Lil" Red Corvette

Diehrd,
I'm pretty sure they can be manual as well. But, since I have my brand new mirrors already let me double check that and I will post again.

diehrd

Thanks I see no need for a power feature .. I Set and forget even with power mirrors on any car or truck I have owned

Lil" Red Corvette

Mine probably won't move very often either. But I'm a gadget nut so I'm going to have to hook mine up just so I can say they work.

brent319

I lost track of this thread until now. Glad I found it again, as the wiring diagrams are a great help. (Thanks!!) I had planned on wiring them up just because it would be cool, but the reality of how much I have to get done on the car before spring made me decide to work on things that were necessary to drive it. Unfortunately, I just ran the wires through the doors for the windows and an extra line for powering remote locks. I am wondering if anyone has routed the wires through the rubber boot and how hard that is to do. Seems like it was pretty cramped in there with just what I had. Hope it can be done.
I like the looks of the mirrors on my car. As always it is subject to personal taste, but since my car is far from stock, I like it and it really does help see around the cars big butt.

7t9l82

do these mirrors make my but look big

Lil" Red Corvette

I really like your car. Is that a 73 with the rear chrome removed? I added door locks and poppers to mine. I ran the wires through new holes.

Bob Heine

Brent,

First of all, I love what you've done to your Vette. The mirrors look great and anyone but a Corvette expert would think the car came with them.

I can probably squeeze four more small wires through the passenger side door boot but eight or ten more wires on the driver side door boot is going to be almost impossible. I suspect newer cars that have lots of electrical controls in the driver door have a larger conduit. I would check out my local junkyard but there are no local yards anymore. I did find a few options online. Jegs sells this 1/2" ID conduit but it would require grommets to work in the Corvette's 1-1/4" holes.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Electric-Life/...rentProductId=

I found this one...

... at Summit Racing.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/el...-011/overview/

Lil" Red Corvette

So I started this thread a long time ago, bought the mirrors and never installed them. Well today I finally started this project. I had my mirrors painted when I had to have some damage to the back of the car fixed. I got the drivers side mirror mounted. Here is a picture that shows the difference in the C6 mirror and the 77-82 style sport mirror.

7t9l82

the new ones covered the footprint of the old mirrors?

Lil" Red Corvette

Yes, I took some pictures of it.

TPI BOY

very nice

7t9l82

outstanding, that looks like another plan to follow up on. thanks

Nasti12

They are going to look good. Thanks for the update, and reminder.

worship79

I'm so glad this thread got a reply, it feels like Christmas already

I think it looks great! Could you upload a side and rear view photo? And how is the view now?

TPI BOY

can you use the same bolt holes that the old mirrors used

Bob Heine

Not really. The original uses two mounting bolts and this one uses three. The hole for the wires (and connector) is also larger and not in line with any of the mounting holes.


Post 90, from Lil" Red Corvette shows how the new mirror covers the old holes -- the connector passes through the 6-point star hole:

TPI BOY

what if I just wanted to use two holes, would that be enough to hold it in, and what they match up to the ones that are already in the door

donnie1956

I would think you should use the 3. Don't want the mirror flexing around and cracking the fiberglass. My old sport mirrors were mounted tightly when I had my car painted and there is still a little flex.

donnie1956

Did you have to make any modifications to the inner door skin to get to the mounting holes? I know on my 78 you have to unbolt the bottom door tracks and slide the window to the rear to get to the bolts for stock sport mirrors.

donnie1956

I am trying to order a set from Rock Auto and the GM1321412 is for right side. GM1320412 is the left side. They replied that I ordered 2 of same side and didn't tell me what side I ordered or what the part no for the other side is. Customer service isn't what it used to be.