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Where can I locate spare tire mounted mirrors. I have seen the ones that are fastened on with leather straps but can't remember where. I am thinking about installing a pair on my '32 Roadster.

Thanks,
Jim V.

The Filling Station, and Hampton Coach both have them for sale.

Thanks, I thought that I had checked
The Filling Station, but I must have
had a senior moment.

Jim V.

Hey Jim,

Philosopher Bill here.....

That's OK.

We have lots of those around here!!!

Bill.

I did find them at The Filling Station, but they are currently out of stock.

Jim V.

"Currently Out Of Stock" means that you will probably wait a long time to get them. So, I would suggest that you contact Snyder's or one of the other Model "A" suppliers and get the sidemount mirrors from them since they are either the same aftermarket mirror or similar to what you are looking for.

Snyder's also out of stock.

How about Gaslight Auto Parts-Urbana Ohio?

Also out of stock.

Jim V.

Try here.http://www.harrysearlyfordparts.com.

For a sidemount mirror with a leather strap at Harry's Early **** Parts go here:

http://www.harrysearlyfordparts.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=1306&step=4

Thanks Skippy. I will try them tomorrow as they are now closed.

Jim V.

Cool! They also have the type with chains as well.

This is what the correct ones look like: http://www.1931chevrolet.com/accessories11.htm
You can see them on a 1932. the ones at the bottom of the picture with the longer bases I do not believe were for Chevrolet but the experts can confirm this. Bruce DeFord was going to repro these. How are you coming Bruce?

Yes, the photo on the lower right-hand corner of the page is of a Trico mirror that is for a larger car. The Trico mirror shown is the same as the one used on Chevrolet except for the larger base, which, by the way, can be cut to match the correct base for the accessory 1931-32 Trico mirror. :cool2:

Brucie was working on reproducing the mirrors but I don't think he has made much progress, and he doesn't frequent Chevy Chatter much anymore so your question may go unanswered. :( :( :(

I don't know how well those mirrors work on 32s, but I can't even see the right hand mirror on my 33, and I am rather long bodied. The left hand mirror works well enough. Tires are 525/550 18.

That's the thing......they don't work! The Trico accessory mirrors are actually too short and the mirror on the passenger side is useless! Hey, they sure do look good though!

The trouble is the generic ones like used on the Model A's etc have short posts also. There are ones that can be purchased with taller posts but they look a little out of scale for the car. If someone is looking for mirrors for practicality and not looks then ones mounted at the doors one way or the other are probably a better way to go.

https://vccachat.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=25;t=001017

Take a look in the Parts for Sale section.

Check this out! :eek: :eek: :eek:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4565494348&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

On Don Rumbaugh's mirrors, he also made the trico style ones but used a strap to mount them. Although I never purchased mirrors from Don, the parts I bought years ago were always of nice quality.