Dash mounted rear view mirror

[Sammy]

Can anyone offer advice/comments on the feasibility (or otherwise) of installing a dash mounted rear view mirror to a Mk IV Spitfire please? I’ve tried the obvious suppliers, to no avail. TIA. 

[Josef]

If I was to do this, I’d probably make something that fitted snugly, or fastened, into the ashtray hole on the top of the dash and mount to that. For the actual mirror, I seem to remember big Healeys had dash mounted ones so places focussed on spares supply for those might be an idea.

[Sammy]

Thanks Josef. I’ll give it some more thought and perhaps post some pictures if I’m successful in sourcing one. 

[dannyb]

Holden have a good selection.

https://www.holden.co.uk/c/hardware/mirrors/interior_mirrors

Danny

Edited September 27, 2023 by dannyb

[DVD3500]

What's wrong with the one on the windshield/windscreen?

Having it on the dash would maybe make putting a tonneau cover on more difficult...

[Colin Lindsay]

I was just about to ask that!! I used one of the clip-on wider mirrors for many years, clips over the top of the original, far better than the small OE version. It's also possible to use a period mirror from other makes with the same ball-attachment as the original, only larger or broader. Screw one off, screw one on.

However if it's purely for looks or if you really need a dash-mounted version, Holden do a good range of period styles and plenty of dash-mounted versions:

https://www.holden.co.uk/c/hardware/mirrors

[johny]

Dont bigger mirrors get in the way of the sunvisors or is that a price worth paying?

[Josef]

On a MkIV / 1500 you can presumably get a wider, or even dipping, mirror as supplied with the latest 1500s and a sun visor set to match if there is interference. I’d guess the same could be made to fit earlier cars if you were so inclined.

No that personally I replaced the sun visors on my Mk3 as I didn’t feel they were much use!

[Sammy]

Thanks everyone for your responses. I’m new to Spitfire ownership and I’m grateful. When I purchased my car back in May last year it didn’t have a rear view mirror - or sun visors - fitted. Neither bother me to be honest, and my preference for a dash mounted mirror is purely aesthetic. 
I’ve since purchased a chrome mirror from SVC, which also features on the Holden site. I’m hoping it can be fixed to the ashtray (I’m certainly not prepared to butcher the dash), so it can simply be lifted out - still attached to the ashtray - to enable the tonneau to be fitted (using a spare ashtray with the two fixtures as normal). 
The car is booked in with TR Bitz next week for a service, general  health check and SS exhaust fit. I’ll explore the feasibility of fitting the mirror at the same time. 
Thanks again for the responses.

[Pete Lewis]

simplest option is a suction one one the screen