Every
production Porsche®
914 and Porsche 914/6 car came with a single exterior mirror on the driver's side. There was
a very seldom purchased factory option for a passenger side mirror (part
number 914 731 040 10), which differed from the left side mirror
only in that the glass was slightly convex (the housing is identical - even to
the extent that the safety number stamped on the back of most of the later
"curved-arm" mirror housings is upside down on the
factory-mounted right side mirrors). The
factory installed the mount plate for an exterior right side
mirror on every Porsche 914 and 914/6 vehicle produced. Both
the early and later style side mirrors were symmetrical and constructed to
pivot completely. As a result, it is very easy to add a passenger's side
exterior mirror by simply "flipping" a spare stock driver's side
mirror and mounting on the left side after reverse drilling the the sheet
metal from the factory mount (though you would need to replace the glass
in order to match the factory optioned right side mirror).
Current
eBay listings for Porsche 914 side view mirrors (compare with items on this page
to determine year and ensure authenticity):
The
1970 through early 1972 Porsche 914 and Porsche 914/6 side mirrors have
non-magnetic 300 series alloy stainless steel housings attached to a 90 degree angled
stainless steel alloy arm via a spring-tensioned pivot (the information on the metal composition was
submitted by a machinist who is a 914 original owner). The mounting base
attached to the upper arm stud is chromed
steel that tends to corrode, pit or bubble. The glass fits into a plastic
inner holder and is secured with a black, plastic snap-in retainer. These
early mirrors are slightly smaller than the later style by a few
millimeters in both height and width.
The
late 1972-1976 Porsche 914 exterior mirror is identical to the earlier style
with the exception of the dimensional changes noted above and the fact
that the "arm" is curved as opposed to angled. As with all
Porsche 914 side mirrors, there is a plastic gasket that fits between the
mount plate and the door to protect the paint and buffer vibration.
