Switching to dumbo mirrors

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Chris64

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I found a couple templates for their location. It seems like in pictures most people line it up in the middle with the wing-window support bar. The factory location is a few inches forward of that.

I didn't get the bracket that goes inside the door (yet). If I do get it, I think that will dictate where they go.

My questions:

1) I'm not a huge fan of the plastic inserts. What do you guys think about using (maybe stainless) threaded rivets instead?

2) Considering the above, is the bracket necessary?
 

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No marks or dimples on the inside of the door where the inner plate mounts? I’ve only ever seen them on
 

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Threaded rivets are ok. Don't use stainless as the sheet metal that is contact with them will rust very quick ( galvanic corrosion). Use standard ones with zinc plating. I did dumbo ears on a friends K5 with threaded rivets. We made a reinforcement plate from sheet metal of an old door and glued it with 2k epoxy to the inside. Then we installed the threaded rivets and the mirror. We used 5/16 bolts.
 

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