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Fletch

I bought these mirrors used for $35.00 each, they are from a 1989 Continental (I bought the right and left side).

I happen to of bought these mirrors online from Guaranteed Auto and Truck, but I am sure that you can get them from any salvage yard.

I cut the plastic mirror up to have only the part I need, the glass, which is attached to the plastic. The mirror motor will easily pull off of the plastic holder.

Time to mount the motor...

I have to make a mounting plate for the mirror motor. I took a scrap piece of fiber glass that I used for the mount.	This is the fiber glass cut to size with the two mounting holes and three holes for 10/24 nuts that I will Bondo in.

This is the mirror shell and it is hard to see but it is not level so to mount the new mounting plate I had to build up the frame to allow a level surface for the mounting plate.	This is done with a small scrap of 1/4 fiber glass that I will glass on to the mirror shell (when I know all the piece fit).

Here is the mounting plate (level) with the nuts Bondo into the mounting plate.	I can now screw the motor on the plate. Having this removable will allow me to replace the motor if it ever goes bad.

Next step is the mirror plate needs to be trimmed down	In this photo I have all the piece connected together.
	Next step... cut a mirror to size and finish fiber glassing in all the parts. For more details check out what I have done for Glass Cutting.
This is a side profile of the (from the top down) mirror plate that is mounted to the mirror motor, which is screwed into the fiber glass mounting plate.

This is a photo of the back side of the rear view mirror from my 89 Continental that I bought. You can see there is a "heater" that warms up the glass to melt the frost.

This is a piece of thick foil glued to the glass and the wires should connect to the defroster, so that when you turn on your defroster to get rid of the frost on your windshield it will also melt the frost off your rear view mirrors... so extra switch required.

Something else I learned is that there are two types of mirrors glass... normal and reflective.

The normal mirror is what you have in your home bathroom and the reflective is the type of mirror that cars use. They have a two sided reflection that gives better depth and it costs more.

These are photos and comments from other builders about there installation methods.

There is a detailed "manual" that Dale has created for you to view (in regards to this section). This instruction manual is on how he built his IFG Phantom Roadster. (click on his logo to visit his web site)

Click here to visit Dale's section on: Chapter 17 - Mirror

Dale Van Blokland This is the mirror motor and my mirror shell for my IFG kit
The mirrors have an impression where the motor goes.
Check to see that when the mirror motor is positioned that the control pivots are vertical and horizontal.
Next cut out the opening.

Monty Robinson I will be using the mirrors from my 87 GT.

You remove the mirror by griping the top and bottom and pull straight out.

Once the mirror is removed you will have to remove three small screws that hold the motor in place.	When the motor is removed you can see the bracket that holds the motor, remove the three screws and the bracket comes right out.

In order for the motor to sit at the right height I will have to glass in a piece of particle board.


As you can see once everything is in place the mirror sets pretty flush.

Although my information comes from various builders and sources, if you want any information contact me. The photographs used on this site are used with permission, if you want to use any, contact them through the various links on this site. I did and you can see the results!