i opened my box with my new mirror and the gasket isnt even close to fitting the base. so my question is where can i get a good gasket or maybe a good mirror assembly. are the ones that say made in america good fitting units. i bought this one over a year ago and dont remember where it came from thanks rodney

I have no idea but if you do not get a better answer send vettsteve@AOL.com an email and ask that question.  He is an inactive C2VR lifetime member that restores a lot of C3 so he may have a good current source. 

I bought new mirrors for the '74 a long time ago...either from Mid Am, or Eckler's...I can't remember. In any case, the gaskets I got were just like your's...way too large...stuck out like a sore thumb. I wound up using my old ones, then later, cut the new ones right down the center, trimmed, and superglued them back together, so they look, and fit, perfectly.

 great idea!  now -  if I can only remember this when I need it .........

Joel, I almost did that last night then thought that was a little "redneckish"!  If thats a word! I cant believe that any company would make something new that fits that poorly. I thought that maybe the ones that say made in America were better but I dont know. I'm betting that mine wasnt one of them but like i said its been at least a year since I bought all my stuff. I never had an old gasket so I must do something in the next few weeks. I am willing to buy a new one if the gasket mates up ok but I dont want to get stuck with another bad one! Paragon has their Made IN America mirrors back ordered and other then that I dont know if anyone else has another option. Hopefully someone else will have some better news!
Thanks for the suggestions so far.

Rodney

 Wow! Paragon has 'Made In America' mirrors'? I've bought three... one from MAM that I sent back because it was total junk and two fron Ecklers..very little better.. all made in Taiwan. Would be nice to find decent ones that would last awhile...... Note to self... check out Paragon next time

And yer point is?
My long hair just cain't cover up my redneck....

I'd love to have those mirrors.  My stick-chrome mounts keep coming loose.  With these though, they say they are reconditioned but did C3's ever come with these mirrors?  Plus I'd have to drill two more holes in the door.

Sport mirrors weren't offered until 77. If you want to change them, it's very intensive work. I've seen many people install them just thru the fiberglass. They are very fragile mounted that way. I fabricated large meatal backing plates that fit behide the fiberglass and are epoxied to the fiberglass. You have to make an opening thru the sheet metal skin to get to the mouning studs to secure the nuts and to install big back-up support plate (fabricated by me). You also have to make a place in your door panel for the remote control adjustment. It takes a lot of patience and work. A tool that I used was a pneumatic pencil die grinder. 

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