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1glenn · 08-27-2013, 04:12 PM

1931 slant window mirror - where do you buy mirrors that you can see out of.?

Ron/IA · 08-27-2013, 04:18 PM

Glenn that is a good question, but I am guessing will be impossible to answer.

I can see out of the mirrors I have on my Fordor, but because they are modeled after mirrors used during that era and attached to the top front door hinges; the body obstructs much vision, and the vibration of the Model A will not let you see a clear view when driving.

I would be interested in what others have to say.

Ron/IA

KGBnut · 08-27-2013, 05:04 PM

I got a pair of these from Mac's:

http://macsautoparts.com/model-a-for...0R3CHL1067665/

The right one I put a big wide-angle mirror over it. I don't think the vibration is bad at all.

The original mirror in the center of the windshield....now that one vibrates!

Patrick L. · 08-27-2013, 05:09 PM

You may have to go to a truck garage.

springerpete · 08-27-2013, 06:33 PM

The one in the top windshield frame and the side mirror in the windshield post on my 29 roadster are clear and do not shake around. Both came from TAMS in Massachusetts.

Tom Wesenberg · 08-28-2013, 01:13 AM

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Don't waste your money on side mount tire mirrors. They are too far away and they also vibrate.

Glenn C. · 08-28-2013, 10:04 AM

Possibly if a person had original style wind wings installed on the slant window, you might get by with pinch mirrors mounted on the glass. I know my wife has commented about not having some type of side mirror.

DougVieyra · 08-28-2013, 10:12 AM

Mirrors mounted on the glass of wind-wings work good. The trouble is that because the Slant Window is of a unique configuration there is no brackets available for slant window cars. I believe that I recently saw where someone was trying to develope a reproduction set of brackets for the Slant Window cars, but I have not yet seen them in the market place.

1931 flamingo · 08-28-2013, 11:43 AM

Is this a "driver" or show car?? Hinge mount mirrors work. Many diff styles of "peep" mirrors available.
Paul in CT

08-27-2013, 04:12 PM	#1
1glenn Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Saint Germain Wi-Naples Fl Posts: 6	1glenn 1931 slant window mirror - where do you buy mirrors that you can see out of.?

08-27-2013, 04:18 PM	#2
Ron/IA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Amana IA Posts: 527	Re: 1glenn Glenn that is a good question, but I am guessing will be impossible to answer. I can see out of the mirrors I have on my Fordor, but because they are modeled after mirrors used during that era and attached to the top front door hinges; the body obstructs much vision, and the vibration of the Model A will not let you see a clear view when driving. I would be interested in what others have to say. Ron/IA __________________ Ron/IA 1929 Fordor Steelback Hawk A Model A Ford Club http://hawkamodelaclub.org/

08-27-2013, 05:04 PM	#3
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: 1glenn I got a pair of these from Mac's: http://macsautoparts.com/model-a-for...0R3CHL1067665/ The right one I put a big wide-angle mirror over it. I don't think the vibration is bad at all. The original mirror in the center of the windshield....now that one vibrates! __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

08-27-2013, 05:09 PM	#4
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: 1glenn You may have to go to a truck garage.

08-27-2013, 06:33 PM	#5
springerpete Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Maine Posts: 644	Re: 1glenn The one in the top windshield frame and the side mirror in the windshield post on my 29 roadster are clear and do not shake around. Both came from TAMS in Massachusetts.

08-28-2013, 01:13 AM	#6
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: 1glenn Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Don't waste your money on side mount tire mirrors. They are too far away and they also vibrate.

08-28-2013, 10:04 AM	#7
Glenn C. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Didsbury Alberta Posts: 838	Re: 1glenn Possibly if a person had original style wind wings installed on the slant window, you might get by with pinch mirrors mounted on the glass. I know my wife has commented about not having some type of side mirror.

08-28-2013, 10:12 AM	#8
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: 1glenn Mirrors mounted on the glass of wind-wings work good. The trouble is that because the Slant Window is of a unique configuration there is no brackets available for slant window cars. I believe that I recently saw where someone was trying to develope a reproduction set of brackets for the Slant Window cars, but I have not yet seen them in the market place.

08-28-2013, 11:43 AM	#9
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: 1glenn Is this a "driver" or show car?? Hinge mount mirrors work. Many diff styles of "peep" mirrors available. Paul in CT