Side mirrors
KaptainCu - May 11th, 2013 at 10:51 AM
Hi guys, simple question-
Replacing the drivers side mirror (easy)
But passenger.... There's not one currently fitted so I'm about to remove the interior trim and drill through the chassis to install it...
Just looking for guidance that this is the correct method (can't think of any other way)
So.... That's all I got....
Bizarre - May 11th, 2013 at 10:58 AM
what year car have you got?
Beetle I presume?
I would try and not have to drill into the body
psimitar - May 12th, 2013 at 03:55 PM
Yea, if it's the later style mirrors that screw into the door then normally the captive nut exists in the door frame but there is no hole in the
outer skin. so this means that with some measuring you can drill a hole in the skin.
If an early beetle then either Albert mirrors as part of the front wing trim or screw thread hinge pin for hinge pin mirrors.
So yea, what ya got?
KaptainCu - May 13th, 2013 at 02:49 PM
Ha gold!
No idea! I just bought the same kind as the old crappy drivers side- it had a fixed bit inside the door panel that it screwed into- so just gotta
line-of-sight and drill I reakon-
Thx guys...
Here we go...
Joel - May 13th, 2013 at 04:09 PM
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Yea, if it's the later style mirrors that screw into the door then normally the captive nut exists in the door frame but there is no hole in the
outer skin. so this means that with some measuring you can drill a hole in the skin.
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Where have you seen that? here or UK?
I've got 3 passanger doors in the shed off 68-71 Beetles and none of them them have the threaded insert in the iiner door skin for the mirror.
I've got a couple of 72 onwards doors which do but they have the hole in the outer skin with a plastic blanking plug in them which is normal for 72
onwards bugs.
It wouldnt surprise me if RHD cars made in German factory were like it with the threaded insert there as they were making far more LHD cars than RHD
but I know from my parts stash aussie made ones aren't.
psimitar - May 13th, 2013 at 10:45 PM
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posted by psimitar
Yea, if it's the later style mirrors that screw into the door then normally the captive nut exists in the door frame but there is no hole in the
outer skin. so this means that with some measuring you can drill a hole in the skin.
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Where have you seen that? here or UK?
I've got 3 passanger doors in the shed off 68-71 Beetles and none of them them have the threaded insert in the iiner door skin for the mirror.
I've got a couple of 72 onwards doors which do but they have the hole in the outer skin with a plastic blanking plug in them which is normal for 72
onwards bugs.
It wouldnt surprise me if RHD cars made in German factory were like it with the threaded insert there as they were making far more LHD cars than RHD
but I know from my parts stash aussie made ones aren't.
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Yea, from the uk forum i've heard of many people being able to do this or screw it into a nut you hold on other side of panel.
You're probably right about the german made ones but thought they went back to german kit format by the late 60's here? and no longer pressing the
panels themselves?
KaptainCu - May 14th, 2013 at 09:39 AM
Mines a 73- no plastic plug - but fixed nut inside...
psimitar - May 16th, 2013 at 12:59 AM
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Mines a 73- no plastic plug - but fixed nut inside...
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Then.................. You are a winner 
Measure carefully and centre punch for the hole. Masking tape helps the drill not slip. but make sure you have a drill bit or holesaw that is HSS or
better still tungsten carbide tipped for making a nice neat hole in the door.
Look at Ebay if ya can wait as I got a few tungsten carbide tipped holesaws for about $12 each inc post. Go thru steel like butter 