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Old Aug 15, 2019 | 05:25 PM
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I could use some help with sport mirrors. Is the base/pedestal taller on a Corvette C3 sport mirror compared to the Camaro, Monte Carlo,etc sport mirrors? I know they mount differently .I wanted to install sport mirrors onto a resto mod and started looking and comparing the two mirrors and noticed the Camaro one appears to be shorter. Are the glass housings the same for both? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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I could use some help with sport mirrors. Is the base/pedestal taller on a Corvette C3 sport mirror compared to the Camaro, Monte Carlo,etc sport mirrors? I know they mount differently .I wanted to install sport mirrors onto a resto mod and started looking and comparing the two mirrors and noticed the Camaro one appears to be shorter. Are the glass housings the same for both? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

The base/pedestal is definitely taller but I'm fairly confident the body is the same. I have a '79 with stock sport mirrors and the view in the sucks--particularly the driver side.
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The 6t8 got treated to the sport mirrors [what a pain in the ---]. Visibility isn't as good, but the mirrors don't fold over at high speed. T
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Thanks Guys. I Have both sport and chrome mirrors and not sure which I'll use. I like the look of the sport mirror better.
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the rear fenders block the view. just get these... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Manual-Stai...oAAOSwCrNdBHex
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the rear fenders block the view. just get these... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Manual-Stai...oAAOSwCrNdBHex
Lol. Those would work!
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