Re: [gremlintime] Re: "Original" mirrors on Gremlins - oval AND rectangular....

[james johnson <rooster1@xxxx>]

THE MIRROR WILL WORK ON UR CAR..BUT ITS NOR ORIGNA, FER UR YEAR..ITS A PEAR SHAPE
MIRROR..THEY WERE ON THE '77'S AND '78'S ..MAYBE OTHER YEARS.. ..IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED
IN BUY'N A 1977 AMC GREMLIN..E-MAIL ME FER PIC'S OK..
ROOSTER1@xxxx THANKS JAMES-

Gremlingts@xxxx wrote:

> << Can someone please look at this mirror on ebay and tell me if it will fit
> my
> 1970 AMC Gremlin. Is it the original? Will it fit??
> Thanks Rebecca >>
>
> Most of the book pictures I have of Gremlins show a rectangular
> mirror...but as with most Marketing photos, they show only the
> top-of-the-line stuff, NOT the cheapest, lowest-priced models, generally
> speaking. The oval sideview mirror is probably correct for a base model
> Gremlin, as the '71 I have in my driveway has that EXACT mirror. Dave may be
> correct that his is rectangular, and most may have been, but by and large,
> there are always cheaper versions of items on cars. My '76 project Gremlin in
> the garage also has an oval outside mirror, NOT rectangular! So just because
> it doesn't conform to what "most" Gremlins MAY have had, doesn't mean it's
> not either correct OR original. It just may not be the top-of-the-line
> offering. Unfotunately, without a dealership book to confirm items like that,
> it may be hard to tell. I just looked in my Crash Estimating guide, and there
> is only one manual mirror listed for 70-71 years, P/N 8992612 . That DOESN'T
> mean AMC didn't offer a cheaper one, with a generic brand of mirror, that is
> technically correct, too. just that it isn't listed in my one reference book.
> Anyway, the mirror should fit. My two cents worth,
>
> Jerry in Virginia
>
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