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| Txbentleyboy |
 Dec 2 2016, 03:18 PM
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I have just gotten my first Porsche 914. It is a 1976 car and only has a driver's side mirror. I understand that is the standard but would like to get a left side mirror.
Does anyone know where I can find one? Thanks. |
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| Tom_T |
Dec 2 2016, 03:26 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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I think you meant the right passenger side mirror, & yes, AFAIK Porsche still has those new with a slight convex (+/- 10-15%) through dealers & parts sources (also have driver/left flat ones new). I got a new pair about 3 years ago for $125 a side after a 25% discount, so not cheap new.
You can also buy a new or used driver/left side one & flip it for the passenger/left side use. Do a WTB ad on here for one, & Bruce stone & others will chime in. Don't forget to get a pair of new rubber seals for under the L & R mirrors' bases. The speed nuts are already welded into the underside of the passenger door. so all you need to do to mount them, is find the ir location, then drill from the top down into them so you can screw them in. I'd recco some Wurth zinc rich primer (or similar) & some touch-up paint over the bare metal where you drill, to prevent any rust issues growing there. Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| GeorgeRud |
Dec 2 2016, 06:32 PM
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Remove the inside door panel so you can see where to drill for the right side mirror. It does help when driving in traffic but has to be properly mounted in the correct location or is pretty worthless otherwise. Flipping a driver's side mirror does seem to work OK without the convex mirror in the housing.
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| anderssj |
Dec 2 2016, 07:00 PM
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Dog is my copilot... Group: Members Posts: 1,782 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Tom_T @ Dec 2 2016, 05:26 PM)  I think you meant the right passenger side mirror, & yes, AFAIK Porsche still has those new with a slight convex (+/- 10-15%) through dealers & parts sources (also have driver/left flat ones new) . . . Tom /////// (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I got one of the convex ones from Sunset Porsche, Beaverton OR, a couple of years ago, < $100 new at the time. |
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| Mark Henry |
Dec 2 2016, 07:12 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Dec 2 2016, 07:32 PM) Remove the inside door panel so you can see where to drill for the right side mirror. It does help when driving in traffic but has to be properly mounted in the correct location or is pretty worthless otherwise. Flipping a driver's side mirror does seem to work OK without the convex mirror in the housing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) That's how I did it. I had an extra drivers mirror. |
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| Big Len |
Dec 2 2016, 08:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,779 Joined: 16-July 13 From: Edgewood, New Mexico Member No.: 16,126 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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| Txbentleyboy |
Dec 3 2016, 10:39 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 15-October 16 From: Davidson County, NC, USA Member No.: 20,498 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Thanks for the help.
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