What mirrors should be on my Series 3 1975

Defender ones are more stable in that they don't bounce around so much.... Better arms and fixings, better that is compared to the series ones on spindly arms.

Rodeo Joe said:

Defender ones are more stable in that they don't bounce around so much.... Better arms and fixings, better that is compared to the series ones on spindly arms.

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Ah yes, just looked at a photo of an S2A, and I see what you mean. My S3 already has the beefier arms, so I guess someone has already changed mine. I didn't realise they weren't always like that.

TheMegaMan said:

Ah yes, just looked at a photo of an S2A, and I see what you mean. My S3 already has the beefier arms, so I guess someone has already changed mine. I didn't realise they weren't always like that.

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My series threes have both got them on, if you're going for originality though they do look odd once you know what they are.

My 1974 has holes in the wings so I suspect that's where they were originally, I did put them on for a while but with all the shaking about they were a waste of space.

my father bought a new series in 1975 it had black wing mirrors

Yes if you look at sales brochures from the period there was a huge variety of options..... Including none at all by the looks of it.

Agreed, I think the only requirment at that time was the interior rear view mirror, everthing esle was an extra

Mine has these, probably from its Army days. They are very solid, the arm is a solid bar. Mine has the holes for mirrors in the door hinges but they don't appear to have ever been used.
https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/door-mirror-arm-mrc4583.html

rob1miles said:

Mine has these, probably from its Army days. They are very solid, the arm is a solid bar. Mine has the holes for mirrors in the door hinges but they don't appear to have ever been used.
https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/door-mirror-arm-mrc4583.html

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I thought they went into the same holes as later ones.... How do they attach?

I had to go and look, I thought they went through the door, but its cleverer than that. There are proper brackets that fit under the hinge bolts and hold the mirrors. What's odd is that all the mirrors for sale seem to come without them and I can't find them in the parts book but they look original not home made.

Found them, it was annoying me!
https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/door-mirror-arm-mounting-bracket-l-h-347705.html
So they are handed. 347705 is LH and 347704 is RH
Looks like LH are easy to get and RH are rocking horse poo.