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Driving mirrors - Barry Townsend - 06-06-2020
Does anyone have a pair of door mounted driving mirrors for sale. My RN has a drivers door one but I need either a similar one for the passenger one or a new matching pair. As I’ve got older I can’t twist round to see as good as I used to!
RE: Driving mirrors - John Mason - 06-06-2020
For my Ruby I bought 2 from a cherished supplier (I think they all do them) The type that clamp over the door hinge. I threw away the door clip and filed down the end of the round steel rod that goes between the door and mirror until it was the same diameter as the door hinge pin. I put a few threads on the end to take a nut then removed the hinge pin And replaced it with the mirror or stay and did up the nut.
John Mason
RE: Driving mirrors - Pearls not a Singer - 06-06-2020
Desmo A post mirrors for a purer vintage style or these if you don't want to spend as much
RE: Driving mirrors - David Cochrane - 06-06-2020
I fitted those mirrors to my RP - very happy with them:
![[Image: 200508-01Hilda1.jpg]](https://www.a7c.co.uk/public/200508-01Hilda1.jpg)
RE: Driving mirrors - Mark McKibbin - 06-06-2020
(06-06-2020, 12:18 PM)Pearls not a Singer Wrote: Desmo A post mirrors for a purer vintage style or these if you don't want to spend as much
There are also these https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/ca1262-oval-mirror slightly cheaper repro Desmo from the same suppier with convex glass.
RE: Driving mirrors - Steve Jones - 06-06-2020
+1 for the Desmo type for me as well. Have them on two of my cars. Excellent and look the part.
Steve
RE: Driving mirrors - David Stepney - 06-06-2020
Given that my car was restored in the late sixties, I suspect that the Desmo driving mirror fitted to the off side may be a genuine one.
RE: Driving mirrors - Colin Cooke - 07-06-2020
Whilst discussing mirrors, it may be worth considering the position of the mirrors. If you are using hand signals, your arm can block out the view in the mirror if they are too low. No such problem if you are using indicators.
Desmo mirrors on my Box are very good.
All the best,
Colin
RE: Driving mirrors - AustinWood - 07-06-2020
I have Desmo mirrors, they work very well. The driver's side is an original that I found on ebay, the passenger side reproduction. The plating is much better on the original.
I have them low down because that is where I look for them in modern cars. Contemporary pictires show them close to the top of the screen.
RE: Driving mirrors - Nick Salmon - 07-06-2020
What a glorious spot Jim. Where is it?