| tabrecheisen | -- 02-07-2020 @ 8:56 AM |
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Has anyone ever successfully replaced a broken mirror lens from a cowl swan neck mirror? I have one that needs to be re-chromed and have a new lens put in it. I have not been able to find a "new" one so I'm looking into whether it's possible to fix the broken one that I do have. The car is a 1941 Mercury so nothing before and nothing after 1941 models is correct for the car, but at least it's the same as a 1941 Ford mirror.
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| carcrazy | -- 02-07-2020 @ 12:01 PM |
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Take it to a glass shop, they will be able to replace the mirror face for you.
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| TomO | -- 02-09-2020 @ 9:02 AM |
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Is the 41 cowl mirror 2 pieces like the 1940 mirror? I damaged the cowl mirror on my 40 Mercury and just exchanged the base with a Ford mirror. Because of the rolled edge, most glass shops cannot replace the mirror glass. There are some advertisers in Hemmings that re-silver mirrors, they may be able to unroll the edge and re-roll it on a new piece of mirror. If they offer to spin a new head on the mirror, ask for a current photo of the new head. Some of the new heads that are supplied are not shaped at all like the original. Tom
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| tabrecheisen | -- 02-09-2020 @ 12:50 PM |
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Thank you guys. Those are some good leads. It is a one-piece mirror so I can't exchange the 4-inch diameter face/lens with a good one. The rim definitely needs to be unrolled to replace the lens and re-rolled over the new lens. I've thought about trying to pry it out myself with a screwdriver but I don't want to make the problem worse. Re-rolling the edge must require some special tools. I'll check with the automotive glass shops and the Hemmings advertisers and see if I can find someone who can do it. I guess if it's re-chromed they could smooth out any scratches/gouges with copper before plating?
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| TomO | -- 02-10-2020 @ 7:29 AM |
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If you are going to re-chrome the head, you must do it before replacing the mirror. The plating process will damage the silver on the mirror. The original head was polished stainless steel. The 41 Mercury outside mirror is different from the 41 Ford mirror. They have different P/Ns. I believe that the difference was the base, the photos in The V-8 Album confirm that. The base of the Mercury was manufactured to look like the Mercury cowl molding. and the Ford base looked like the Ford cowl molding. The 42 - 48 mirrors that are being reproduced do not have this detail. Tom
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| tabrecheisen | -- 02-11-2020 @ 9:34 AM |
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Ah! I thought it was the same as the Ford. That's good to know. Thank you TomO
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