Chevy Truck Grille - On The Grille

After trashing the West Coasters, we located the original mounting holes needed to mount the Brother's replacement mirrors and soaked the threads with Rapid-Tap.

Then we used a 5/16 coarse-thread tap to chase the rust out of the factory threads.

After chasing the threads with the tap, we used Rost-Off to flush away the swarf left behind.

Assuming the job wasn't done, we screwed in new bolts by hand to make sure the threaded holes were right.

Next, we checked to make sure the gasket lined up properly with the mounting holes, and then mounted the Brother's polished stainless steel mirror base to the door.

The finishing touch was to mount the beautifully chromed Brother's mirror head to the base.

Bingo, this is exactly what we were after: mirrors that function as well as they look.

Years of use and abuse left the '66 minus bezels and with a pair of cloudy lens so fogged the Pope himself couldn't see out of them.

Before we did any major bodywork, we figured it would be a good idea to check if the opening for the turn signal lights was correct.