Rear view mirror divsion bar

[ggdad1951]

your thoughts guys? This is my first modification. With some tooling mods I could make as many as I want (some tool wear, need harder steel for the square "punch")

Edited February 5, 2013 by ggdad1951

[Jim Roach]

Nice job! I have an extra center bar, where do I send it?

Jim Roach

[4852dodge]

WOW you're good.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Looks like OE factory. Great work Mark!

Here's the OE factory bar to compare to...

Bob

[HanksB3B]

Very Cool !

Hank

[Todd B]

I also am very impressed.

[ggdad1951]

I'd be willing for a very nominal fee to modify your division bars. Say shipping +$5 to cover the driving gas and a beer?

[HanksB3B]

Obviously you are not planning to retire on this extra income. That's a very generous and ingeneous offer.

Thanks,

Hank

[ggdad1951]

Obviously you are not planning to retire on this extra income. That's a very generous and ingeneous offer.

Thanks,

Hank

There is always tips or favors down the road. This place is for friends, I'm not gonna get rich, no.

[HanksB3B]

Gosh I wish I had an extra to send to you (you never know if I might find one) Mine is Powder Coated all purdy but I did recall drilling it back in 1980 to accept a Mopar passenger car mirror someone gave me.

Oh well,

Hank

[Merle Coggins]

I believe I have an extra that I could send to you for modification. However, the next question becomes, where do you get the mirror? Are the Roberts ones correct, or close enough?

Merle

[Scruffy49]

My truck came with the factory mirror bar, but I've got a spare plain one if you need it. Kind of a core type set-up... you send a modified, they send you a core for the next person that needs one.

[HanksB3B]

I believe I have an extra that I could send to you for modification. However, the next question becomes, where do you get the mirror? Are the Roberts ones correct, or close enough?

Merle

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370553530886?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Happy New Year (Merry Christmas Past) Merle,

Hank

[ggdad1951]

My truck came with the factory mirror bar, but I've got a spare plain one if you need it. Kind of a core type set-up... you send a modified, they send you a core for the next person that needs one.

not a bad idea, but the problem comes when someone sends a NICE one in for mod and I'd have to send them one not as nice....I'd rather mod the ones from the people and send them theirs back (unless I mess it up and have to use one of the extras I happen to have).

if you are interested PM me and we'll get you fixed up.

Edited December 29, 2012 by ggdad1951

[Scruffy49]

No worries, I'll chuck it in the forge into something useful out of it pile.

[Dodgeb4ya]

My truck came with the factory mirror bar, but I've got a spare plain one if you need it. Kind of a core type set-up... you send a modified, they send you a core for the next person that needs one.

Could you please show your factory mirror bar and mirror head? It would be good to show more of these acessories on our trucks...

Bob

[Scruffy49]

The inside of my truck is a mess, but Ill try to get some pics if it ever quits raining. Need to find my outside divider bar, hopefully it is buried in the cab somewhere. A lot of stuff got misplaced while packing for the move. Been here almost 2 years, still have boxes in the cabs of both trucks...

I always thought the mirror, like the air ride seat, was stock in all of them, never been in a Pilot House without either.

[49Bseries]

This is awesome! I had considered welding in a section from a car center divider, but this is a much better idea! Looks very original. Great job.

[ggdad1951]

here is a pic of my used old stock rear view mirror. I'm told this is the real deal. Plenty of repops that are super close I know.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Looks the same as the mirror in my big truck. That is the correct mirror head for the trucks. I am not positve on the truck mirror color as the P-15/Dodge ect mirror heads I think are grey and or a brown color? I don't remember what color my mirror head was back in 1984 when I bought my big truck. It came from hot country and the paint was mostly gone I'm sure so I painted all the trim black.

Really doesn't matter too much. Chrome MoPar inside mirror heads were a bit too fancy for the cars and trucks up through 52 except for hardtops and converts.

Bob

[Young Ed]

Either of you guys have a part # for that truck mirror? P15s use 903965 which was also used 40-42

[ggdad1951]

I'd have to dig thru the parts manual for the PN...903965...so looks to be the same

As for color its very similar to my NOS ash tray color, an off grey with a tinge of blue I think

[Dodgeb4ya]

#903965 is shown in the Dodge parts books for the inside mirror. Section 23-21-8.

Bob

[Guest bewillie]

Truck part #586915. I have two of them NOS still in the box $35ea + shipping if any one wants them.

[Guest bewillie]

Sorry if I misled anyone but I made a wrong assumtion that young Ed wanted part # for the 39-46 Trucks as that is what he has. The NOS mirrors I have are for 39-46 Dodge trucks. I have no idea what later trucks use.