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Question about A-body sport mirrors

Posted By: pinkduster

Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 03:33 AM

I've been thinking about A-body sport (racing style) mirrors. Specifically, is there anything like the car's paint code that dictates the mirrors being chrome or painted. For example, 71 B-body window louvers were only painted to match the car on certain colors. I'm wondering if the A-body mirrors have some similar restrictions. (?)
I've been into these cars for something like 30 years and I've seen many cars and many mirrors for sale, but there are some colors that I don't recall every seeing.
Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 03:38 AM

Chrome vs. painted / racing vs. regular remote would be on the fender tag so would single vs. dual.

If no mirror option code(s) then it came standard with the driver side non-remote mirror.
Posted By: Supercuda

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 03:54 AM

Originally Posted By Alaskan_TA
Chrome vs. painted / racing vs. regular remote would be on the fender tag so would single vs. dual.

If no mirror option code(s) then it came standard with the driver side non-remote mirror.


Depends on the A body in question. My 65 Cuda came with no mirror.
Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 03:57 AM

Ummmm, that's kinda not what I meant. Let's say, for conversation sake... It's 1970, and you are ordering an Inviolet 71 Duster and you want painted racing mirrors. The sales guy informs you can only get chrome mirrors with that color. Sort of like if you were ordering an Inviolet 71 GTX and wanted purple lovers. He'd tell you they would only come in black with that color. We're the mirrors available in all the colors? Specifically, all the high impact colors?
Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 03:58 AM

I'm talking about Dusters and Demons.
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 04:01 AM

Originally Posted By pinkduster
I've been thinking about A-body sport (racing style) mirrors. Specifically, is there anything like the car's paint code that dictates the mirrors being chrome or painted. For example, 71 B-body window louvers were only painted to match the car on certain colors. I'm wondering if the A-body mirrors have some similar restrictions. (?)
I've been into these cars for something like 30 years and I've seen many cars and many mirrors for sale, but there are some colors that I don't recall every seeing.






G36 was the A body option for painted Racing mirrors, the available colors were Plum Crazy, Bright Blue, Bright Red, Go Mango, and Top Banana, G37 is the Chrome Racing Mirror option for A bodies selected in colors choices other than the above mentioned colors
Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 04:24 AM

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Is there some documentation or list of colors. I know I've seen (and own) mirrors that are Hemi Orange / Torred (71) and Basin Street Blue (72).
Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 04:29 AM

I've always liked the painted mirrors over the chrome mirrors. Back in 93/94 when I built my Duster, there was no question if it was getting painted or chrome mirrors. But now, I'm guessing a Bahama Yellow car would have came with chrome mirrors. I still think it looks better with painted mirrors though. I wonder why Chrysler Corporation singled out some colors for chrome or painted.
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 04:32 AM

Originally Posted By pinkduster
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Is there some documentation or list of colors. I know I've seen (and own) mirrors that are Hemi Orange / Torred (71) and Basin Street Blue (72).




Hemi Orange racing mirrors would have been for the 70 B body option


I don't know if this is readable?...

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Posted By: pinkduster

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 05:03 AM

I have a Tor-Red 71 Duster with factory painted mirrors. I don't think I've ever seen an A-body mirror in Plum Crazy.
Posted By: mopars_1

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 05:16 AM

Heres a pretty much all original duster i use to have. Coded for painted mirrors in ev2.

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Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: Question about A-body sport mirrors - 07/21/16 12:30 PM

Originally Posted By Supercuda
Originally Posted By Alaskan_TA
Chrome vs. painted / racing vs. regular remote would be on the fender tag so would single vs. dual.

If no mirror option code(s) then it came standard with the driver side non-remote mirror.


Depends on the A body in question. My 65 Cuda came with no mirror.


He asked about sport mirrors which were new for the 1970 model year. ;-)
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