Reply to ""Glue-on" Exterior Mirrors"

I hate to say this, but I'm not a big fan of glue-on outside mirrors. Its really difficult to get a glass surface clean enough for any glue to hold very well- glass always has a thin layer of water adhering to it very tightly. I've seen several high-buck pro-installed mirrors that fell off, including from Mad Dog Antenucci's Silver State street car.... while it was sitting quietly on display at Monterey a few years ago! He was lucky 'cause when they let go, normally you're moving and the airstream drags it along the side of the body, scratching it like someone keyed the car. If its an inside-adjustable mirror, the damage is often worse 'cause the cables normally don't snap off right away so the mirror bounces off the door skin a couple dozen times before it separates.
For my "glue-ons", I home-fabricate Lexan front quarter windows and DRILL HOLES clear thru the mirror mounts and the Lexan windows for screws and nuts, thus avoiding the risk of periodic bodywork. The windows are easy and cheap to make, too. Just an advisory....