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Old 28-02-10, 07:39
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Hi All,
Can anyone tell me what the following brackets on my Ford 3 ton CMP are for?The first one is above the windshield frame on the drivers side.

The second are a pair of brackets behind the passenger seat along the back panel and cab next to the curtain bag hangers.

Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Old 28-02-10, 10:09
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The one over the windscreen is the mount for the sun shade arm.
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Old 01-03-10, 02:10
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Hi Keith,
Thanks for the identification.Now my next question I am sure you knew would be asked,does anybody have a picture of one and were they common? I have just looked through my Ford parts book and could not find a reference or picture of the sun screen.Thanks for the help.
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Old 01-03-10, 07:32
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Dirk, the small brackets next to the side curtain bag mounts are for the first aid bag.
and no i have never seen one ,i did ask the question here quite some time ago but no reply so i take it no one else has either(i stand to be corrected) cheers.
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Old 01-03-10, 08:53
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Now my next question I am sure you knew would be asked,does anybody have a picture of one and were they common?
Hi Derk

Here are some pics of an original sun shade thing I took at Max's place last year. The last pic is from a recovered cab. I think those sun shade attachments are an Aussie modification.

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Old 01-03-10, 20:16
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Hi Ken,
Thanks for the response.I know Doug Weatherston has been trying to find out information on the first aid kit for the CMP but has had no luck tracking one down.He only has a picture of the kit list for the trucks with the first aid kit pictured in it.I was wondering where they would have stored the kit,but if you say the brackets are for the bag,that would explain where it was stored.I would think hooks on each side of the bag to attach it to the brackets or a bar running through the top of a canvas bag?Maybe somebody else has information they can add?A mystery yet to solve!

Hi Chris,
That is the first sun shade I have seen for a CMP.Out of all the one's here in Canada,I have not seen one,even on wrecks there is not a hint of anything ever mounted there.Does any other CMP scrounger out there know of a sun shade mounted on any trucks they have come across?Interesting!

Thanks all for the help!
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Old 01-03-10, 22:00
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Here is a picture of the original sunvisor in my C15A during the tear down before painting, it is made of masonite.
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Old 01-03-10, 22:32
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Hi Ken,
Thanks for the response.I know
That is the first sun shade I have seen for a CMP.Out of all the one's here in Canada,I have not seen one,even on wrecks there is not a hint of anything ever mounted there.Does any other CMP scrounger out there know of a sun shade mounted on any trucks they have come across?Interesting!

Thanks all for the help!
Derk.
The sun visor was an Australian modification. The Australians also made the windscreens open to 90 degrees which was later adopted in Canada.
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Old 05-04-10, 02:27
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For all you canvas types, I hope these pictures help.
This pouch is available for trade for MKII carrier items. Email me for my wants.
Cheers
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Old 24-12-10, 19:00
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Manfred,
Here is the response from my question on the bracket you has asked about.
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