Mirrors and Arms

Mods, feel free to move this post if this isn't in the correct forum. I am working on my mirrors and mirror arms. I would like someone with a factory setup to post a picture or two of the drivers side and passenger side please. My truck didn't have mirror arms or mirrors when I got it. I bought a rather expensive set of factory mirror arms and mirrors from a fellow member. The arms have chrome clamps on them and look like they were made in china. These will not work, one bump against them from anything and they will be bent. Plus they are so flimsy they will surely vibrate going down the road. I have a mirror arm off of a truck I saw at Boyce Equipment. Not sure if it is stock or M 35. I can fab something much better than what I bought, but would like to see stock pictures and any modified but similiar to stock. All your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Todd, I have some correct mirror arms That Doug gave me at the 04 KY FE. I can send a picture or show you next time you are down. And there is no chrome either...LOL Original my butt. You should get your money back. Especially if it was over priced like I'm willing to bet it was.

Todd, Here a few pics. Hope they help, they may be a little hard to see but my garage is kinda dark-after dark.HAHA
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Would a bead blaster peel off the chrome so you could just paint them?

Yes, I can get paint to stick. Just figured out how to mount them. Thank You very much for the pics. I am missing the part that goes between the two pieces bolted to the door. The part the mirror arm itself bolts to. Anyone have a couple extra?

Hi fng, My name is Tony Fisher, my brother Travis and I have recently become the proud owners of a 1968 M715 and are missing both drivers side and passenger side mirrors. If you know where we could pick up some stock mirrors, any information would be greatly appreciated. Tony Fisher.

I may be going a bit off topic, but it always mistified me that by the time the M715 came out the army understood the importance of visible mirrors why they didn't go with a tri-pod type mirror arm instead of a single stick?

You my friend obviously dont work for the government.

Tri-pod mirrors can't be readily and quickly tucked close against the body the way a single arm can be. Important to do for woodsy trail-riding....

And Toma, he's a Lt. Col., so he ought to know how things work in gubmint. Or even worse, the military!

Military mirrors show up on E-Bay all the time. VPW, AB Linn, Memphis, Saturn and Front line either have new ones or probaby know where some are. Same for the arms. The problem with the M715 is the 4 little agle iron looking parts that bolt the arms to the door. They are a Jeep only item. Old FSJ Wagoneers and J-trucks had them, so an old junk yard just might be the ticket.

NAPA also carries an exact copy of the stock mirror, but it is stainless so it will need to be painted.

Well seeing that the "west coast" mirrors on an M35 do not tuck for easy off roading and the fact that the M880 had a tri-pod mirror on them which was factory that argument doesn't hold water with me. As for how the military works....I know why the trucks came with the single arm...."because that's the way we've always done it."

Isn't the NAPA mirror a tad larger? Not so one would notice though.

And I've seen very similiar arms at truck stops. Only they're black with a chrome collar and they're longer.

Didn't like my theory, eh, Joe? Oh well. At least I tried!

The Napa mirrors are the same size, I found them in black. I have a set of what appears to be NOS mirrors I bought from Bob Cowan, however the NOS arms he said he was sending with them are too long, have chrome caps, are flimsy and appear to be truckstop knock offs. Probably made in china. I did not get what I paid for and what I was told I was getting. I went another route.

Picked up new arms from AB Linn last year. The mounts are different and the arm length requires a little work.

Good luck finding NOS arms/mirrors.

Snuffy

Working for State Government-I still ask why but dont expect any answer I would understand. I sleep better just knowing I asked:D

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Originally Posted by k8icu

Well seeing that the "west coast" mirrors on an M35 do not tuck for easy off roading and the fact that the M880 had a tri-pod mirror on them which was factory that argument doesn't hold water with me.

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I would suggest that the single arm may be due to the M715 being a different vehicle "classification" (different use) than that of the M35. In regards to the M880, the Jeep has a folding windshield, so the single arm is more accommodating for "breaking down" the vehicle. When I think of this type of vehicle, I think of a combination of a small M Jeep and a large troop carrier, as in it can travel quickly through brush terrain and still haul a sizeable load.

In contrast, the M724, while based on the M715 platform, was designed more specifically to accommodate a different purpose, and was unlikely to require the "break down" that would prove difficult without also removing the utility box. Hence, the "ranch" style mirrors found on the M724.

This is my interpretation of the use of the small vibrating mirrors. It's simply a Jeep thing and all "real" Jeeps have easily collapsible mirrors. The trucks that confuse me are the M725 and M726, as each of these types could easily have received the M724 mirror style in a logical assessment.