Shambles77 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Gday all. Im building my first truck, its the Ford LN8000 race car hauler. Im about to do my nut trying to get the mirrors sorted. Are there any easy how to's for them? Any tips greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 The first thing you need to do is scrape the chrome from every point of contact so the glue will adhere properly. From there just glue two pieces together and prop them up to keep them square. After they dry, glue on the next piece and so on. another option is to bend a complete mirror bracket out of a paper clip (or any chrome wire of that diameter) then just glue the mirror head to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I like Ben's second suggestion but I would go a step further. Drill some holes in the door where the mirror bracket would go and insert the bracket into the holes and secure it with a TINY amount of superglue. Paper clips are good for the brackets since they are already chromed. You could also use brass stiff brass wire and then coat it with "chrome" using a Molotow chrome pen. Glue the mirror to the bracket top and bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmopars Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 That is how I did mine. I used wire, drilled holes and glued the mirrors on after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PettyKW43 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 On most trucks the mirror brackets are not plated , I dip mine in Castrol SuperClean to remove the plating and then assemble them one piece at a time and paint them as a unit. If I want the chrome I will use a chrome spray . The nice part is you can get rid of all the mould lines and you end up with a good looking piece in the end with minimal effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Great tips and the mirrors are called "West Coast" mirrors as I also had them on my pick up truck back in the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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