Adding Passenger side-view mirror

Roscootis · Samba Member Joined: April 04, 2004 Posts: 67

Thanks for posting this! I have been curious about what to do on my wife's 72 Super since she's owned it. I never devoted the time to research it until now and I found your post! Thanks for taking the time to do so! Will save me a ton of time!!!

vamram

I ended up installing a Ghia mirror I purchased from CIP1. Honestly - it's just OK. Super easy to install. It does make a difference, but the glass is not very good, the angle is flaky too so you really see very little of use. If you have the skills to do the correct Bug mirror, which has a longer neck giving you a better mirror placement for the view of passenger side traffic, I would go w/that.

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nepbug · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:06 pm Post subject:

JustinCredibleVW · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:41 pm Post subject:

Here is a step by step video tutorial for those who wish to have a factory looking passenger mirror, you will need access to a mig welder though.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uniDbg6XTMc

glennSKii

hello all,

now there is a kit for installation on the right... like the left side set-up found on beetles from 46 to 67.

i have a 65 Baja.

here is the mounting kit i ordered.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C16-111-000

it will be in soon. i already have the right side mirror. it is waiting for the kit to come in.

i cant find any directions. anybody know how to do this? do i just drill a hole (the size of the pin supplied in the kit) into the top of the hinge (in the same place as that found on the left side).

thanks
glenn

glennSKii

hello all,

now there is a kit for installation on the right... like the left side set-up found on beetles from 46 to 67.

i have a 65 Baja.

here is the mounting kit i ordered.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C16-111-000

it will be in soon. i already have the right side mirror. it is waiting for the kit to come in.

i cant find any directions. anybody know how to do this? do i just drill a hole (the size of the pin supplied in the kit) into the top of the hinge (in the same place as that found on the left side).

thanks
glenn

alex857 · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:08 am Post subject:

Yes, everything fine, I like the stock-like look and the mirror is helpful.
Good luck, Alex

lehmberg · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:51 am Post subject:

neil68 · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 4:17 pm Post subject: passenger side mirror

I just added a passenger (right) side mirror to my '68 Beetle. I made a template from the driver's side, flipped it over for the passenger side and drilled a small pilot hole just to be sure.

Then had to slightly file the hole to center it correctly, and then did the full size drill.

You need an M16 x 1.5 nut and I used a similar method to the photo by mondshine, and added a drop of loctite (medium). It's easily reachable from inside the door Wink

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spanky324 · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject:

Midamerica Motorworks has a template you can print for free that locates the position to drill!!

roostermt · Samba Member Joined: November 07, 2011 Posts: 41

I've done nothing yet... seems like everytime I go to start that project another on the bug gets priority.

My thoughts were to tap the adapter (car side) since the threads seem to be softer. Not sure if that will work.

Maybe have to break down and get a ghia mirror?
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spanky324 · Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:38 pm Post subject:

EVfun · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:42 pm Post subject:

Who has those nice curved back convertible mirror. My '79 had door mount mirrors at some point and some cheap "stock convertible" mirrors where installed. The bottom part that that adjusts the mirror forward/back isn't angled like the one in the pictures and as a result hits the aluminum trim strip. I will be replacing the inner and outer scrapers so I don't mind, but I want a better repop mirror to install after I do that.

roostermt · Samba Member Joined: November 07, 2011 Posts: 41

I did the same thing... Got the convertible mirror and the ghia adapter. The threads are sure close but not quite a fit. So Ghia Mirror?
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cletus_zuber · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject:

yea, Bug mirrors have different threads than the ghia mirror, you have a mismatch. you need a ghia mirror to go in that mount.
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spanky324 · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: ghia mount and CV mirror

alex857 · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:23 pm Post subject:

Hi,
if you want to have a more original look than in the previous post and you are redoing the scrapers on the door windows anyway, access is easy:

I did this a couple of weeks ago, drilled the hole, enlarged it so the mirror foot went through and used the nut without any difficulties.

The mirror installation looks the same like on the driver´s side then.
Alex

neil68 · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject: passenger mirror nut installation

spanky324 · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:24 am Post subject:

I cant seem to find this mirror from a ghia or convertible- anyone have a link dont want to order wrong one thanx

jwold · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject:

Here's a pic of my OG convertible mirror with the ghia mount, and the extra little "object is closer than appears" mirror. Sorry for the blurryness, no flash and it was raining, but you get the idea.

The convertible mirrors and arm are slightly rounder shaped than the driver side...I didn't mind since it's just a driver.

Forget the big bolt idea...this took me about 1/2 hour to do this add on. You have to measure and drill 2 holes, and you don't have to tear your door apart to do it, and it looks pretty good, especially since it's OG VW as well.

I taped off the door first where I was going to drill the holes, the hardest part was making sure I was putting it in the correct location, i.e. level with the other side (oh and deciding to drill into the door of my car!).

I'm pretty sure that Wolfsburg West makes mirrors for both sides, at least they did when I was researching this project.

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=113857514D

I was going to get theirs but found this mirror on CL first, picked up the mount (and the advice to do it this way) at Always VW here in PDX.

Here are a few more photos I found:


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