Passenger mirror?

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i have a driver side mirror. Did it originally have one on the passenger side or was it an option?
 
And this is for your.......... Pontiac Grand Prix? :poke: Might want to put your car in your avatar or signature.

For most cars of the 60s/early 70s, the passenger mirror was an option, if available at all. My Hurst car (pretty much all Hurst cars, AFAIK) did NOT come with a passenger mirror unless the buyer specifically ordered it just like they could do with any other 1970 300. Because most Hursts weren't ordered from an individual buyer, right side mirrors are rare. I added a very nice used mirror to my right side, FYI.

So, the answer is "it depends".
 
i have a driver side mirror. Did it originally have one on the passenger side or was it an option?
Looks like it was a dealer installed option if this is the car you're referring to as "it".

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Post a picture of your fender tag so we can decode it. If the factory had to make any holes in the body for an option, ( in your case mounting holes for the passenger mirror ) it may be stamped on your fender tag. Did you find or look for a build sheet ?
 
Car is in my avatar. It’s not rocket surgery.
But maybe it's brain science.

Is it fair, when you're asking for help or info, to expect us to know your make, model and year via a tiny avatar pic? I'm fairly well versed, but I don't know every make, model, year, and "price class" line. Why should WE have to figure out what car you might be talking about?

You (and many others here) could make it easy on your Cbod pals if you identified your car. Make note of the number of threads here at FCBO (and in hundreds of car forums) where oftentimes the second and third posts to someone asking a question are "what car are you talking about?".

We all want to help, which is why I did my best to give you a generic answer on the right-side mirror issue. But specific info gets specific answers from the experts here.

Just sayin'.
 
But, if it's anything like the ones I have on my cars, it's not anywhere near as useful as the mirrors on new cars.

Ain't that the truth!

"Objects in mirror are really tiny, and there's probably several other objects that you can't see when using this damn mirror."
 
Car is in my avatar. It’s not rocket surgery.

For some, like me who own a '68 Fury the car in your avatar is easily recognizable but I don't think you should assume that every member of this forum is going to know what car is in your avatar. Some visit this forum on their phones and the avatar photo is likely to small to identify.

Then there are people like me who have more cars than brains. My avatar is for a 71 GT but I also own 4 '68 Furys, a '66 300 & a '71 Custom Suburban wagon so members might not know if your '68 Fury is your only MOPAR.
 
I have one on my 68 fury, nice for aestheticsand symmetry, but with any passenger side mirrows with wing window cars; mostly useless as far as functionality due to the post being in the way and the angle it sits at.
 
....mostly useless as far as functionality due to the post being in the way and the angle it sits at.

Hmmmmm....good point. My 68 Dart with vent windows (45 years ago) didn’t have a right side mirror, so I never gave it a thought.

As for symmetry, that’s why I added a correct used mirror (Murray Park). It’s not totally useless, and balances the look.
 
My RH outside mirror puzzles me as well. It sits on a 1974 Plymouth Fury III:

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No mention of it on the fender tag, so it must be an add-on, possibly dealer-installed. It is the exact mirror image of the LH outside mirror, with a remote-control handle on the inside of the door (and not under the dashboard).

I can't find any mention of this exact set-up in the Mopar accessories catalogue. Any thoughts?

(In the mirror you can see a 12-cylinder BMW 750i model E32 that was almost mine. But my wife liked the Fury better.)
 
But maybe it's brain science.

Is it fair, when you're asking for help or info, to expect us to know your make, model and year via a tiny avatar pic? I'm fairly well versed, but I don't know every make, model, year, and "price class" line. Why should WE have to figure out what car you might be talking about?

You (and many others here) could make it easy on your Cbod pals if you identified your car. Make note of the number of threads here at FCBO (and in hundreds of car forums) where oftentimes the second and third posts to someone asking a question are "what car are you talking about?".

We all want to help, which is why I did my best to give you a generic answer on the right-side mirror issue. But specific info gets specific answers from the experts here.

Just sayin'.
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The point is, you post something as if it were in Braille.
 
Ain't that the truth!

"Objects in mirror are really tiny, and there's probably several other objects that you can't see when using this damn mirror."

My passenger mirror is mostly to balance the weight of the car so it doesn't lean to the left by 6 ounces throwing it off.
Both are aftermarket on mine as well...
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I could see it was a Plymouth, too, but in that picture it could almost be a 65 Catalina with the stacked headlights.

I was being a bit silly with "Pontiac" to make the point that the OP started by asking about mirrors without identifying the car.....meaning that it could have been a Mopar, or could have been anything else.

IMHO, a forum member should identify their car (or bike or whatever) in their sig. Specific questions require specific information to provide a specific answer.

As I said above, why should someone who wants to help the OP have to ask the the question?
 
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But as a general Mopar question, the answer was a simple "No, they were optional."

There are times on this site when I wish people would just answer the question that is being asked, regardless if how someone might think it's wrong, or in some kind of an error. I'd rather see people remain silent instead of trying to correct someone.

Same as I'm sick of "Get a FSM" as an answer to someone's question. That's a great idea, but is as helpful as cancer to answering a person's question. I wish we could get over this.
 
But as a general Mopar question, the answer was a simple "No, they were optional."

There are times on this site when I wish people would just answer the question that is being asked, regardless if how someone might think it's wrong, or in some kind of an error. I'd rather see people remain silent instead of trying to correct someone.

Same as I'm sick of "Get a FSM" as an answer to someone's question. That's a great idea, but is as helpful as cancer to answering a person's question. I wish we could get over this.

Those are good points. I did provide a discussion that right-side mirrors in those days were generally optional, so I was trying give some relevant info....not to just chastise the OP. Remember, I was trying to be a little silly with my Pontiac comment. I also figured that others would offer info as well, as that usually happens as the thread evolves. via more and more information. I started to stay silent since I didn't know what car, and maybe I should have. I usually do if it's an unknown car, or an obvious "get the FSM" answer. But maybe with enough "get the FSM" answers, a new member will get the idea that he should indeed get an FSM and do some research first, THEN ask a good question.

A new member recently said "I've looked at the FSM and I kinda understand x and y, but not too sure about z. Can you school me?" Members here couldn't WAIT to provide good answers, and somebody offered a part for free to help out. Kumbaya.

And there's the guy who asks "How do I rebuild my engine?" or "It stumbles when I step on it." The post gets crickets, rightfully so. But I guess I would have chimed in with "What car, what engine?" :D
 
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