduction of mirrors for 51-56 Packard decades ago. I ordered one for my 56 Patrician back in 1987, but when I went to install it a few months later, I couldn't get a proper view to the rear from the driver's seat and noticed that the glass wasn't correctly set in the head. I called to complain and was advised to ship it back for repair. I got the repaired mirror back with a dent/gouge in the head, and I still couldn't adjust it to get a good view. I called to complain, but they insisted it was an authentic reproduction. As you can see by the attached images it is NOT (looks more like the 51-54 stem, to me).
Jay Fisher's repro function correctly, but bolts on from inside the door; as such, I'm not sure how easy it would be to mount that one on the front fender. Also, the style of the head for his repro was quite different from original; the glass glues in - more like a mirror from the 60s or 70s.
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They're just a lot easier to see placed on the fender than the door.
My dad mounted a pair of these very mirrors on his (then) new 56 Executive hardtop for that very reason.
While either location is correct, my dad's car had the twin rear electric antennas mounted on the rear fenders. When the antenna is mounted on the front fender, I think the mirror looks better when mounted on the door.
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