[T3] Right side mirror

SAW DUST sawspatch at hotmail.com
Fri Feb 7 07:58:08 PST 2014


Jim , I'm interested in a pair of your mirror washers. Please get back to me. I can pay through PayPal
Shane "SAW" Schindler
San Diego,CA.
67 Notch

> On Feb 7, 2014, at 6:11 AM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 7 Feb 2014 at 1:02, Jim Adney wrote:
>> 
>> It's gonna be next to impossible to find a correct Type 3 RHS mirror, 
>> but you a RHS Beetle mirror will be much easier to find. The only 
>> important difference is the locknut that tightens against the 
>> paintwork on the side of the door. Save your old locknut and use it 
>> with a Beetle mirror.
> 
> BTW, there should be a translucent white flat plastic washer under 
> that locknut. It seals water out, and keeps the locknut from 
> destroying the paint. It's vaguely possible that you might still find 
> one at a dealership, but I have nice replacements here. Mine are 
> slightly thicker and nicer than the OG parts, but it's something that 
> almost no one will notice. The originals always crumbled in a few 
> years; mine seem to last MUCH longer.
> 
> The complicated black washers with the shoulder only work with 
> Beetles and the special Beetle locknut.
> 
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