Hello,
Can anybody give me the gist on what model OEM Porsche Flag style outer side mirrors that will work for a 914? power, non power doesnt matter. Whats the going price for a nice set?

Thanks

I've used both 944 and 911 flag mirrors. Both seem to fit pretty good. Are you prepared to drill some big holes in your doors?

Make sure you get the INSIDE the door support pieces for 944 or 911 mirrors.

944s on mine. BTW: there is a thread showing the positioning of the holes for the mirror brackets. The pics include a tape-measure on the body for alignment.

Care must be taken to drill the holes in the doors so that the mirrors are mounted parallel to the ground. Too high or low puts them at an angle that can and does look kinda not good.

because the base of the mirror has a "hook" protruding, you can't just hold the mirror against the body to get the right fit.

Thank You Elliot, Jim, and 914 Sixer for the help full information. very much appericaited.
Al

This is what can happen if your Body Guy doesn't know what he is doing!

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I have read that you may need to file or grind (or mill) the mirror base to match the curve of the 914 door panel.

--DD

See: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=21421

Care must be taken positioning the passenger side mirror in the fore-aft position. If it's blind-spot visibility your after, the 5 panel wink mirror is much better; plus the wink mirror doesn't require head movement to see either blind spots..

As an alternative, '73 Mustang mirrors work quite well.

Jim, those mirrors look great.

Looks great, seems to fit the car, and is well positioned!

Re: the 'stang ones, I am probably with the others on this board about that choice. But to each his or her own.

No Mustang mirrors please.....

I like the '73 mustang mirrors. I don't like the '73 mustang.

the factory 914 mirror is one of my favorite design elements on the car.

My own experiences FWIW

1) flag mirrors are in 2 main parts, mirror head and base. The heads are the same, whether 911/944/928: only the bases differ.They can be swapped.
2) the heads are either early or late, the mirror fixing differs, otherwise indistinguishable.
3) euro glasses are available which are convex but without the "objects in this mirror......." etc legend.
4) use 911 bases but they need to be ground down to match the profile of the door.
5) use the reinforcing plate. It's a must.
6) the r/h side one is easy enough to fit but the l/h one becomes critical: a lot of material has to be removed from the base, there is only just enough left.
7) (and I haven't tried this) the standard position is that the driver's mirror is much further forward, and slightly further out, on the door. However if you use a RHD base (ie a passenger's) on the driver's side, with a bit of experimentation on the fore and aft position you should get a mirror that mounts better and tighter to the door, more suited to a 914.
The only trouble is that you might destroy a lot of doors in finding out......

Anyone have a pin out for the 911 switches? I got one that looks like maybe late 80s. Newer than the one in my SC. Understand how it works, but which switch pins do what has me baffled. My mirrors are screaming green and the car will be Bahia red. Think I should paint the mirrors.

No Joe.