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vintagebug
12 years ago

Does anyone know what make and shape of wing/ door mirror is the correct one for early Ovals (ie '53)? There are several out there & I'd like to know which is the correct or "approved" one.
Hagus? Frese? Round? Pear? etc.

Any ideas?


Dave
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nicolass
12 years ago
Hi before 1956 there was no door pin mirror on ovals standard from the factory.
When you buy a early beetle you could order a doorpin mirror the dealer mount it for you on your car
Early beetles with clamp mirrors on the door was a aftermarket product from Hella,Bosch etc etc
Cheers Nicolass  011.JPG You have insufficient rights to see the content.
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vintagebug
12 years ago

Thanks for the info Nicolass. In the photo the mirror clamp looks like it is held on by 2 screws- do you have to drill 2 holes in the door? (I wouldn't want to do that). Or do the screws not go into the door, are they short so that they just exert some pressure to keep the clamp tight?

Were the door pin mirrors from the dealer round?

Cheers,
Dave
Dave
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Piet
  • Piet
  • pre67vw Junkie
12 years ago

Were the door pin mirrors from the dealer round?

vintagebug wrote:



As far as I know yes!

You can put anything you like on your car Dave, because they were all aftermarket as far as I know. The round types win over the pear shaped for old looks IMO.
There are clamp-on types around for Cabrios.
Proost! Peter.
1954 Oval L275 (in progressive refinement)
vintagebug
12 years ago

Thanks Peter!I'm sure I read somewhere that the round mirrors are the correct ones for early Ovals, but I don't know where the guy got his info from.

Dave
Dave
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading"
Piet
  • Piet
  • pre67vw Junkie
12 years ago
Dave, I just read in my Bentley manual outside rear view mirrors were provided from chassisnumber 1 329 017 for the inland market. It was a pear shaped one starting at a horizontal base.
Convertibles had a different one: SP 97; sedans: SP 96.
Left hand drive cars for export are not provided with a mirror as standard eqpmt but hinge pins for mirror attmt were already installed.
Right hand drive cars did not come with this mirror hinge pin.
Proost! Peter.
1954 Oval L275 (in progressive refinement)
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heb623
12 years ago
Piet, for an answer of Lord Mitchell you'll have to wait!
He went to his holiday cottage for the weekend!:rofl:

:twisted: ET

I also have news for him, but I have to wait too!:wink:
I ’ll never regret the things I did wrong!
I only regret the good things I did for the wrong people!
GKL 7
12 years ago


He went to his holiday cottage for the weekend!:rofl:

heb623 wrote:





I bet it doesn't have a Japanese garden.
heb623
12 years ago
OK George, here we go again!:rofl:

:twisted: ET
I ’ll never regret the things I did wrong!
I only regret the good things I did for the wrong people!
nicolass
12 years ago
Dave here are some pictures from the door clamp.
You see no drilling in the door the screws are only to clamp the mirror
Cheers Nicolass
heb623
12 years ago


You see no drilling in the door the screws are only to clamp the mirror
Cheers Nicolass

nicolass wrote:




Nicol ass, I don't even see the drilled holes!!:oops: :rofl: :rofl:

:twisted: ET
I ’ll never regret the things I did wrong!
I only regret the good things I did for the wrong people!
vintagebug
12 years ago

Dave, I just read in my Bentley manual outside rear view mirrors were provided from chassisnumber 1 329 017 for the inland market. It was a pear shaped one starting at a horizontal base.
Convertibles had a different one: SP 97; sedans: SP 96.
Left hand drive cars for export are not provided with a mirror as standard eqpmt but hinge pins for mirror attmt were already installed.
Right hand drive cars did not come with this mirror hinge pin.

Piet wrote:



Thanks for the info, Peter! I'll have a look through my Bentley manual and find it.

Cheers,
Dave
Dave
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading"
vintagebug
12 years ago

Piet, for an answer of Lord Mitchell you'll have to wait!
He went to his holiday cottage for the weekend!:rofl:

:twisted: ET

I also have news for him, but I have to wait too!:wink:

heb623 wrote:



Yes, you're correct ET. I went to my little holiday cottage in the Highlands for a few days, see pic below. I only go there a couple of times a year, just to check up on the staff, and to shoot a few peasants (sorry, I meant pheasants).  holiday_cottage3.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content.
Dave
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vintagebug
12 years ago

Dave here are some pictures from the door clamp.
You see no drilling in the door the screws are only to clamp the mirror
Cheers Nicolass

nicolass wrote:



Nicolass, I don't see any pictures either 😞

Dave
Dave
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