Abstract: A two piece mirror support bracket is formed with a sail side half and a mirror side half joined together at an interface to permit the mirror support bracket to pass through a mirror pedestal without requiring the enlarged head on either half to pass through the mirror pedestal. The two halves of the mirror support bracket are joined by mechanical fasteners to form an integral apparatus operable to support the mirror glass and actuator assembly from the automotive chassis at the mirror sail. The mechanical fasteners can include heat stakes to fix the mirror side half and the sail side half together. The smaller mirror pedestal reduces wind noise and aerodynamic drag, while increasing the flexibility for design styling of the automobile, without requiring a design change for the mirror glass or actuator mechanism for manipulating the orientation of the mirror glass.