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Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#889268
I have been searching for years to find a mirror for the passenger door of a RHD late model ghia without any luck. All the ones available are for LHD cars and the arm doesn't raise high enough to see it properly over the top of the door when you are sitting on the right hand side of the car.

Anyway, I have decided to get one made instead and wanted to know if anyone else would be interested in buying one as well. This is the arm only I am getting made and you would have to buy and fit the mirror body and the parts that attach it to the door elsewhere.

If you are interested, let me know as they will be made in the next month or so and the price would be about $150 posted.

Yogie

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 ·

#889411
is this the one for later mods
that screw in the door?
want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#889456
bushed wrote:is this the one for later mods
that screw in the door?
It is for the later 72 - 74 models that attach to the door.

Yogie

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 ·

#889473
have you thought of t3 mirrors
mine is also lacking a pass side morror but is a 1960 stored
aint been on rd for 22 yrs!!
want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#889514
I have been looking at all sorts of mirror arms in swap meets and have never found one that will work. If anyone has found something, that would be great but my last resort is to get one made to order. I just thought there may be some other late ghia owners would like a proper mirror for the passenger side as well.

Yogie

cruiser Seriously Crusin Dubber

193 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#889847
I have a number of left side mirrors.

Do you need the square or teardrop style?

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#889892
Yogie wrote:I have been searching for years to find a mirror for the passenger door of a RHD late model ghia without any luck. All the ones available are for LHD cars and the arm doesn't raise high enough to see it properly over the top of the door when you are sitting on the right hand side of the car.

Anyway, I have decided to get one made instead and wanted to know if anyone else would be interested in buying one as well. This is the arm only I am getting made and you would have to buy and fit the mirror body and the parts that attach it to the door elsewhere.

If you are interested, let me know as they will be made in the next month or so and the price would be about $150 posted.

Yogie
Yes they have a long arm , and are very different to the RHS on the type 3s, so they are available...
I'm sure I've seen them about at swap meets etc...??
what about T3D in the UK?

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#889908
Have a look at the old Datsun 120Y 1600 180B mirrors they had a left and right hand mirror mounted with 2 screws and rise high enough to be used on both sides of the vehicle,I have had a R/H unit on my Ghia for almost 40 years but never bothered with the left side.

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#889923
cruiser wrote:I have a number of left side mirrors.

Do you need the square or teardrop style?
Cruiser. The mirror itself is a square shape but it is the arm that is the problem. It has to mount (sort of) sideways on to the door but raise it up which takes out all of the mirror arms I have looked at (I have been looking in swap meets for years).

Grumble, I haven't looked at non VW arms so I might have a look and see if they can be adapted.

Thanks Guys

Yogie

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#889943
68AutoBug wrote:
Yogie wrote:I have been searching for years to find a mirror for the passenger door of a RHD late model ghia without any luck. All the ones available are for LHD cars and the arm doesn't raise high enough to see it properly over the top of the door when you are sitting on the right hand side of the car.

Anyway, I have decided to get one made instead and wanted to know if anyone else would be interested in buying one as well. This is the arm only I am getting made and you would have to buy and fit the mirror body and the parts that attach it to the door elsewhere.

If you are interested, let me know as they will be made in the next month or so and the price would be about $150 posted.

Yogie
Yes they have a long arm , and are very different to the RHS on the type 3s, so they are available...
I'm sure I've seen them about at swap meets etc...??
what about T3D in the UK?

LEE
Lee,
I have seen pictures of the type 3 mirrors and they look to be able to do the job but never seen one for sale anywhere.

Yogie

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#889947
I looked on T3D in the UK site but only early type 3 mirrors..

Must be "rare as" ....

optional accessory Only on RHD cars...
and they are rare too...


Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#889997
cruiser wrote:You can buy new the late squarish ones with long arms but they have the slightly different back to stock. Assuming this is the one you are looking for?

http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/exteriormirrors/side-view-mirror-left-oem-151857501-oe
That is the wrong arm. It is not just a long arm but one that raises the mirror as well. It is the mirror image of this one http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/exteriormirrors/side-view-mirror-right-oem-lg-style-141857502-oe that I am after.

Yogie

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#890013
68AutoBug wrote:I looked on T3D in the UK site but only early type 3 mirrors..

Must be "rare as" ....

optional accessory Only on RHD cars...
and they are rare too...


Lee
yes rare indeed. I have been looking for correct RHD late type 3 mirrors forever, sill can not find even used ones.

contemplating making my owns ones using new and used parts and getting glass cut.

Will get to this latter on, expensive exercise that has little change of actually working.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#890020
I have been looking to make one out of different parts as well but just can't find the arms. That is why I am looking at getting some made, in case others want some as well. I figured I can't be the only one looking for them but the price could well be an issue for a lot of people. For me, I just want one and will pay whatever I need to get one.

Yogie

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#896057
VW Heritage only seem to list the teardrop ones too
they look like they would have the same problem as the brazilian bug ones, too close to the body cos the arm is too short.



No wonder you see so many with Kmart and Datsun mirrors

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#896187
Joel wrote:VW Heritage only seem to list the teardrop ones too
they look like they would have the same problem as the brazilian bug ones, too close to the body cos the arm is too short.



No wonder you see so many with Kmart and Datsun mirrors

dam! you beat me to it.

I was going to say vw heritage has a lot of RHD specific parts and they are honest to which they recommend as the quality OEM and which are not so good.

but unfortunately they don't have our mirrors that we want 🥲

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE