mirror mouting

do the mirror fit to door or wing ? I can see better if on wing ,but most photos I see mirrors on doors?

It depends.....

If you want to move just your eyes and not your head to see the side mirror, then mount it on the wing.

If you plan on having a bonnet and want to easily see the side mirrors whilst looking out through the windscreen, then mount them on the wings.

If you don't care and think the door-mounted mirrors look cooler, then mount them there.

I put mine on the wings because my friends with real, steel speedsters had them there, too. The better use-ability was just a side benefit!

gn

P.S.: I just noticed that Pearl's alter-ego, Wild Bill's "Blackie" sitting right behind her, has them on the wings, too - great minds think alike!

I think on the original Speedsters they were dealer installed and were done both ways.

i hummed and hawwwed over this for several days whilst i was building mine.

all the photos i found that had the mirrors mounted on the body (not the doors) were mostly VS (all i could see were replicas)

i decided to mount them on the doors in the same spot as several 100 restos i have articles on in EXCELLENCE magazine.

The passengers mirrors is just decoration - can't see anything with it - even adjusted.

According to my restoration manual mirrors were located on the front fender until May/June 1957. After that they were pretty much always mounted on the door.

This will depend on your use (or non-use) of side curtains, but the closer the mirror is to your eyes, the larger your rear field of vision. To me that's a big plus.

It was suggested that door mounted mirrors will lose their adjustment whenever the door is slammed. I have NEVER experienced that problem.

Often wondered how you would adjust fender mounted mirrors if you are by yourself? I actually carry a short pole re-adjust my right door mounted mirror.

JJ - what is this restoration manual?

Mang--there is a real right side mirror available now. What has been available were all left side mirrors. Stoddard is where I bought my "real" right side window and it is perfectly satisfactory.

Gordon, how were you able to post a full sized photo?

http://www.stoddard.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=19145.

Quality is first rate!

Mango-Smoothie - it's called "356 Porsche: A Restorer's Guide to Authenticity by Brett Johnson".

gordon was that picture taken at mid-ohio. bill

While talking mirrors, just wanted to add on how I aim mine.
Since I mostly use them when the top is up, I aim the passenger mirror to view the traffic lane to my right, and likewise the driver side to view the lane to my left. Very helpful when wanting to change lanes. I only use the dash mounted rear view mirror to see what's directly behind me.

Bill, that shot was taken on the Carlisle show field.

~WB

WOW!! That Stoddard mirror looks really nice, some steps up from the Chinese things I think I have on my car. And a price to match.

FWIW: my mirrors are on the fenders/wings so they can be seen through the windshiled vs. side curtains. FOV is a little compromised, but not too bad. Also right side mirror is hard to adjust and get pointed just right, but works OK. I do not rely exclusively on the mirrors, as I will also check by looking, and I am very keen on situational awareness: tracking those around me, and keeping them at a comfy distance. The 2332 cc mill helps a lot w/ that last part.

Two years ago at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix I asked a gentlemen whom was racing his speedster about the mirror location. He laughed and said... mount them where you can actually use them. I took that to say the factory mounting/position of his on the door was fairly useless.

mine is located on the door, works just fine. Biggest benefit is I can actually adjust the mirror while driving. The Baltimore roads will shake my little car up pretty good. The mirror tends to get 'bounced' out of position. I went back and forth on whether or not to place the on the fender... personally I didnt want to break up the lines.

The passenger side mirror is pretty much useless in either position. Mine is mounted on the fender but I picked up a convex round mirror at the auto supply ($3) and removed its plastic mounting then glued it inside the passenger mirror with silicone glue. It does the job of letting me know that there is "something" there I could not see without it. Try this as it is cheap and quick and nobody ever notices it is there.

Happy Trails,
Dusty

PS
You can see it in person at Morro Bay. You ARE coming, aren't you?????