Replacement glass for remote mirror?

[Woodsman341]

Hi folks,

I'll soon be picking up a driver's side remote mirror ('75 Dart), along with some other goodies, but the mirror glass is cracked, mostly missing. Is there a source of replacement glass, or is it a matter of finding a glass company and having one cut? It appears that the glass is just sort of glued in at the edges - correct? Pic of the casing:

 

[Dana67Dart]

This might help. note the scratches on the aluminum disk where the mirror sits. 3 dollops of adhesive.

67 Dart Remote Mirror Demystified

As for replacement glass shop is your only source as far as I know, should be fairly easy for them. Getting the visable edge to look stock might take some doing?

 

[Woodsman341]

This might help. note the scratches on the aluminum disk where the mirror sits. 3 dollops of adhesive.

67 Dart Remote Mirror Demystified

As for replacement glass shop is your only source as far as I know, should be fairly easy for them. Getting the visable edge to look stock might take some doing?

That DOES help. As for the factory edge, I'm not sure yet, but we'll see what we can do.

 

[413]

I bought some mirror glass from resto Rick in Canada a few years ago.

 

[Lord Sparky]

I wound up getting a whole new mirror as the chrome was pitted, the glass was scratched, and the remote cabling was shot.

 

[Super-Cuda]

Here's where I got my mirror glass from.
Plymouth Barracuda Classic Car Mirror Glass Replacement, just need the glass

Service was very slow but the part supplied was excellent quality and fit perfect.

Make sure to specify the exact diameter of the mirror you want. Its critical to how the glass fits in the adjusting plate.

 

[MMissile]

When I worked at a glass shop, we sold "Redi-cuts". Regular mirror glass was illegal. It has too high of reflective properties.

 

[Woodsman341]

When I worked at a glass shop, we sold "Redi-cuts". Regular mirror glass was illegal. It has too high of reflective properties.

Yeah, automotive mirrors are something like 40% transmissive.

 

[YY1]

A google search should turn up several sources for replacement glass, but you may need to look at several to find the ones that offer glass for classic cars.

However, some also offer "Objects in mirror are closer...." convex glass for the passenger side.

 

[toolmanmike]

I wound up getting a whole new mirror as the chrome was pitted, the glass was scratched, and the remote cabling was shot.

And that photo above looks pretty nasty.

 

[Woodsman341]

And that photo above looks pretty nasty.

Well, it was free, and I don't mind putting in some work. If all else fails, I'll have gotten my money's worth out of it.