TomM 25 Report post Posted February 13, 2018 I recently installed sport mirrors on my 1970 FB with standard door panels - previously did not have a remote mirror. The new TMI door panels did not have perforations for the bezel. My inner door skin shows three possible locations, two circular holes and one oblong hole. One circular hole does not interfere with the window crank but could be a knuckle buster. The other circular hole is slightly forward of the window crank - from internet photos it appears the remote should be slightly behind the crank. Is the oblong hole the correct location, and if so, where in that hole is the correct location. Thanks, Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted February 13, 2018 does this help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomM 25 Report post Posted February 13, 2018 Somewhat Mach1 Driver. That confirms my thought that it should go in the oblong hole on the left. Just eyeballing it, I could probably put it in the lower right corner and be fine. My bezel will be circular with the adjustment knob coming out of the page. Thanks for the pic! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted February 13, 2018 Tom, as far as know, 69 control is a little different from 70. 69 has the rectangular bezel with a nut and knob is straight, 70 is nut is round without a bezel and the knob is 90 degrees. If you do not have the mirror with right knob and bezel, the cables may bend making control stiff and may hit your window. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomM 25 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 Thanks Super Stanger, I think you are right. My mirror has the 90deg knob, on a standard interior door panel. I have the correct mirror, control and bezel for a 70, just need to determine which hole in the inner door skin to use. Some pics I've seen of a 70 appear to show the mirror bezel slightly to the rear of the window crank, much like Mach1 Driver's pic. So I'm leaning towards using the bottom right corner of that oblong cutout. I'll do a dry fit with a helper to see if the window operates properly without interference. Thanks for the input. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 I think I have an original 70 Cougar door panel with remote mirror hole. Cougar door panel resembles the Mustang standard door panel. Do you want a picture of that door panel with measurement of the hole from the front edge of the panel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomM 25 Report post Posted February 14, 2018 That would be great if it's not too much trouble. Thanks for the offer! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted February 15, 2018 3 hours ago, TomM said: That would be great if it's not too much trouble. Thanks for the offer! I think I know where the door panels are, give me day or two to get them down and snap a picture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted February 15, 2018 Tom, attached are some pictures of the 70 Cougar door and panel. Panel is oriented the way it is installed on the door. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomM 25 Report post Posted February 16, 2018 Great pics Aslanefe. That puts it about an inch further to the rear than what I was thinking, but with that extra inch is still shouldn't interfere with the regulator. Thanks for your help, I appreciate it. Looks like I'll be cutting the door panel this weekend! Thanks, Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted February 16, 2018 One more thing, as far as I remember, the cables from the mirror go towards the front of the door and pass through a cable holder screwed somewhere by the top hinge of the door and come back to the door panel. This way the cables do not interfere with window movement when it is rolled up or down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomM 25 Report post Posted February 16, 2018 Sounds good, I'll feel around or get a flashlight in there to see if I can locate the holder. Thanks for the advice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralt962 11 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 I have a 69 Mach 1 door panel that I can take a picture if it would help. I believe 69 changed styles of the adjusting knob orientation in February builds in 69. The cable and bezel are different. I'll pull out my old door and take a shot of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomM 25 Report post Posted February 25, 2018 Hi Ralt962, I cut the adjusting knob hole last weekend. My 70 is a different knob, but I don't know if the hole goes in the same location as the 69. If it's not out of your way, a pic of your panel would be a good sanity check - hopefully I got it close. Thanks, Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralt962 11 Report post Posted February 26, 2018 Looks similar to the other photos. This is a later 69 with the bezel like the one shown by March 1 Drive above. Cable routes in front of the glass. I have NOS mirrors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomM 25 Report post Posted February 26, 2018 Great pic, thanks! I ended up very close to that location. Same cutout, about a 1/3 of the way from the RHS. Thanks for the photo - Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
