It's hard looking back..........

Started by F Body, January 17, 2015, 11:16:04 AM

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F Body

Especially when you don't have any mirrors
But more to the point I've had a couple of near misses with impatient drivers overtaking me when I'm turning

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An original "T" would have had a windscreen or door mounted mirror, hard when you don't have either

So I bought a 1950's mirror with an integral parking light, which nicely matches the existing rear lights a while ago on E Gay, always buying bits and pieces if the price is right

Anyway after weeks of searching on and off line I found a suitable hollow fixing bolt (light fitting from B&Q) :

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Had to re-wire it and fit a 6v bulb :

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Certainly not pristine but well loved

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Finally found time today to go and fit it :

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Not wired in yet, we''ll do that another day

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FUBAR

It's the time that we kill that keeps us alive...

Roadkill

I'd make up a DuVall screen for it and be done.

That screen you've got looks like a shaving mirror that's lost its film - the worst feature of the car, IMO.

The mirror does fit well, though.

art b

Nice work Marty...

Look a bit ugly..so suits the car...
This forum needs, ''YOU'' posting,Not just reading ! :moon:

F Body

Finally found time to wire the mirror light into the side light circuit today, was dam cold though

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Another thing the Model T doesn't have are any fuses, simple it either works or burns  

Cunning Plan

1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)