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Location: 3,018 feet above the SoCal/Mojave Desert region.
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Does this rear view mirror mount look right on my '72?
I purchased the truck this way. It seems too high. I see too much tail gate and no more than three stopped cars behind me..I can't seem to fix the flip of the image.
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20' Daredevil (Ret)
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Re: Does this rear view mirror mount look right on my '72?
The 'button' that the mirror attaches to should be 2 7/8" down from the molding to the top of the button; a bit over 4" to the bottom of the button.
Yours may have had the windshield replaced, and the new button placed a bit higher than normal.
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Location: Portland Oregon
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Re: Does this rear view mirror mount look right on my '72?
Here's a flip. It certainly looks high compared to my 67. Was PO short?
I'm not in any way an expert but it doesn't look like a 72 mirror mount to me.
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Re: Does this rear view mirror mount look right on my '72?
That does look too high to me. A 72 would be mounted to the windshield.
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20' Daredevil (Ret)
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Re: Does this rear view mirror mount look right on my '72?
Yes, definitely. When I first saw that, before the pic was flipped, I wasn't sure if I was looking at a mirror mounting bracket, or something else.
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Re: Does this rear view mirror mount look right on my '72?
What does the back of it look like? On mine there is a pivot on the mirror arm, and a ball swivel on the back of the mirror, so it allows some up and down adjustment. I have mine adjusted as high as it will go.
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Location: Eastern Oregon
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Re: Does this rear view mirror mount look right on my '72?
Why not just unscrew it and move it down a bit ? Certainly not original design which was windshield mounted.
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