sport mirror mounting
 

hey guys ! just got a set of sport mirrors and backing plates from LMC truck , just wondering if anyone had measurments on where the holes need to go in the door . its going to be hard to line up the screws with the backing plates just by feel. HELP !

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Are you talking about these mirrors?

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Yes sir ! Those are the ones !

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If you have some spair time could you take one of those mirrors off and measure all the holes , there should be 3 .. You would be saving me sooo much time :)

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Just put them where YOU like them. I removed the dumbo mirrors and put them on, sat inside and put them where I liked them

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Thing is .. I bought the backing plates and they only go in one place

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It's a bit cold out today, but I would be happy to pull them tomorrow and get you a diagram.

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I would try a search...There's a diagram with dimensions floatin around here somewhere. Iv'e seen it a few times over the years.

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Found it!!! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=179279

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This is for a 72. Mine is a 77. I'll still pull mine tomorrow if you need the measurements for the later model.

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Thatd be awesome !

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Yah - don't use the '72 information. '73 and up is different.

K

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My mirrors only have 2 screws that go into the doors, and 1 screw that goes through the chrome from the rear. (End facing the door handle)
From the front edge of the door the first screw is 7 & 7/8" (Put the wrong number on the drawing) and the second screw is 10 & 11/16". From the horizontal break in the door skin the holes are UP^^^ 9 & 1/4".
The mirrors on both doors are in the same place.
It doesn't look like there is any sort of backing plate inside the doors. Just 2 sheet metal screws through the bracket into the door.
Let me know if this works.
Doug

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Thanks for taking the time to measure and post this up.

There is a "soap dish" reinforcement that goes inside the door, behind the holes, effectively doubling the thickness of the sheet metal. It looks like the bracket in the top of this photo.

K

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8504/8...068f81e9_c.jpg

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Okay. I just didn't get into it far enough to find the inner bracket.

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