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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2006Rear view mirror location
Dear Good People, I have a 57 Silver Hawk sans outside rear view mirrors, Is there some where I can get the measurement for proper location, especially for the right ( passenger side ) ? God Bless, Jim Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane? I'm sure there's a factory specified spot, but I'd get an assistant to hold it in various spots and see what works best for your visibility - then check to see that it doesn't interfere with the vent window operation. I'd rather be able to see what's behind me than have it in the 'right' spot. Of course, in an Avanti with the Stato-vue mirrors, that would likely be on the passenger fender halfway to the front bumper - they look good, but aren't worth spit for visibility. I had to settle for a convex mirror glued to the right one. BTW, here in CA dead people don't count in the car pool lane. > Dear Good People, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?  SignatureRemove the studebaker to email. The only label that fits: http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6966.shtml "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1908 1953 Starlight Coupe 1954 Starlight Coupe R1/4-speed 1958 Silver Hawk 1960 Frua Italia Larks (2 - they're here!) 1962 Lark VI 1962 Lark Convertible 1963 Avanti R2 R4324 1963 Lark Cruiser (R2 3/4 clone in progress) 1963 GT Hawk 1963 Daytona Wagonaire 1964 Cruiser (Survivor) 1954 3R11 1956 2E7 2004 Porsche Carrera 4S 2000 Ducati 748 2002 Jeep Overland http://homepage.mac.com/pdrnec/PhotoAlbum81.html > I'm sure there's a factory specified spot, but I'd get an assistant to > hold it in various spots and see what works best for your visibility - [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > BTW, here in CA dead people don't count in the car pool lane. I've seen them mounted just as you describe on several Avantis. It looks a little odd, but not offensively so. Certainly less weird than some older Japanese cars that had the big honking mirrors on the front fenders. nate Some European car collectors would give a testicle or two for them, they fit some very exoctic car. About 15 years ago we were on a Manhattan Chapter tour of Long Island, and we stopped at a winery and a guy offered to buy them off one of our members Avanti. Go figure BG > Of course, in an Avanti with the Stato-vue mirrors, that would likely be > on the passenger fender halfway to the front bumper - they look good, Look in the back section of any Turning Wheels for the address of Dave Mottle, SDC Club Historian, of Corrales NM. Dave maintains the SDC library of factory templates for accessory information such as mirror locations. He can copy the template for you and mail you a copy to use for laying-out on your door to locate the mirror in the factory-specified location, if that is important to you. BP > Dear Good People, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane? > Look in the back section of any Turning Wheels for the address of Dave > Mottle, SDC Club Historian, of Corrales NM. Dave maintains the SDC > library of factory templates for accessory information such as mirror > locations. He can copy the template for you and mail you a copy to use > for laying-out on your door to locate the mirror in the > factory-specified location, if that is important to you. BP I contacted Dave a couple of years ago for this very reason. He told me there is no template for side view mirrors. If you got them from the dealer, you would sit in the car and they would move the mirror around until it was where you wanted it. Chip Signature-------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ -------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service $9.95/Month 30GB Here's my grandad's 57 Sliver Hawk. I took this pic last March. http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/mbstude/bw-musics.jpg I guess you can put the mirrors wherever you want! Matthew > > Look in the back section of any Turning Wheels for the address of Dave > > Mottle, SDC Club Historian, of Corrales NM. Dave maintains the SDC [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ -------------------- > Usenet Newsgroup Service $9.95/Month 30GB Here is the measurements for AC-2836. It is very similar to AC-2728 shown in the SI catalog. I don't know what mirrors you plan to use, but the taller ones do provide a little better visibility. The measurements are just a suggestion, it's more important that the mirrors are located where you can actually get a full view. Use the A or B position, whichever is preferred. The measurement is to the front screw hole. Instructions say to drill and install the front screw, line up the mirror, then drill the rear hole. http://home.comcast.net/~jdwain/mirror.temp.jpg |
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