[FC] Faux West Coast Mirrors?

[Ken Hand]

The mount looks vairy similar to the factory mount but the mirrors are definitely aftermarket. If you keep an eye out at the swap meets you might be able to come up with a good pair of factory mirrors and attaching hardware. By the looks of it I bet they would mount right on the brackets you already have.
 

 

Ken Hand
248-613-8586
www.corvairmechanic.com

http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x118/vairmech/Viet%20Nam%20Pictures%201971/


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Sego <andrew_sego at yahoo.com>
To: corvanatics <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Fri, Sep 9, 2011 12:23 pm
Subject: [FC] Faux West Coast Mirrors?


I'm trying to identify the source of the mirrors on my truck.  They are "west 
coast style" but as far as I know they are not the factory "big" mirrors.  They 
do not match the drawings in the assembly manual.  I assume that they were some 
sort of JC Whitney part from way back when.   However the lower mounting 
brackets looks like it is contoured specifically for an FC.  I just noticed the 
other day that Paul Fox has the exact same mirrors on his Rampside.

Here are links to some pictures.

 http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=mirrors.jpg

http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=mirrors1.jpg

The mirrors actually work great, but I think they look kind of funny sitting so 
far forward.  They function very well though, I think because they are so far 
forward that the field of vison is improved over where the factory mirrors 
were.  I've been thinking of trying to find genuine west coat FC mirrors, but 
I'm afraid they'll be hard to see out of in my windowless Corvan.  

How well do the factory mirrors work?  Any suggestions on an appropriate 
replacement?

Thanks!

Andrew Sego
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