The
original 68-70 #963-03 door mirror had a failure prone
pivot mechanism and was painted flat gray or anodized
flat gray, and looked ugly. This mirror has the same
odd mirror shape and size, but uses a much improved
pivot design. The base is a little stronger and uses
different hole spacing, but the base will cover up
your modification of the holes on your door. It has a
shine which with a little care will last for years to
come. Although people usually use this on the left,
you can also use it on the right, but the stem is not
totally symmetrical so it will look a bit odd, but not
as odd as the only option setup Nissan had, which was
this shape mirror on the left, and a ROUND mirror on
the right!
This
mirror has a different mounting base which has
different attachment points than the original mirror.
If your car is being painted you weld up one of the
old holes or both old holes and redrill. If not being
painted you can make a new hole and this mirror's base
will cover the old hole. Below are pictures of both
base patterns.
There
were two style of mirror bases used on the original
dull finish mirrors. One had two studs, the other had
one stud and one pin; located in the same position as
the two stud version. (pics below). The 963-06 uses
one stud and one large dowel.
BOLT
PATTERN
Spacing on the 963-06 from center to center of the two
attachment points is 1 3/16". Minimum diameter of the
necessary holes is .325 and .525.
