Manta/Ascona passenger side RV mirror?...

Aardvaark · 08-25-2007

I've searched and can only find references to the GT's RH mirrors.
Was a RH rear view mirror available for the Manta? Is a sutable mirror available?
Or is a generic replacement mirror my only option?
Thanks,
-Mark

BQS4 · 08-25-2007

Mark;
You have to go to the UK EBay or the German Ebay to find the squarish passenger side mirror.

Gary Sullivan · 08-25-2007

Not too long ago I bought a passenger side mirror for my Ascona. It matches my left side. (after all those are a standard item in Europe with so many right hand drive cars. I got mine from Opel GT Source.

Aardvaark · 08-26-2007

Thanks guys.
I'm calling in an order to GT source next week anyway, so I'll inquire about the mirror.

timemachine · 08-26-2007

Don't forget Manta didn't go the rectangular mirror until 1973-74. Older ones are round but I don't know if they're the same part as GT.

Jim

Aardvaark · 08-26-2007

Originally Posted by timemachine

Don't forget Manta didn't go the rectangular mirror until 1973-74. Older ones are round but I don't know if they're the same part as GT.

Jim

Good point. Thanks for the reminder. It's for a '75 Manta w/retanglular mirror.
-Mk

Rionart · 08-26-2007

Here's a heads up, there are at least 3 (slightly) different types of squared mirror.
The difference is in the height of the post.
I found this out the hard way when I was putting R/H mirrors onto a couple of my Manta's.
The easiest, but not necessarily the cheapest, is to fit a pair of Engelmann mirrors from Europe.
HTH,
Rob.

RallyBob · 08-26-2007

Wayyyy back in the day we used to use TEX mirrors originally designed for MG's.

If you buy a new matching LH and RH mirror, and they are nearly a match for the original Opel stuff ('74-'75).

Like this: eBay.ca: MG MGB MIDGET MINI Original TEX Mirror Right Side New (item 260150633130 end time 27-Aug-07 17:42:09 EDT)

RallyBob · 08-26-2007

These guys are in PA, and they seem to have them for $25 each.

Parts Specials -fifth item down from the top of the page.

And the parent company in the UK:
Tex Automotive Ltd.

dallasmanta · 08-27-2007

any MGB parts house will have the same mirrors used on the 74-75 Opel. They have them in chrome and black. LMC in KC Kansas has them. Ron

Aardvaark · 08-27-2007

Hey, thanks everybody! I'm sure now I can buy a closely matching mirror for the RH side. Going to go look at a friends MGB's mirrors.
-Mk

08-25-2007	#1 (permalink)
Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,242 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr) Provided Answers: 5	Unanswered: Manta/Ascona passenger side RV mirror?... I've searched and can only find references to the GT's RH mirrors. Was a RH rear view mirror available for the Manta? Is a sutable mirror available? Or is a generic replacement mirror my only option? Thanks, -Mark __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

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BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,029 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	Mark; You have to go to the UK EBay or the German Ebay to find the squarish passenger side mirror. __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

08-25-2007	#3 (permalink)
Gary Sullivan Opeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 133	Passenger side mirror Not too long ago I bought a passenger side mirror for my Ascona. It matches my left side. (after all those are a standard item in Europe with so many right hand drive cars. I got mine from Opel GT Source. __________________ NYAsconaGuy

08-26-2007	#4 (permalink)
Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,242 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr) Provided Answers: 5	Thanks guys. I'm calling in an order to GT source next week anyway, so I'll inquire about the mirror. __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

08-26-2007	#5 (permalink)
timemachine Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Swarthmore, PA Posts: 871 Real Name: Jim Provided Answers: 7	Don't forget Manta didn't go the rectangular mirror until 1973-74. Older ones are round but I don't know if they're the same part as GT. Jim __________________ '74 Manta ("Sig") '75 Sportwagon (project) '72 GT (whenever I get to it) Sold or wrecked: '72 Manta Rallye '73 Manta '74 Luxus

08-26-2007	#7 (permalink)
Rionart Manta Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,186 Provided Answers: 3	Here's a heads up, there are at least 3 (slightly) different types of squared mirror. The difference is in the height of the post. I found this out the hard way when I was putting R/H mirrors onto a couple of my Manta's. The easiest, but not necessarily the cheapest, is to fit a pair of Engelmann mirrors from Europe. HTH, Rob. __________________ Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.

08-27-2007	#10 (permalink)
dallasmanta Dallasmanta Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: dallas texas Posts: 189 Real Name: Ron	any MGB parts house will have the same mirrors used on the 74-75 Opel. They have them in chrome and black. LMC in KC Kansas has them. Ron

08-27-2007	#11 (permalink)
Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,242 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr) Provided Answers: 5	Hey, thanks everybody! I'm sure now I can buy a closely matching mirror for the RH side. Going to go look at a friends MGB's mirrors. -Mk __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

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