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78 Mirror Question #1518804 10/17/13 10:12 AM 10/17/13 10:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio northcoastmopar OP master
northcoastmopar OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio	Hi, I have a question on '78 factory mirrors. What type of mirrors are the ones shown in the pic below? My '78 D100 has mounting holes for that pattern but a previous owner installed the tall towing mirrors. Are the mirrors in the pic easy to source or available new? Thanks in advance!

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: northcoastmopar] #1518805 10/17/13 10:16 AM 10/17/13 10:16 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,443 ME 79machocharger master
79machocharger master Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,443 ME	There's NOS one available pretty often on ebay but there pricey. There was a nice used set on there last time I looked for around $150 or so. Dodgeconnection.com use to carry them not sure if he still has any now as I haven't checked lately. Be careful as late 70 dodge vans used similar ones but the bases are flat instead of slightly curved where they attach to the door.

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: 79machocharger] #1518806 10/17/13 10:35 AM 10/17/13 10:35 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan J jstollfu enthusiast
jstollfu enthusiast J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan	Be sure to get the backing plate too. I picked up a set from a wrecking yard for $40 about a year ago.

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: jstollfu] #1518807 10/17/13 10:59 AM 10/17/13 10:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio northcoastmopar OP master
northcoastmopar OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio	Thanks for the replies...It looks like I have the backing plates, previous owner put screws back in two of the mounting holes, looks like there is a plate behind there. Yikes..$490 for NOS...not available at this time http://www.dodgeconnection.com/catalog/item/2822496/2364895.htm I'll search used for a while..

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: northcoastmopar] #1518808 10/17/13 11:31 AM 10/17/13 11:31 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,443 ME 79machocharger master
79machocharger master Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,443 ME	These ones are not the greatest but would probably clean up a little with some steel wool. http://www.ebay.com/itm/75-80-Dodge-D100...4ca&vxp=mtr

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: 79machocharger] #1518809 10/17/13 06:00 PM 10/17/13 06:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio northcoastmopar OP master
northcoastmopar OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio	Quote: These ones are not the greatest but would probably clean up a little with some steel wool. http://www.ebay.com/itm/75-80-Dodge-D100...4ca&vxp=mtr Thanks. ..might have to give those a shot

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: northcoastmopar] #1518810 10/17/13 11:21 PM 10/17/13 11:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,819 Between Houston & Galveston TX SattyNoCar Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
SattyNoCar Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,819 Between Houston & Galveston TX	The problem with buying those smaller mirrors now is that they are often tied to LRE's to raise the price. Kinda like how any mechanical part is suddenly worth a small fortune when its tied into a hemi e-body..... As an aside, over 20 yrs ago I put a set of those mirrors on a '76 Club Cab I had. The backing plates were MIA. I used carriage bolts with big fender washers. The outside looked a little 'trick' with the smooth heads of the bolts, and the fender washers provided plenty of support. John The dream is dead, long live the dream.......😥

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: SattyNoCar] #1518811 10/18/13 01:54 AM 10/18/13 01:54 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,087 Elk Grove, Calif. B bigblock340power master
bigblock340power master B Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,087 Elk Grove, Calif.	Their was a set on E bay a few days ago (see below) that got up to $305.00. But the reserve was not met and they did not sell. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Truck-1977...=true&rt=nc I got the set that went for $152.00 a few days ago. Hoping they're as good as the pics look. We'll see when they get here! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mirror-Dodge-Tru...=true&rt=nc

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: SattyNoCar] #1518812 10/18/13 02:37 AM 10/18/13 02:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA B BulletBob master
BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	Quote: The problem with buying those smaller mirrors now is that they are often tied to LRE's to raise the price. Kinda like how any mechanical part is suddenly worth a small fortune when its tied into a hemi e-body..... There was a set on there a while back where the seller claimed that that style mirror only came on Warlocks & LRE's He wanted $300 for the pair I have 3 pairs & my worst pair were way better looking than his pair

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: BulletBob] #1518813 10/18/13 03:25 AM 10/18/13 03:25 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	Oops,, better add another hundered or 2 to the price of my shorty because of my LRE mirrors. .. I am truckless..

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: 340SHORTY] #1518814 10/18/13 08:57 AM 10/18/13 08:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa 76dodgeboy master
76dodgeboy master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa	Quote: Oops,, better add another hundered or 2 to the price of my shorty because of my LRE mirrors. .. The 81up base was different. If their bringing that kind of cash I might have to list mine

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1518815 10/18/13 09:37 AM 10/18/13 09:37 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	On the hunt for some of these mirror heads myself. The search results always gets clogged up with the dorman replacement glass intended to attach to an existing head. The major malfunction with that and these mirrors is that the head tends to rust away where the ball joint is mounted. The (2) more expensive links above look pretty clean in this area, the $100 one, not so much.

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: northcoastmopar] #1518816 10/18/13 10:59 AM 10/18/13 10:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,357 central Florida VL21 pro stock
VL21 pro stock Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,357 central Florida	Those are really the base, no option spec'd mirror ... Now commonly called the "lil red mirror" sort of like "hemi anything" it effectively doubles or triples the price. Seems like most of the trucks I have seen around here have the low mount ones like you (and me) have. Wish my original owner had been a cheapskate ... 7891833-018.jpg (30 downloads) It takes gasoline to interest me.

Re: 78 Mirror Question [Re: VL21] #1518817 10/18/13 03:30 PM 10/18/13 03:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio northcoastmopar OP master
northcoastmopar OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,366 Cleveland, Ohio	I wouldn't mind if the previous owner had mounted the factory low mount towing mirrors. The ones on mine appear to be aftermarket and have differnt mounting holes than the factory low mounts. I have a nice set of those but I don't want to add any more holes to the door.

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