-
Hey Guest!
British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!**Upgrade Now**
(PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Hey - did you know if you click on the title of a thread it will take you to the first unread post since you last visited that thread?
but were afraid to ask: 
STOP!! Never post your email address in open forums. Bots can "harvest" your email! If you must share your email use a Private Message or use the 
smilie in place of the real @
Pretty Please - add it to our Events forum(s) and add to the calendar! >> 
TR2/3/3A Side view mirrors
- Thread starter mrv8q
- Start date
Share this page
martx-5
Yoda
Offline
I liked the idea of putting a mirror on the windscreen stanchion, so I had an old fender mirror laying around and thought that I would try to adapt it to my windscreen. I have a post 60k car with the screw on windscreen, so this method won't work so easy with a dzus type. I also used the wrong side (driver's) fender mirror for this, as it hangs down instead of pointing up, but it was all that I had, and I was just experimenting.
The threads for the windscreen mounting bolts are 5/16"-24, which also happens to be the same size threads as those on the fender mirror. Unfortunately, the stud is not long enough, and it is also part of the casting. I cut the stud off, drilled and tapped a hole and used a longer stud (about 2 1/2" in length). A couple of washers to fill the recess in the stanchion and it just screwed right on. I'm going to order another fender mirror for the right (passenger) side, and then it will point up. As it is, it just too low, but it does out work nicely.
I imagine that you can get a motorcycle mirror that will fit. You just need the correct threads that are long enough.
The threads for the windscreen mounting bolts are 5/16"-24, which also happens to be the same size threads as those on the fender mirror. Unfortunately, the stud is not long enough, and it is also part of the casting. I cut the stud off, drilled and tapped a hole and used a longer stud (about 2 1/2" in length). A couple of washers to fill the recess in the stanchion and it just screwed right on. I'm going to order another fender mirror for the right (passenger) side, and then it will point up. As it is, it just too low, but it does out work nicely.
I imagine that you can get a motorcycle mirror that will fit. You just need the correct threads that are long enough.
I have the same interest, and did a quick search on ebay. Several sellers have “harley-davidson universal chrome 4” round side view mirrors”, that look similar. They come for right and left mounts, which i think would actually be reversed for the TR windscreen. No info about screw thread size, but for $17 each, it would be worth trying one to see if it fits.
