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Ipuente
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 Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:39 pm Post subject: Rearview mirror |
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| I was wondering if anybody knew if I could mount a early model mirror on a 71 Squareback. I just like them better than the later model mirrors and would prefer to have one. |
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ataraxia
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: Rearview mirror |
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| Ipuente wrote: |
| I was wondering if anybody knew if I could mount a early model mirror on a 71 Squareback. I just like them better than the later model mirrors and would prefer to have one. |
What's your definition of early? There are at least three different versions that I'm aware of based on the year of the car to which they belong. |
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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The nut plate in the doors are all the same size, so any mirror should fit any door with the nut plate in it. The hard part is finding a nice early pair of mirrors. 
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Donnie strickland
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:27 am Post subject: |
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Do you mean an inside mirror (above the windshield), or an outside mirror (on the door)?
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Ipuente
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I meant the inside mirror and specifically would I be able to mount a 61-65 notchback mirror in my 71 squareback. |
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turbomicrowaves
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Mirrors before '65 are mounted with two screws. Your car requires the '66 and later style that pops in, so the early version wont fit. The '66 mirror will fit your car and has a chrome stem with a polished mirror.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1669064
This one is a little rough, but they pop up from time to time.
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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'66 & '67 are both chrome & will fit the later year cars.
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turbomicrowaves
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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The '67 mirror has a chrome stem with a black plastic mirror head.
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 7:51 am Post subject: |
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I have a '67 here that has an all chrome mirror in it, but I also have a chrome stem with black plastic mirror head that I bought at the Woodburn Bug Run. My '67 might have had a '66 mirror installed in it?
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vlad01
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i had one with metal grey stem, plastic head. what year are those?
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turbomicrowaves
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| vlad01 wrote: |
| i had one with metal grey stem, plastic head. what year are those? |
Sounds like it might have been a later mirror with the rubber coating taken off.
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Barter_Builder
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| How do you remove one off a 69? |
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turbomicrowaves
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| How do you remove one off a 69? |
You have to pop it out, they are very easy to break. Sometimes it helps to use a screw dry to pry it out.
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