[Trevor78]

This just came up while going through information on another page. I haven't looked up my parts manuals yet as about to head out the door to work but others may already know.

1970 chrome base model door mirrors on Camaro (shhh) were 9816862 for RH and 9816863 for LH. Firebirds with the same mirrors were 9814444 for LH and 9814443 for RH, due to the different offset locating lugs and possibly tapered base to suit the different door tops, just like the sports mirrors did. Note also that the odd and even numbers didn't match for typical LH or RH sides. Within a year or two, 2 gaskets had been deleted and just the 9816863 (with LH cast onto it) and the 9814443 (with RH cast onto it). I'm not sure if the taper was removed and these mirrors now mounted flat as head was adjustable. Another mention of these on another group claimed they had both the different Camaro gaskets in their hand, identical in every way other than the part number and LH and RH on them, the revised details were that it would now fit both sides.

That raises another question, does anyone know if the sports mirror gaskets for 1970-up were still 9832126 for Camaro and 9832127 for Firebird? Perhaps they had their own early part number. But mainly wanted to know if the original pattern and spacing of the 4 door mirror holes (2 screws and 2 locating lug options over 3 variations) was the same between 1970 and 1981 models. The Camaro RH inner door plate for mirror option changed shape between early years and later years, I haven't seen the same with Firebird, just the standard 1748701. Again, I don't know if this was due to a gasket and pin spacing change or not or just a revised compact version for each of the models with spacing to suit each.

Or...to sum it up very quickly, did 1970 also use the same 9832127 gaskets for Firebird with same part number and do they still fit perfectly on original doors with the spacing, no changes?