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'74 911/912 chrome side mirror on eBay
Hi all;
Just won this side view mirror on eBay; It appears to be a right hand side mirror (US passenger side), yes? Is there any way to distinguish whether it is a Porsche original, or a repro? (I emailed the seller with these questions a few days ago, but never received a reply...) Thanks in advance!
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08-28-2007, 04:14 PM
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Peter,
Porsche didn't put passenger side mirrors on their '74 Carreras, it gave an assymetrical look to the car, which I liked. Having said that, I purchased (un-beknownst to me) a reproduction mirror, for the driver's side... I still have the original. On the bottom of the original mirror, thus hidden from view there is a stamping "el 17017 and inside the base, where the screw type mounting studs are is the letter R. Hope that helps! T.G
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Thanks T.G.;
I understand that Porsche didn't have passenger side mirrors in 1974, but right hand side mirrors were fitted in right-hand drive markets, such as in the UK, and here in Australia. I suspect that the above mirror will turn out to be a repro, but will check for the markings as you have described when it arrives. Many thanks!
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UPDATE:
Received the mirror last week from the USA; A couple of interesting things; 1. It is a right sided mirror (US passenger side) 2. It has the exact markings that T.G. described above - "el 17017" on the mirror housing, and an 'R' inside of the base If this is a repro, they've certainly gone to a lot of trouble to reproduce the factory markings. Otherwise, it might well be a (rare) genuine Porsche mirror from a right-hand drive market? If so, an odd item to acquire from US eBay... 
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09-15-2007, 04:43 AM
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Not sure you would call it rare, they were installed on all right hand drive cars.
Nice price BTW Last edited by 911s55; 09-15-2007 at 08:07 AM.. |
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