[tcb] Re: Bus mirrors

I have the ones with the 6mm bolt and have not had any problems.
oleblue
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: sammie smith 
  To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:08 AM
  Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus mirrors


        Chuck:  Which ones do you have?  The acorn nut style like from WW or 
the 6mm bolt style like from WCM.  I have the 6mm bolt style and I have no 
problems either.  It is the acorn nut ones that everyone claims vibrate like 
crazy and the acorn nut fails.

        --- On Fri, 11/18/11, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


          From: chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus mirrors
          To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
          Date: Friday, November 18, 2011, 7:47 AM


           
          I guess I got the only good pair of Elephant ears in the world.I have 
not had any problems at all.That bing said they will probably fall off 
tomporrow.
          oleblue
            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: atxan 
            To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:09 PM
            Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus mirrors


            Well, I am very glad I asked the question before purchasing 
anything.  Thank you everyone for the advice.


            Currently my mirror arms are not movable so I was expecting to 
replace both the mirrors and arms.  I've seen some clever devices on thesamba 
for extracting the arms.  Sounds like it could be difficult.


            WW has always been my favorite parts source.  I'll keep looking and 
see what I find.


            It sounds like those of you with the small round mirrors have 
adequate vision.  So, stock is probably the way to go.  Keep you posted.


            Thanks!

            Sent from my iPhone

            On Nov 15, 2011, at 8:51 PM, "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:


              Don’t any of you remember my whole drama about pre 67 mirrors? 
There are not being made anymore. We walked around the Eureka show and the 
Classic looking at mirrors and the fact is there are not any decent pre 67 
mirrors being made any more. The new standard seems to be this “acorn” nut 
thing that is made of pressed metal and does not even have any welds. They will 
last, under the vibrations that we are all aware of in our busses, about 3 
weeks. I took a “bullet” apart and built a mirror mount with a big ass washer, 
drill pressing holes, and a big glob of JB Weld to make a mount to work. I had 
to basically build a mirror mount. If you can’t find a bullet mount, you’re 
screwed.


              It seems that the only bus mirror worth buying any more, in a 
practical and maybe even a historical sense is the West Coast Mirror. It looks 
like a mirror from a 18 wheeler, but is has been around since the 60s and the 
first bus I ever bought, a ’60 bus (Jason) in ’72 had them and they worked 
great. Full vision and very little vibration.


          For mirrors you are going to have to buy cheap tinny crap, vintage 
bullet, build your own ( I did) or go with the West Coast. That’s all there is.


          From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of James Dwan
          Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:28 PM
          To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
          Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus mirrors


          I bought a set for my wife's Super and the glass fell out on the 
first trip to Keller's (less than 40 miles on the vehicle, and mirror). I 
called and complained and they said they would send me a new pair at cost...


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          From: Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
          To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:49 PM
          Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus mirrors

          Don't buy them from cip1.

          My brother bought a set for a bay and the acorn nut busted off.  He 
got a replacement set and they did the same thing.  Go to WW and spend a little 
more for

          Some good ones.

          Sent from the side of the road!

          Mike Hayes

          Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx

          Dallas, Texas



          On Nov 15, 2011, at 3:10 PM, ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

            Time to upgrade my mirrors on the 67.  Basically, my mirrors are 
worthless unless you like to see cars as they pass instead of before.  Any good 
or bad experiences out there with mirrors?  I found these 
http://www2.cip1.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=bus+mirrors&sort=7&Search1=Search


            Paul, what kind of mirrors do you have on the Zone?

            Jeff

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