1975-78 280z passenger door mirror

[mlaw7]

Does anyone know if Nissan made an OEM passenger side mirror for the 1975-78 280z? If so, any leads on where I can find one? I've only seen these on a few Z's.

Thanks!

[76Datsun280z]

Passenger side mirrors were not offered. You can however drill holes on the passenger side door and buy a mirror kit from MSA for example. That's what I did with mine as I liked the idea of having the extra mirror for better visability.

http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/OM

[DatsunZsRule]

Datsun didn't put Pass. Door sideview mirrors on the 1st generation Z's. Only ones that did come with both driver and passenger side mirrors from the factory are the ZAP Z edition (1977) and the Black Pearl edition (1978)

You can always add them though if you really want one. MSA has a pretty good selection of mirrors. (www.zcarparts.com)

[mlaw7]

Were the ZAP Z and Black Pearl passenger mirrors a reversed version of the standard 280z driver's side mirror?

[Arne]

Were the ZAP Z and Black Pearl passenger mirrors a reversed version of the standard 280z driver's side mirror?

No. They were a totally different beast.

[DatsunZsRule]

Arne is correct. In fact my Z has the mirrors that were used on the ZAP Z's and Black Pearls.

The original owner of my Z had them put on. the thing is though they are damn hard to come by today unfortunately.

When I bought my Z, the pass. side was missing the head (don't ask me how?) and I had a hell of a time finding another exact set. Finally located a set and bought them from a guy in NY. They were off his parts Z car and he had them all cleaned up and primed. He said "since they are unfinished, you can have them for the cost of shipping" :surprised I got very lucky.

[mgood]

mlaw7, if you go to me web site in my signature (look in details) for my car you can see a set of the mirrors that the Zap had. I had mine put on when I purchased my car in 1976, they were put on by the dealer. My glass mirror did go bad after about 10 years and I replaced mine in 2000, I found them in Arizona through the internet. I would think today they will be very hard to find.

[DatsunZsRule]

mgood,

Looks like you painted yours to match the car. Looks good.

I kept mine black and used a flat black. hung them in my garage over a weekend to cure and they turned out great.