M38A1 CDN3 Mirrors

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So I dug into my manuals a little deeper, and also pulled out the old microfiche.

The NSN 2540-00-054-7202 is the part number for the 5" round mirror, and is listed in several of the manuals including M38, M38A1, M37, and m135 deuce. So there is commonality there. I tried tolook that up on my microfiche, but unfortunately I am missing that page.

When I looked in my m37 manual, that number was annotated by pen with 2540-21-116-1582. I was able to look that number up on my microfiche and it turned into GM part number 3696632. Looking that up on the internet leads me to another 5" round mirror.

The M151A2 used a 5.5" round mirror for both sides and the center mirror. However, it has an offset post. NSN for that is 2540-00-884-1205.

I then tried to look on the EIS for some of these trucks. Starting in the late 70s, the mirrors and batteries were often included on the drivers EIS. However,I don't have the EIS for the CDN3, and the older scales do not list the mirrors. Must have been something they added in the 70s to reduce loss or theft.

So all this to say I have not solved the mystery about the actual part number for the CDN3.

One of the NSCMs listed in the Cdn Jeep manual for the mirror is 35272. That code equates to Barrincorp Industries Ltd out of Missauga, who did in fact manufacture mirrors. But that was again for the 5" mirror. Jeep may well have bought from them in the 70s, but it's a wildcard.

I did look at further google listings for 1970 CJ5 sales brochures, and think I have run accross a mirror that looks like the CDN3 mirror. It is possible that the screenshot of the mirror I showed earlier may have been airbrushed by the factory artists for some reason.