Patent ID: 9745007
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B60R,B62D

Claim:
1. A method of installing a mirror mount to a fender of a vehicle comprising: positioning a base adjacent a fender exterior side surface without extending the base upwardly over a fender upper edge and without extending the base adjacent an edge of a hood of the vehicle, so that a base inner surface contour terminates short of the fender upper edge, and so the base is forward of a door of the vehicle; orienting a support arm to extend outward from the base and so that a distal end can be fastened to a mirror; extending a plurality of pillars away from the base inner surface contour directly toward a portion of a bulkhead adjacent an engine bay of the vehicle, the pillars configured to engage the portion of the bulkhead at an orthogonal orientation relative to the portion of the bulkhead so that the pillars are oriented generally horizontal, and so that the pillars project toward the engine bay when the base is installed relative to the vehicle and fender; and positioning a fastener through the portion of the bulkhead so the fastener projects into the engine bay, the fastener securing the base to the portion of the bulkhead.