[T3] '69 Squareback

[Mike Fisher]

The later/bigger Type 3 mirrors have the very short arm.  The
passenger side used a short extension on the short arm mirror.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> On 3 Jan 2012 at 11:37, Gary Forsmo wrote:
>
>>    - *What is the purpose of the small, (approx.) 3", round, metal "plug"
>>    painted the body color, in the center of the front apron?*
>
> It allows you to remove/replace the shift rod on MT cars without
> damaging the bodywork. To do this, you also have to remove the well
> that the bottom of the spare tire sits in.
>
> Basically, it's much the same as the smaller "plugs" in the rear
> fenders, which allow removal of the rear torsion bars.
>
>>    - *Does your '69 Squareback have both ... an ORIGINAL driver's-side AND
>>    passenger-side door mirrors?  If so, can you send me pictures to my E-mail
>>    address?  gbforsmo at gmail.com (Two or three views of each mirror would be
>>    helpful.)  I have been trying for years to see photos of what the ORIGINAL
>>    arms, mirror shape, mounting nut look like.  Even factory photos are not
>>    sufficient.
>
> I thought we had looked at some here. I'm sure I don't have any good
> ones, but I'm pretty sure I have some parts that would at least be
> sufficient for you to see what they looked like.
>
> It's also likely that VW supplied mirrors from more than one vendor
> at different times or even at the same time. The look would have been
> pretty much the same, however, but I don't think there's any way to
> be sure of what YOURS were exactly like when you bought it.
>
> The mirrors changed in '70 or '71, and almost anything replaced after
> that time would be the later style, which superceeded the early
> style. The later ones are better because they are much easier to
> adjust.
>
> Most of our outside mirrors have been replaced more than once, so the
> odds of finding an actual original still on a car are pretty slim.
>
>> Does the Fastback body style have the VERY SAME door mirrors as the
>> Squareback?*
>
> Within the limitations of various vendors supplied at the same time,
> yes. Squarebacks got 2 mirrors, but fastys only got one, with a
> second one optional.
>
> The question I've never been able to figure out is: When did fastys
> come with the threaded insert in the RH door and when didn't they?
>
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