Looking for correct mirror glass for 1956 rear view mirror day/night.

[carguyblack]

Can anyone direct me to where I can find the original style wedge mirror glass for day/night mirrors from the mid 50's? I have a couple of good rear view frames with bad glass that I was hoping to replace. I know these mirrors are reproduced in their entirety but I don't know about just the glass. all the local people only have flat plate mirror glass, not the wedge style. Thanks! Chuck

[Roger Zimmermann]

Chuck, if you can open the mirror to have the glass alone, you can resilver it and reinstall. I did that one one of my cars.

Roger

[carguyblack]

One mirror is intact and the other is cracked and ker-chunked. How does one go about "re-silvering"?
I wonder if a place like McVey who reproduces things like these would have a source for just the replacement mirror?
Chuck

[J. Gomez]

Chuck,

Have you looked at using the glass piece from one that is available from a part store? I would think they use the same wedge-shape glass and have a glass shop cut and trim it to your frames.   Just a suggestion..!

Good luck..!

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

I have had good results with my local glazier trimming late-model day-night mirror glass to fit older housings.

Bruce.

[CEC #20099]

Day/nite Glass
The Tassie Devil has got the best suggestion. High Class dimming mirrors in the 50`s have POLARIZED GLASS that is dimmer when slightly tilted. I have pulled many flat glass mirrors from cars & replaced entire mirror assy with a polarized one.They work great, but the glass has an Up & Down. You have to get it right.
When the stupid autodimming electronic mirror in my 90 SDV falls off once more, in goes a polarized flip mirror. Always works.
c.chleboun  #20099

[carguyblack]

I took the advice and went to a cheap aftermarket supplier after all. I found a day/night feature mirror at a local Advanced Auto for $14 and carefully removed the mirror portion. It was the original style wedge shape glass with nearly the exact shape. I need to take it to the glass shop to get just a smidge polished off each side and it should fit great. Can't believe it was this easy.
Nobody sells this type mirror within the old car societies anywhere that I could find and here it is right next door to me for less than $15! Who knew?! Thanks for pointing me there! Chuck