Patent ID: 8646922

Claim:
A mirror mounting assembly effective to mount a mirror to a vehicle, the vehicle including a vehicle bulkhead or frame, and at least one body panel including a fender portion secured to the vehicle bulkhead or frame by a plurality of mounting bolts disposed in mounting holes, comprising: a mirror arm assembly including a mirror, a first end and a second end, the mirror configured to be connected at the first end of said mirror arm assembly; a mirror arm support to support the second end of the mirror arm assembly, said mirror arm support engagable and configured to be in substantial conformance with a shape of at least a portion of the body panel including the fender portion of the vehicle, said mirror arm support comprising a first leg and a second leg, said first leg configured to substantially continuously engage and rest on a top portion of the fender portion, and said second leg extending downwardly along and configured to substantially continuously engage and rest on a side portion of the fender portion; and a bracket including a first extending flange and a second extending flange, the first extending flange being connected to and supporting said mirror arm support such that said mirror arm support is rigidly attachable to the vehicle by said bracket, and the second extending flange being configured for bolting to a connection location under a hood of the vehicle that provides reduced vibration, a portion of the bracket positioned to fit between the hood and the body panel of the vehicle when the hood of the vehicle is in a closed position with respect to the vehicle.