ok so today i made my front doors removalbe

doing that i figured i needed a mirror for my driver side for road useage.
so i got these parts from autozone
a 3" blind side mirror, a throttle return bracket, and i had the 3/8 bolt and washers and nut.

so i bent the bracket strait and stuck the mirror on it (it had sticky **** on the back) and put the bolt through hindge and the bracket and tightened it.


sorry for the terrible pictures.
finished product:



Idk if i like it that low but tell me what you think! i may be redoing it and somehow making it higher but i kept it close to the body so when going on the trail it doesnt hit anything.

oh and the mirror rotates 360*

 

not too shabby. looks really good. i have to get a mirror too. might look into something like this but only a faster way to install and remove but i like it

 

i have very close to the same thing. but mine is 4", and goes down through the hinge hole, held on by wing nut. faster and simpler. (mirror was 8bucks at napa)

 

the only reason i did it like i did is because i plan on just leaving the doors off all summer so i dont need something real fast just something that is going to stay

 

Where did you get the bracket from? Just wondering cause it looks good.
It's been a pita looking out my driver side wicked blind spot on the high way lol

 

Not to thread jack but does anyone know the exact size of the hinge hole? I want to get a pin to use instead of the little factory one

 

@ wiggles: You can use 5/16s grade 8 bolts for the hinge. Works good if you had to remove the OE hinge pin.

 

Thanks man

 

haha its a throttle return bracket from autozone. when its new its bent at a 45 angle but i bent it strait and it works great.

 

i like it. also, is the shackle on that last picture long enough?

 

haha you should see the whole thing...its a customers cj5

project of course. i'll take some pics of it tomorrow and tell you what i mean haha

 

thanks for all the props guys. im workin on one that will come off faster and still be as stable. i'll post some final pictures of that too. and possibly start selling the brackets. they are getting cut with the cnc right now and possibly stocking up on mirrors. i'll let everyone know soon though

 

how is the vibration of the mirror?

 

none so far. i havent takin it on the highway but all around town it does amazing. i just tilted the bracket up more and now its closer to the body, higher, and still gives me a good angle. im liking it alot. im making brackets right now that will bolt to both hindge holes and easy to remove. so that will be alot more stable and wont bend if it rubs against something