<VV> Pass. side mirror

[N. Joseph Potts]

Somehow, I get the feeling you don't drive many multi-lane highways (where
there may be a lane on your right). I'd be lost without my right-side
rear-view mirror, and not just because I drive multi-lane quite often. I
also have arthritis, and can't turn my head very far or fast. And I think my
peripheral vision is diminishing, too.
     I have a repro mirror on that side (they're not expensive, nor hard to
install), and I've finagled a convex mirror (CAUTION: OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE
CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR) into the housing, and it's the bee's knees. '79
Aspen/Volare mirrors supposedly fit, but I had to have mine ground down a
little. SOME repro mirrors installed in the stock position cannot be
adjusted to give the right field of vision for some (size/height) drivers. A
convex mirror overcomes all such limitations, too.
     Right-side rear-view mirrors most definitely WERE an option in most, if
not all, Corvair years. I'm not sure whether the mirror is identical to the
driver's side, or a mirror image of it. Since the mirrors proper are round,
these at the very least interchange.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of RKAT
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:01 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Pass. side mirror

Did any of the Corvairs come with an optional passenger, outside mirror?
Or was this something owners had done? I have a replacement door for my
Corsa, debating on welding the holes up or looking for a mirror.

Thanks!



Ron Tinkham

http://www.ronsjeepjunk.4t.com/

Pine Tree Corvairs (in the works)

66 Corsa Convertible, 140, 4sp

Maine