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Re: [TR] side mirrors

To: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] side mirrors
From: Rye Livingston <ryel@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:14:41 -0700
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Where did you buy these mirrors?  Do you have a link to it?

Rye

> On Oct 23, 2023, at 6:00 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> My TR3B has a driver-side outside mirror mounted to the stanchion =
plate.  The small circular mirror was originally intended for clamping =
to a body panel seam -- Austin Mini door leading edges, as I recall.  I =
carefully bent the support bracket to align the mirror on the raked =
stanchion, and the setscrew clamp works as well on the stanchion plate =
as on a body panel.
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> I don't run sidecurtains or soft top -- only a tonneau.  This mirror =
position and mounting would not work with sidecurtains in place because =
it would interfere with door opening and closing.
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> Some folks have tapped a threaded hole into the outside of the =
stanchion and mounted a mirror more permanently than my approach.  That =
can look pretty nice.  Other folks have adapted a single-screw mirror =
mount to a stanchion screw.  I've never been crazy about that approach, =
although it's seemed to work for them.
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> On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 12:25=E2=80=AFAM dave northrup =
> I=E2=80=99ve seen a couple sidescreen TRs that used the windshield =
stanchions to mount the rear view mirror.
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> Anyone done that?
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> Here is a video of one:  triumph tr2 - YouTube =
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Where=
 did you buy these mirrors? &nbsp;Do you have a link to it?<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Rye<br class=3D""><div><br=
 class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct =
23, 2023, at 6:00 AM, Don Hiscock &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">My =
TR3B has a driver-side outside mirror mounted to the stanchion =
plate.&nbsp; The small circular mirror was originally intended for =
clamping to a body panel seam -- Austin Mini door leading edges, as I =
recall.&nbsp; I carefully bent the support bracket to align the mirror =
on the raked stanchion, and the setscrew clamp works as well on the =
stanchion plate as on a body panel.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I don't run =
sidecurtains&nbsp;or soft top -- only a tonneau.&nbsp; This mirror =
position and mounting would not work with sidecurtains&nbsp;in place =
because it would interfere&nbsp;with door opening and closing.</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><a=
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href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-6z8LBFg/1/a39fd046/X4/i-6z8LBF=
g-X4.jpg" =
class=3D"">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-6z8LBFg/1/a39fd046/X4/i-6z8=
LBFg-X4.jpg</a><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small"><a =
href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Q7v69Bq/1/097e1beb/X4/i-Q7v69B=
q-X4.jpg" =
class=3D"">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Q7v69Bq/1/097e1beb/X4/i-Q7v=
69Bq-X4.jpg</a><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Some folks have tapped =
a threaded hole into the outside of the stanchion&nbsp;and mounted a =
mirror more permanently than my approach.&nbsp; That can look pretty =
nice.&nbsp; Other folks have adapted a single-screw mirror mount to a =
stanchion screw.&nbsp; I've never been crazy about that approach, =
although it's seemed to work for them.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small"><br class=3D""></div></div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct =
23, 2023 at 12:25=E2=80=AFAM dave northrup &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com"; class=3D"">dave@ranteer.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
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rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"msg5665395939737522285">





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<div class=3D"m_5665395939737522285WordSection1"><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99ve seen a couple sidescreen TRs that used =
the windshield stanchions to mount the rear view mirror.<u =
class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u =
class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyone =
done that?<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Here is a video of one:&nbsp; <a =
href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=3Dtriumph+tr2"; =
target=3D"_blank" class=3D"">
triumph tr2 - YouTube</a><u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></p>
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