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69 bug., .passenger side mirror, NEEDED .what are my options
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 12:33 pm    Post subject: 69 bug., .passenger side mirror, NEEDED .what are my options Reply with quote

I just started driving a bug again ...and this 69 I picked up has only a left side mirror well I have to admit I am not always in the slow lane.....and am in need of a passenger side rear view mirror ....any suggestions that actually work ? ...any suggestions that don't work ?...thanx !
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i plan on adding a passenger side mirror too but like you, i have no mount for it

however i plan on buying the mirror and mounting bracket in the link below:
http://www.mooreparts.com/5331-AC857846-4/

it just mounts to the door frame
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought an OEM mirror from Antonio, perfect.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=84077

I don't remember if the mirror came with the mounting nut that goes inside of the door or if I got one, but regardless I drilled a hole in the door and tack welded the nut inside of the door. I wanted the same factory mounting arrangement (and look) as the drivers door.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also look into the Karmann Ghia mirror and it's mount. Little easier to install then a OEM Bug mirror, looks pracitically the same
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 9:27 pm    Post subject: Re: 69 bug., .passenger side mirror, NEEDED .what are my opt Reply with quote

David23 wrote:
I just started driving a bug again ...and this 69 I picked up has only a left side mirror well I have to admit I am not always in the slow lane.....and am in need of a passenger side rear view mirror ....any suggestions that actually work ? ...any suggestions that don't work ?...thanx !


I added a passenger side mirror to my '68 Beetle. Drill a small pilot hole first to make sure it matches the other side. Then measure carefully and enlarge the hole to the correct size.

Mine did not have the nut welded inside the door, so I clamped a nut onto a stick and fed it up inside the door until I could thread the mirror into it. I elected to use the expensive OEM mirror (I believe it was VW Mexico or Brazil), as it matched the original German mirror perfectly.

I don't have a close-up picture, but here's one:

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cletus_zuber wrote:
Also look into the Karmann Ghia mirror and it's mount. Little easier to install then a OEM Bug mirror, looks pracitically the same
.....thank you for the suggestion, which year ghia mirror would work and look the same? would I look for a 69 mirror just like the bug ?
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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure of any details about this, you can probably search "right side mirror' or passenger side mirror here or in the gallery for more info.

I thought about this when i did my r side mirror, ended up going OEM, drilling the big hole, taking the door all apart to install the goofy nut etc etc.
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could install the older side mirrors. Not too much money or work involved.

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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like it !
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