Day/Night Rearview Mirror Glass from ????

[Keith B.]

Does anyone know where to obtain the correct interior rearview mirror glass for a 66 Day/night set up. I have the correct factory guide mirror, grey surround/knob and managed to get my 45 yr old glass out in ONE piece that has black speckled marks from age/cleaners, etc.

I spoke with Paragon on Friday - Contrary to the archives where many people used to get this glass they do not carry the 2" X 8" glass that is thicker ont he bottom and beveled thinner at the top. Checked GM, ofcourse long since disc, and glass shops that do not offer the mirror as a wedge or grinded thinner to thick for the day/night effect.

Has anyone purchased this glass recently or perhaps Re-Silvering maybe an option if you have done this ? Thanks.........

[William L.]

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Keith
When you say your 66 mirror has a "grey surround" do you mean it has gray rubber holding the mirror in?

[Keith B.]

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Bill: Yes, org factory mirror, grey surround that holds the glass in place, guide markings, etc. And grey day/night knob.......39,000 org mile one owner car -L-36.

Just trying to find the proper mirror glass..............

[Michael H.]

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Bill: Yes, org factory mirror, grey surround that holds the glass in place, guide markings, etc. And grey day/night knob.......39,000 org mile one owner car -L-36.

Just trying to find the proper mirror glass..............

Keith,

I believe that would be a dealer installed accessory mirror. I don't think a day/night mirror was available as a factory installed item for the 66 model year.

[Keith B.]

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Michael: I see you have done allot research relative to this subject and support your findings. The issue I have is I just e-mailed the org owner of my 66 comfort and convienance L-36 who bought the car new and factory ordered it new from Luby Chevrolet in Denver, CO. He adamantly states he never changed out the rear view mirrow nor asked the dealer to install a D/N mirror............It came that way on April 7th , 1966. He tells me he has photo's of the car when it landed at the dealer this way.........

I know it passed judging when it received TF status but it also has an dealer installed locking gas cap from 66.........hmmmmm

[Michael G.]

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Michael: I see you have done allot research relative to this subject and support your findings. The issue I have is I just e-mailed the org owner of my 66 comfort and convienance L-36 who bought the car new and factory ordered it new from Luby Chevrolet in Denver, CO. He adamantly states he never changed out the rear view mirrow nor asked the dealer to install a D/N mirror............It came that way on April 7th , 1966. He tells me he has photo's of the car when it landed at the dealer this way.........

I know it passed judging when it received TF status but it also has an dealer installed locking gas cap from 66.........hmmmmm

Not that anything is not possibly but I understand what is considered correct for a day/night mirror in '66 is mirror has black knob and no gray surround. In flight judging the mirror would have received deducts however wouldn't have kept the car from TFing. Check your judging manual....the anwer lies there :-o.

[Michael H.]

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Michael: I see you have done allot research relative to this subject and support your findings. The issue I have is I just e-mailed the org owner of my 66 comfort and convienance L-36 who bought the car new and factory ordered it new from Luby Chevrolet in Denver, CO. He adamantly states he never changed out the rear view mirrow nor asked the dealer to install a D/N mirror............It came that way on April 7th , 1966. He tells me he has photo's of the car when it landed at the dealer this way.........

I know it passed judging when it received TF status but it also has an dealer installed locking gas cap from 66.........hmmmmm

Keith,

As Michael Gill states above, almost anything is possible. However, in all of the paperwork that I have, there is no mention of such a factory installed option. The 66 AIM shows no such option, nor does original 1966 Corvette order forms. There wasn't a part number at the St Louis assembly plant for a day/night mirror. If a buyer wanted a day/night mirror, I don't know how it could have been ordered from the factory.

The IS a dealer installed optional day/night mirror, though. I have 1966 dealer option folder and the mirror is most definitely shown along with many other dealer installed items, such as floor mats, compass etc.

For the 65 model year, a day/night mirror was automatically included with the CC (comfort/convience) package that included back up lamps. However, back up lamps became standard for the 1966 model year.

Just another topic that may need more research?

[William L.]

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Keith
I agree with Michael that any thing is possible but it will be a up hill battle to convince a Judge that it's the Mirror that came in your car.
All that aside if you want to change the glass you can buy a repo 67-72 mirror and remove the glass from it. I think you can find repo mirrors for about $40. on e-bay.
Here's a picture of 65/66 mirror and 67/72 mirror.
Bill

[William L.]

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Keith
Just a little food for thought. When I found the 2ed owner of my 67/435 with 4;11 gears. We sat around talking about the car and one of the stories he told was that he and his new wife went on their honeymoon they took the 67. They drove from St Louis to North Carolina and because of the 3X2 carbs he got over 19 miles to gallon round trip. I never said a word. I just let the memories alone.
Bill

[David L.]

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I have never heard of a factory installed day/night mirror on a 1966 Corvette during the last 31 years. Many years ago I replaced the standard interior mirror (dated "11-DMI-5" or Nov. 1965) on my 1966 Corvette (Feb. 24, 1966) with a very nice day/night from a 1964 Corvair. It's not "correct" but I could care less.
Enclosed is a photo of 3 other 8" day/night mirrors (two from 1963 Corvairs and one from a 1965 Buick Skylark). All 3 mirrors are stamped "GUIDE GLARE-PROOF" and "MADE IN USA".

I am sure that if you bought a new 1966 Corvette the dealer could install a day/night mirror at the request of the buyer as these mirrors were available over the counter. This should have been an option back then but I have never seen any evidence that it was.

I also have an original 8" day/night mirror from a 1968 Camaro that is similar but has a gray plastic band around the perimeter and a different style knob.

Dave

[William L.]

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I have never heard of a factory installed day/night mirror on a 1966 Corvette during the last 31 years.

Dave

Dave
According to Noland Adams book and the NCRS JM "In 1966, the Day/Night mirror became standard equipment". In 1965 the day/night mirror was part of the ZO1 option. Comfort and convenience group.
Bill

[Peter L.]

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Michael - I found your reply informative and interesting as usual. There are 2 interior rearview mirror part numbers called out in the 1966 Corvette AIM but as far as I have been able to determine they are both standard (non-day/night) mirror. One is the DMI date coded mirror and other appears to be a GUIDE mirror without a date code.

BTW, the day/night mirror description with the gray surround and knob sounds like the original day/night mirror found on early 1967 Corvettes.

Pete

[Michael H.]

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Dave
According to Noland Adams book and the NCRS JM "In 1966, the Day/Night mirror became standard equipment". In 1965 the day/night mirror was part of the ZO1 option. Comfort and convenience group.
Bill

I have to disagree with what is stated in the Noland Adams book on the day/night mirror being standard for the 1966 model year. I have files on WAY too many unrestored 66's from decades ago that had properly dated standard mirrors.

I think Joe Lucia posted a scan of a 1966 dealer order sheet a few years ago and if I remember correctly, there was no mention of an optional inside rear view mirror. I think I saved it and if I can find it, I'll post it.

[David L.]

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Dave
According to Noland Adams book and the NCRS JM "In 1966, the Day/Night mirror became standard equipment". In 1965 the day/night mirror was part of the ZO1 option. Comfort and convenience group.
Bill

Bill,

I have to disagree. First of all, I have no faith in any NCRS judging manuals. I have to believe that this is also a mistake in Noland Adam's 63-67 restoration book published in 1988. I rely on original Chevrolet documentation (vintage 1963-1967 Chevrolet parts catalogs and assembly manuals), physical evidence, and over 31 years studying the 1963-1967 Corvettes.
My 1966 Corvette (Feb. 24, 1966) had it's original interior mirror dated 11-DMI-5 (Nov. 1965) and it was NOT the day/night type. I bought the car in 1979 so I guess the mirror could have been changed but I doubt it. The mirror had plenty of pitting on the back side to show that it was 13 years old in 1979. What are the chances of a replacement mirror matching up with the date codes back when no one cared about date codes.

Dave

[David L.]

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Pete,

I agree with you. The interior mirror with the "gray surround" and different knob made it's debut in 1967. I have at least a dozen interior mirrors that I collected from junk yards in the 1980's and the oldest "gray surround" mirror that I have is from a 1967.

Dave