[DeTomaso] Another mirror question - what mirror type is this

[Bjoern Flesland]

Larry,
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.
I have forwarded all your info to my friend.
Cheers,
Bjoern



On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 4:01 PM,  <fresnofinches at aol.com> wrote:
> Bjoern,
>
> Those mirrors are from the '79-'83 Dodge Colt.
>
> Colts were small economy cars. Most just came with a manual
> driver's mirror. There was an optional set of electric mirrors that added
> a passenger side mirror. I do not think there was ever a manual passenger mirror.
> Being an economy car, not many were sold with the electric mirror option.
>
> Hall Pantera sold the sets of electric mirrors to hundreds of owners. Some were
> properly wired and operate with two normal mirror joy stick controls.
>
> Many were just mounted and left in manual mode.
>
> They mount with glue to the glass, are very close to the body and thus have a limited rear view.
> Kirk Evans made, and can still provide, a fiberglass spacer that moves them outboard
> another inch or two.
>
> For those with these mirrors wondering if theirs are electric, here's the clue:
>
> If they 'click' when being moved, they are electric. If they just smoothly move, manual.
>
> No vendors have them any longer. They do show up on eBay now and then.
> Replacement mirror glass (ONLY) is still available.
>
> I have a functional set on 2511. I have equipped them with a set of Muth Signal
> Mirrors (the in-the-mirror LED arrows), after much trial-and-error, and several
> 'practice' cutting/shaping attempts.
>
> There is a later style of mirror, from a later Dodge (Omni?), that looks much the same.
>
> Larry
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