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On 28 Feb 2005 at 17:13, franzmoore@optonline.net wrote: > I just came across an nos type 3 passenger side rear view mirror > amongst a bunch of parts I aquired some time ago. The 69 Fastback I > recently picked up, only came with the driver side mirror. I once read > that you could install a passenger side mirror on a "bug" that did'nt > come with one by drilling a hole in the same location on the passenger > side door and that there was already a threaded nut under the door > skin from the factory. I was just wondering if anyone knows if this > would also hold true for the type 3's as well, as i would like to use > the mirror if possible. I THOUGHT that all the type 3 RHS doors, at least after '68, came with the threaded nut inside AND an open hole from the outside. From the factory they had a plastic plug in that hole to cover it over. If you don't have anything there, you might want to test the surface with a magnet to see if someone might have covered it over with body putty. I'd be very surprised if there was actually a nut there under undisturbed sheet metal, but you can take the door apart and feel up there from the inside. It's a tight squeeze, but if you have small hands you should be able to reach it. I'd do that first, before you start drilling. I know that I've got one of those nuts somewhere. I just don't recall where I saw it last. I know this topic has come up before and some people seem to have plain RHS doors. I don't recall the outcome of those threads. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~