87 Mirror Mount
 

I had my '87 in the body shop and the guy lost his lease halfway through the restoration (and lost a good bit of parts to my truck too.) The cab has been redone with new GM doors and the rusted ones got tossed. My question is this: Is there a bracket that bolts to the inside of the door to mount the mirrors? (Luckily, I still have the mirrors.) I haven't taken my Suburban apart to look...

Thanks!

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

The elephant ear mirrors, fairly certain there is no backing plate for them. Just the crimp nuts in the door skin, gasket behind the mirror plate and you bolt it on.

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

Hey, RandyP,

Thanks for the reply.
I have to take one off my Suburban to be sure, but I think there are two crimp nuts and one stud or vice versa...it's been a long time since I've taken one off. Either way, I'll have to use the Suburban to make a template.

Thanks!

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

Are you talking the buckeye style (elephant ears)?

For the small D49 mirrors, there is a "soap dish" shaped bracket that the mirror screws shoot into.

K

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

Here it is this goes in the bottom of the 3 holes
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...Y/DSCN0793.jpg

and 2 jack-nuts go in the top 2. A special tool is required for the jack-nutS. The jack-nuts are available from G.M. PN# 367292

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...Y/DSCN0745.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...acknut_ani.gif

These are for large elephant ear mirrors,

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

HOGDADDY,

Sweet!! Thank you for the information...that's exactly what I was looking for!

You don't happen to have the PN for the bracket? I'll have to dig through my remaining parts...I may have them...I just didn't know what to look for.

Thank you so much for posting the pics!

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

I don't have a PN for it sorry. Btw that square thing on bolt is just a rubber insulator. I may have some xtra ones will have look and see.

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

Would anybody happen to have the measurements for the holes on the drivers door? I had a old right side I got the measurements from and was wondering if they are the same for both sides?

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

I believe they are the same.

Re: 87 Mirror Mount
 

Thanks Hogdaddy!