stangeba Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 https://1971montecarlo.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/adding-a-chrome-right-side-mirror/ Many years ago I added a right chrome mirror to my 71 Monte. I wrote it up with pictures and posted it to my old web page. That web page is gone, so I made a new web site. The above link, hopefully, will take you to it, If not, please let me know. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Just Me Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Great job Bruce, I feel like I did my own, only without scratched up hands! Scott 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Scott, Did you have any problems? Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtankjones Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Very Nice Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastss Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Awesome, Thanks 4 taking the time to make an awesome article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nicely documented upgrade Bruce.... as usual! Thanks for sharing. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17TMC Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I hope my father didn't disgrace my Monte, he installed a set from 76 monte. Sad to think safety was an option back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe72 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Bruce, great write up, dig the pictures. I remember I had the body guy install mine and used the wrong gasket. I re-installed it myself, the nuts were a pain to tighten as you mentioned. Oh and had more than a few scraches on my hands. Overall I think its well worth it, kinda balances out the car someway, not to mention the safty feature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall72 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Arise from the dead ancient thread! Bruce's write up is too good to keep buried... One question, has anyone installed the chrome non remote mirror from The Parts Place? I would imagine that it is the same mirror that Ausley's sells but I had a friend install the one from The Parts Place and it didn't look as level as Bruce's mirror. Maybe it was an installation error, but I wanted to check before drilling holes in my door! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Go to Morris concepts. I think that is the name. I bought three different mirrors and they all failed in less than a year. More expensive but worth to avoid the hassle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall72 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Leghome said: Go to Morris concepts. I think that is the name. I bought three different mirrors and they all failed in less than a year. More expensive but worth to avoid the hassle This is the passenger side mirror that matches the remote chrome mirror on the driver side..does Morris have one that matches the remote one these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 That I do not know. It might be worth a phone call to check it out. I used Morris because both of my mirrors had failed to stay in place from three different companies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
714024SPEED Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I put a passenger chrome mirror on my 72 that matches the driver's remote mirror. I bought it from the parts place nice quality mirror. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Here is a pic of the mirror 714024SPEED installed on his 72. It matches the factory remote mirror. Matches good and fits good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 My right mirror I added will not stay in position after closing the door or hitting bumps. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall72 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 8:53 AM, stangeba said: My right mirror I added will not stay in position after closing the door or hitting bumps. Bruce Well dang, that kinda defeats the purpose. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltonworks Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 https://1971montecarlo.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/adding-a-chrome-right-side-mirror/ so it looks like 80$ to match my driver remote mirror. I don’t think I’ve ever seen these before on a car. I worry that the angle is different for a Monte than a Chevelle can you post more pics of the “chunky chrome” passenger side mirrors? http://www.chevelle.com/1970-72-Chevelle-Malibu-or-El-Camino-Right-Hand-Matching-Remote-Mirror-P5629.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Here is one I installed on my 70 a couple of weeks ago. Bought it from ausleys Chevelle parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
714024SPEED Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Here's one on my 72 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltonworks Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks Bruce for the walkthrough but I threw in the towel for the time being as I did not have clearance for getting the rear nut in place. Just not enough clearance. For some reason I was ok drilling the outside holes but afraid to sawzall a chunk from inner door. afriad I have the wrong gasket anyway. May just go with reproduction thin style mirror for both sides. On door panels- the pull-handle clips on door panels are a terrible design. Couldn’t get them to slide at all. But somehow the pot metal rivets allow it to snap back together. Note: the photos below are some mystery mirror. It has a bend in the arm part that is not correct. Will be looking at Ausleys for passenger mirror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 I remember having a hard time adding / tightening the rear nut on my repro right mirror. I think there was a second piece of metal just at the point where I drilled the hole but by then it was too late to drill another slightly further back. Good luck! Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall72 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Has anyone installed the passenger side mirror that The Parts Place sells? It looks the part in the box, but man when I saw one installed on a 70 Monte that thing looked jacked up! It was pointed at a weird angle towards the passenger side glass. The guy swore he used the right gasket when installing - he said the other gasket had it at an even worse angle. Makes me afraid to attempt to install the one I bought from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I purchased one from Ausleys Chevelle parts. Same one. What you have to do is take apart the mirror, center screw. Then on the mirror housing, not the base you will see the shoulder that indexes into the base. You need to slightly trim them. So it let's the mirror sit as it is supposed to. I did it to both of the mirrors on my 70. The drivers and passenger side. The bottom pic is before I trimmed and reinstalled the driver's mirror. 2nd pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltonworks Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I did manage to get the bolts working. But as you can see here the mirror I have, the arm has an upward angle to it, not sure what it was off of but it’s not Gonna work on the Monte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 In my case (Repop Right Non- Remote, that looks like the left remote) it was just the wrong rubber base gasket, they supplied two and I picked the wrong one first. Got any other gaskets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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