<VV> Location for Late Model, Passenger Side Mirror

[David S Malcolm]

The mirror part no. 3027 for 80's Volaries and Aspens fits our factory 
mirrors perfectly and is convex. Put one in my passenger side mirror and 
love it. (Getting the retaining spring out wasn't a lot of fun.)

David



On 3/5/20 5:00 PM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I always put mirrors on the front fenders, above the wheel. Then you 
> can keep one eye on the mirror and one eye on the road. British cars 
> always had mirrors there till we started importing cars from Europe 
> with door mirrors fitted. I've never liked them - you have to take 
> your eyes off the road and turn your head to look in the mirror. 
> Another thing I cannot cope with are flat glass mirrors. Even the big 
> trucks use them over here. You can't see a damn thing out of them. 
> Good for reversing, but not for going forward! Commercial vehicle in 
> England only use convex mirrors - not crazy bug-eye mirrors like you 
> get here, just a gentle curve that gives you a decent field of vision 
> combined with decent depth perception. There is a guy on ebay selling 
> suitable convex wing-mirrors for Chevys (fender mirrors I should say). 
> But if you prefer flat-glass door mirrors, don't let me stand in your 
> way!
>
> On 2020-03-05 14:18, Michael Mauro via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> After 20-years, I'm finally getting around to adding a
>> rear-view mirror to the passenger side of my 67-coupe. I do not have
>> the assembly manual... can someone provide measurements for placement
>> of the mounting bracket; or, a closeup picture of one installed? Or,
>> am I making this harder than needed: is the passenger side mirror
>> mounted exactly (in relation to vent window, etc) as the drivers side?
>> Thanks!
>> Mike Mauro
>>
>>
>>  _______________________________________________
>> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all
>> copyrights are the property
>> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help,
>> mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
>> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
>> http://www.corvair.org/
>> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
>> Change your options: 
>> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
>> Archives: http://www.vv.corvair.org/archive.htm
>>  _______________________________________________
>
> _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights 
> are the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, 
> mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, 
> http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options: 
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
> Archives: http://www.vv.corvair.org/archive.htm
> _______________________________________________