passenger side mirror for Rabbit

I have a 1980 Rabbit (Westmoreland - American), and have for quite
some time been trying to find a suitable passenger side mirror for the
vehicle. I did find one some years ago, but this ~$10 mirror was
fairly small and would also fold up on the highway or against
headwinds, requiring frequent readjustment . The pivot that held
the mirror in position was not strong enough to hold the mirror in
place against the wind. I basically destroyed the mirror trying to
take it apart and tighten it.

My driver's side mirror has the glass panel inside a solid non-movable
shell, and is adjustable from inside the car. I have two mounting
holes on my passenger-side door, but no third larger hole for an
adjustment cable. But if I could find a passenger-side mirror like my
driver's side mirror, I could probably remove any cable.

Or are there better, more robust mirrors with the same arrangement
that I had.

Any suggestions?

A passenger-side mirror certainly makes it easier to parallel park and
do other manuevers where you can't see that side well.

Thanks,
Chuck

I think I have a pair of the mirrors in the basement. One from a GTI
and another from a Gl or whatever they called the deluxe Rabbits back
then. These would be the ones that have a joystick inside the car.
Make me an offer I cannot refuse if you want to buy them.

Those basic mirrors have a screw on the bottom that you can use to
tighten things. At least I thnk they did. Unscrew the mirror from the
door and look inside. On my Toyota I had to retap both mirrors as they
got floppy. I am pretty sure the Rabbit had the same setup.

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:27:39 -0800 (PST), Chuck <ch10h3.DeleteThis@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I have a 1980 Rabbit (Westmoreland - American), and have for quite
>some time been trying to find a suitable passenger side mirror for the
>vehicle. I did find one some years ago, but this ~$10 mirror was
>fairly small and would also fold up on the highway or against
>headwinds, requiring frequent readjustment . The pivot that held
>the mirror in position was not strong enough to hold the mirror in
>place against the wind. I basically destroyed the mirror trying to
>take it apart and tighten it.
>
>My driver's side mirror has the glass panel inside a solid non-movable
>shell, and is adjustable from inside the car. I have two mounting
>holes on my passenger-side door, but no third larger hole for an
>adjustment cable. But if I could find a passenger-side mirror like my
>driver's side mirror, I could probably remove any cable.
>
>Or are there better, more robust mirrors with the same arrangement
>that I had.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>A passenger-side mirror certainly makes it easier to parallel park and
>do other manuevers where you can't see that side well.
>
>Thanks,
>Chuck