need help identifying reason for hole in door post

[Travis1974]

I am doing a frame off resto on a 1972 GMC suburban 4x4 3/4 ton.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708597
I am working on he re-skinning the drivers door and there is a drilled hole about 3/8" half way up the door post next to the vent window. Only on the driv ers side. Pic attached. P.O. has no idea what was there. It was a Texas Parks vehicle. Maybe a spotlight? Or Peep mirror? Any ideas. I'm kinda thinking of putting a spotlight back on it. I looked at the unity site and the door post is a possible position. Any ideas?

[truckster]

A spotlight would usually go through the A pillar. That looks to be a mounting hole of some sort - maybe a spot mirror?

[Travis1974]

if we are talking about a peep mirror, I see them mounted up high like:

[Travis1974]

maybe a p.o. just mounted one lower like

[Travis1974]

The thing is, I looked into these peep mirors and they seem to sort of clip onto the side and have a couple smaller screws holding them on. Seems like no reason to drill a big hole.
But yeah I looked through 100 pics and can't find a spot light mounted to a door. It's not on the spidf so maybe just weld over it and pretend it never happened? If i add a spot it seems like the windshield pillar is a better place.

[Jrainman]

I found the same hole in my driver door when I took it down to metal , welded it up and never gave it much thought .

[geunther]

Originally Posted by truckster

A spotlight would usually go through the A pillar. That looks to be a mounting hole of some sort - maybe a spot mirror?

Apologies for hijack potential. Hole looks way wrong to be for a spotlight. In support of the above, most of the spotlights I have seen go through the A pillar. Mine is lower and goes through the dash to the left of the cluster and comes out through the cowl. It is a Unity. (pic is not a 72, but the same idea)

['68OrangeSunshine]

I believe those holes are for the upper support bracket of a Below-the-Eyeline Mirror. You can see similar holes [with special low-crown bolts with shaved 6th points] in the door rim of my '68 C/10 to mount West Coast Jr Mirrors.

[65 C20]

check out this thread about post 2

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...hlight=mirrors

I know it is an earlier year but a friend of mine has a 67 and has simialer mirrors on his.

With the amount of holes in that door it looks like the varios PO's have tried just about every mirror possible.

Cal.

[mike16]

sometimes i get bullet holes in my door when i leave the bar at the end of the night. those look awfully small to be bullet holes. maybe buck shot?

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by mike16

sometimes i get bullet holes in my door when i leave the bar at the end of the night. those look awfully small to be bullet holes. maybe buck shot?

Could be .22LR.