4. Installing Front, Cross-View Mirror.
The front, cross-view mirror is located in the driver's view on the roadside of the truck and aimed to cover the immediate,
front of the vehicle and the front curbside. The parts you'll need for a crossview mirror are a medium size mirror head, a
three-legged bracket assembly and means of fastening to the truck. The standard rectangular 5 by 7 inch (125 by 180
mm) mirror head, including MS53015, Dash 1 for military users, is your best choice. The large west coast mirrors will
cause a driver blind spot in the on-coming traffic lane while the smaller round mirrors are too small for use on long nose
conventional trucks, although they may be alright on short nose conventional trucks. Remember, a cross-view mirror is
no good, if the driver can't see and recognize the Image of the person or obstacle in his way. Have a mechanic hold the
mirror head up into the driver's lower vision. Select the truck's best available and most protected mounting. The grill
guard is normally best, fender next best, and front bumper the least satisfactory. Locate the head over on the left side
and directly above a vertical surface of the mirror mounting member. Measure from the mirror head stud down t6 the
mounting member. To provide the mirror with maximum stability, use a 3-legged bracket system. The legs may be in
accordance with MS 51383, if they are long enough, or fabricate the legs from minimum 3/4-inch(19 mm) thinwall steel
electrical conduit. Flatten the mirror end and drill to accept the mirror head stud for all 3-legs. Although each installation
maybe slightly different, the mounting of the mirror to the grill guard should cover the fender and bumper mount methods,
also. As a rule-of-thumb, try to get the legs to be secured for 1/3 distance to the truck for every 2/3 distance measured
from the truck to the mirror head; have 1-inch (25 mm)on the truck for every 2 inch (50 mm) of leg holding the mirror. On
the grill guard, position one leg on the front and one leg on the rear of a vertical grill guard up-right. Run the third leg at
about a 450 to 600 angle over toward the center of the truck to a horizontal or vertical member of same grill-guard. Note
mount all legs to only one item of the truck. For example, fasten all the legs to the grill guard only and do not install any
legs over to a fender, radiator shell or any other truck part. When any bracket is mounted
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