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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: notacrime on October 19, 2019, 01:51:46 am

Title: How to attach mirrors?
Post by: notacrime on October 19, 2019, 01:51:46 am

I have some 'sport mirrors' that I need to attach. How do I go about that? Do I use sheetmetal screws? Or do I have to take the door apart to access the inside for bolts?

Title: Re: How to attach mirrors?
Post by: bd on October 19, 2019, 12:47:02 pm

Optional Mirrors (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=18539.msg148078#msg148078)

Title: Re: How to attach mirrors?
Post by: notacrime on October 20, 2019, 02:11:45 pm

Thanks, that's helpful. But what I don't understand is whether I just get self-tapping steel screws and screw right in to the sheet metal? Or am I supposed to take the door apart and use bolts?

Title: Re: How to attach mirrors?
Post by: VileZambonie on October 20, 2019, 06:54:44 pm

Fasteners referenced in the link are jack nuts and those are the ones I've always found to be the best solution. Some mirrors use a different support bracket as well to be mindful of. Nowhere will you find a sheet metal screw zipped in from the factory so how would you do it?