Truck-Lite 97816 7.5-Inch Round Black Stainless Steel Universal Convex Blind Spot Mirror Assembly (Centered Female Thread Mount, Replaces Signal-Stat 7078)

Eliminate dangerous flank blind spots and maintain complete roadside safety with the commercial-grade engineering of the Truck-Lite 97816 7.5-Inch Round Convex Mirror Head. Engineered as a mid-sized universal blind spot helper mirror for commercial tractor-trailers, freight fleets, inner-city delivery box vans, school buses, and municipal utility vehicles, this premium spot mirror delivers an expansive panoramic view of flanking vehicle lanes and lower wheel wells. By keeping your drivers continuously aware of immediate pedestrian, traffic, and side-clearance hazards, this assembly directly supports your equipment's compliance with strict FMVSS 111 commercial rearview safety visibility regulations.

Avoid the structural degradation common to cheap plastic imitation backings that warp under highway wind pressure or scale under environmental stress. The 97816 features a heavy-duty backing shell manufactured from high-grade structural stainless steel treated with a premium black finish. This unique configuration gives you the classic durability of an all-metal stainless steel housing with a sleek, blacked-out aesthetic that matches modern fleet finishes. For sustained clarity over millions of miles, the high-fidelity curved convex glass lens is cushioned inside a shock-absorbing vinyl perimeter gasket, creating an airtight barrier against moisture tracking while dampening continuous chassis tremors to prevent edge peeling, fracturing, and mirror clouding.

Integrating this blind spot mirror into your fleet layout is exceptionally straightforward. The head utilizes an internal, centered 5/16-inch female adjustable threaded ball stud (0.313 in. mounting connector diameter). This specialized center-stud alignment allows drivers to pivot, swivel, and lock in the exact safety perspective needed while actively protecting the fastener against thread slip under high vibration load. It functions beautifully when paired with standard commercial mirror mounting kits, fender-mount brackets, door loops, or tripod loop arm assemblies.

This universal side-view mirror serves as an immediate, exact-fit direct replacement for legacy Signal-Stat 7078 hardware profiles, offering a premium black stainless upgrade to protect your fleet against flanking collisions.