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i heart square bodys · 04-13-2014, 02:38 PM

hey guys ! just got a set of sport mirrors and backing plates from LMC truck , just wondering if anyone had measurments on where the holes need to go in the door . its going to be hard to line up the screws with the backing plates just by feel. HELP !

BADAZ chevy guy · 04-13-2014, 02:54 PM

Are you talking about these mirrors?

i heart square bodys · 04-13-2014, 02:57 PM

Yes sir ! Those are the ones !

i heart square bodys · 04-13-2014, 05:30 PM

If you have some spair time could you take one of those mirrors off and measure all the holes , there should be 3 .. You would be saving me sooo much time

bigd65 · 04-13-2014, 05:45 PM

Just put them where YOU like them. I removed the dumbo mirrors and put them on, sat inside and put them where I liked them

i heart square bodys · 04-13-2014, 06:00 PM

Thing is .. I bought the backing plates and they only go in one place

BADAZ chevy guy · 04-13-2014, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by i heart square bodys

If you have some spair time could you take one of those mirrors off and measure all the holes , there should be 3 .. You would be saving me sooo much time

It's a bit cold out today, but I would be happy to pull them tomorrow and get you a diagram.

boatpuller · 04-13-2014, 07:22 PM

I would try a search...There's a diagram with dimensions floatin around here somewhere. Iv'e seen it a few times over the years.

BADAZ chevy guy · 04-13-2014, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by boatpuller

I would try a search...There's a diagram with dimensions floatin around here somewhere. Iv'e seen it a few times over the years.

Found it!!! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=179279

BADAZ chevy guy · 04-13-2014, 07:31 PM

This is for a 72. Mine is a 77. I'll still pull mine tomorrow if you need the measurements for the later model.

i heart square bodys · 04-14-2014, 10:15 AM

Thatd be awesome !

Keith Seymore · 04-14-2014, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BADAZ chevy guy

This is for a 72. Mine is a 77. I'll still pull mine tomorrow if you need the measurements for the later model.

Yah - don't use the '72 information. '73 and up is different.

K

BADAZ chevy guy · 04-14-2014, 01:45 PM

My mirrors only have 2 screws that go into the doors, and 1 screw that goes through the chrome from the rear. (End facing the door handle)
From the front edge of the door the first screw is 7 & 7/8" (Put the wrong number on the drawing) and the second screw is 10 & 11/16". From the horizontal break in the door skin the holes are UP^^^ 9 & 1/4".
The mirrors on both doors are in the same place.
It doesn't look like there is any sort of backing plate inside the doors. Just 2 sheet metal screws through the bracket into the door.
Let me know if this works.
Doug

Keith Seymore · 04-15-2014, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BADAZ chevy guy

It doesn't look like there is any sort of backing plate inside the doors. Just 2 sheet metal screws through the bracket into the door.

Thanks for taking the time to measure and post this up.

There is a "soap dish" reinforcement that goes inside the door, behind the holes, effectively doubling the thickness of the sheet metal. It looks like the bracket in the top of this photo.

K

BADAZ chevy guy · 04-15-2014, 10:47 AM

Okay. I just didn't get into it far enough to find the inner bracket.

bigarmzz · 02-22-2018, 10:51 AM

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04-13-2014, 02:38 PM	#1
i heart square bodys Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Blyth, Ontario, Canada Posts: 187	sport mirror mounting hey guys ! just got a set of sport mirrors and backing plates from LMC truck , just wondering if anyone had measurments on where the holes need to go in the door . its going to be hard to line up the screws with the backing plates just by feel. HELP ! __________________ 1986 LWB c10 w/327 & vortec heads

04-13-2014, 02:54 PM	#2
BADAZ chevy guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Clearfield Utah Posts: 638	Re: sport mirror mounting Are you talking about these mirrors? Attached Images __________________ My build thread. 1977 C10 short box. >>>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624182 700R4 build thread. >>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...36#post6740236

04-13-2014, 02:57 PM	#3
i heart square bodys Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Blyth, Ontario, Canada Posts: 187	Re: sport mirror mounting Yes sir ! Those are the ones ! __________________ 1986 LWB c10 w/327 & vortec heads

04-13-2014, 05:30 PM	#4
i heart square bodys Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Blyth, Ontario, Canada Posts: 187	Re: sport mirror mounting If you have some spair time could you take one of those mirrors off and measure all the holes , there should be 3 .. You would be saving me sooo much time __________________ 1986 LWB c10 w/327 & vortec heads

04-13-2014, 05:45 PM	#5
bigd65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Clute, TX. Posts: 1,935	Re: sport mirror mounting Just put them where YOU like them. I removed the dumbo mirrors and put them on, sat inside and put them where I liked them __________________ 2004 Silverado Crewcab 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo 2017 Chevy Tahoe

04-13-2014, 06:00 PM	#6
i heart square bodys Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Blyth, Ontario, Canada Posts: 187	Re: sport mirror mounting Thing is .. I bought the backing plates and they only go in one place __________________ 1986 LWB c10 w/327 & vortec heads

04-13-2014, 07:22 PM	#8
boatpuller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sun City West, Az Posts: 3,822	Re: sport mirror mounting I would try a search...There's a diagram with dimensions floatin around here somewhere. Iv'e seen it a few times over the years. __________________ " Never look up a dead dogs butt."

04-13-2014, 07:31 PM	#10
BADAZ chevy guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Clearfield Utah Posts: 638	Re: sport mirror mounting This is for a 72. Mine is a 77. I'll still pull mine tomorrow if you need the measurements for the later model. __________________ My build thread. 1977 C10 short box. >>>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624182 700R4 build thread. >>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...36#post6740236

04-14-2014, 10:15 AM	#11
i heart square bodys Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Blyth, Ontario, Canada Posts: 187	Re: sport mirror mounting Thatd be awesome ! __________________ 1986 LWB c10 w/327 & vortec heads

04-14-2014, 01:45 PM	#13
BADAZ chevy guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Clearfield Utah Posts: 638	Re: sport mirror mounting My mirrors only have 2 screws that go into the doors, and 1 screw that goes through the chrome from the rear. (End facing the door handle) From the front edge of the door the first screw is 7 & 7/8" (Put the wrong number on the drawing) and the second screw is 10 & 11/16". From the horizontal break in the door skin the holes are UP^^^ 9 & 1/4". The mirrors on both doors are in the same place. It doesn't look like there is any sort of backing plate inside the doors. Just 2 sheet metal screws through the bracket into the door. Let me know if this works. Doug Attached Images __________________ My build thread. 1977 C10 short box. >>>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624182 700R4 build thread. >>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...36#post6740236

04-15-2014, 10:47 AM	#15
BADAZ chevy guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Clearfield Utah Posts: 638	Re: sport mirror mounting Okay. I just didn't get into it far enough to find the inner bracket. __________________ My build thread. 1977 C10 short box. >>>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624182 700R4 build thread. >>> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...36#post6740236

02-22-2018, 10:51 AM	#16
bigarmzz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkins, West Virginia Posts: 2,542	Re: sport mirror mounting subscribed for future need



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