Carrier mirror stem

[Lynn Eades]

On the mirrors:
The Desmo one has the 4 screws on the two edges, while the (raydot?) ones have them on the back. (see my pics)
On the brackets;
I have Two NOS ones at home. One has the stem arc welded to the plate. The other is spot welded.
Bruce, yours appears to be spot welded, or are the two parts sweated together?

[eddy8men]

thanks bruce for the pics and dimensions

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

On the mirrors:
The Desmo one has the 4 screws on the two edges, while the (raydot?) ones have them on the back. (see my pics)

Lynn,
The Lucas mirror had the screws in back face.
Here is a picture of a Lucas one;
http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/IB/28...06_155x155.jpg

[David Dunlop]

Lynn.

Regarding your above post #18, my No. 2 Mk II* Cdn carrier had an original mirror still attached when found and I do not recall seeing any maker marks of any kind on it. I eventually found some Lucas MG mirrors and double ckecked the back of the carrier mirror for ID. Nothing. Considering the quantity of mirrors that would have been needed for all vehicle production in Canada during the war, I suspect a Canadian source was in effect somewhere.

David

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Bruce, yours appears to be spot welded, or are the two parts sweated together?

Sweated or brazed...definitely not welded or spot welded.

[Ben]

Yes, thank you Bruce. Mine looks like it was welded, same messy weld as seen around the base of the light mounts.