C2 Inside Rear View Mirror

[George D.]

Was there every a GM offered accessory Day/Night rear view mirror for C2's?

[Joe R.]

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George,

I don't see that as an option for a '66. I can't speak for other years.

Joe

[Greg W.]

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63 did not have the option, unsure of other years.

[George D.]

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Thanks.

As you both said, it weas not a factory installed option on C2's. I was wondering though if it was listed in the GM Dealer Accessories Catalog like the locking gas cap, floor mats, etc.?

[Peter J.]

Re: C2 Inside Rear View Mirror

66 had two mirrior- Standard or Optional non-glare (day/night) mirror

[Joe R.]

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Peter,

What was the option number? Was that part of a option package?

Joe

[Peter J.]

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Joe
I think it was part of a package with back up lights or flashers - Not sure.
You will find it in the Judging manual on page twenty, section four.
Pete

[Donald T.]

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They day / night mirror became an option with the 65 model year. It was RPO Z01 and it was a comfort and convenience group which included the day / night mirror as well as back up lights. The option was dropped the following year. Back up lights became standard and there is some controversy over whether or not the day / night mirror was standard for 66 as well. In any case, it would have also been available as a dealer installed option.

[William L.]

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Was there every a GM offered accessory Day/Night rear view mirror for C2's?

Yes. There was a 8" day/night mirror offered over the counter in 63/64. The "flipper" is different than the 65/66 "flipper". On the bottom of the mirror it has a push/pull black bar that said "day" on one bar and "night" on the other, not a twist knob like the 65/66 mirror..I had one if I can find it I will post a picture of it.
Bill

[Michael H.]

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Was there every a GM offered accessory Day/Night rear view mirror for C2's?

A day/night inside rear view mirror for the 66 model year was ONLY offered as a dealer installed option.
There was no factory installed day/night mirror available for 66.

[George D.]

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Thank you all very much for your insight and information.

[William L.]

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This is a mirror I took out of a 63 Corvair and I believe that it was what you got as a DEALER INSTALLED non-glare mirror. But I may be wrong. Note the flipper.

[Jack H.]

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This subject has come up before and there are prior thread(s) on it. There were a number of different mirrors, but standard and day/nite, some supplied by Guide and others supplied by outside independents (Donnelly, Ajax, Etc.). The key to differentiating is the PN of the mirror.

In a number of cases, the AIM will call out 1-3 different PN's with one as the primary source and the others as OPT sources. That means the final assy plant had a choice of which mirrors they bought/used...

As far as the day/nite mirror for Corvette goes, it WAS listed as a dealer option for 1964, and MF Dobbins documents it in his Fact Book of the 1963-67 Sting Ray. The dealer option is listed as PN 985657.

Note, the day/nite mirror called out in the 1965 Z01 option is cited as PN 910597. What's the difference? We'd need to see the respective drawings, but it might be a matter of packaging for service vs. factory inventory convenience. Joe Lucia might have more information here...