There was...

I can't remember the order but at one time there was a large supply of the large side mirror but only one side. Some bought these in the hopes that one day a big lot of big mirrors for the other side would turn up. That happened a few years ago and those side mirrors got bought up quick.

But I can't remember which one was first, driver's or passenger's...and which one was second. Pretty much you're at the right place to see if anyone has one laying around somewhere without the matching side.

 

The passenger side was available first.

 

There are still driver side mirrors available on eBay.

 

i bought a rhs mirror years ago hoping a lhs mirror would show up.i got skersfan to order and ship me a left.have them on the car now.
it's funny some rh mirrors have not shown up as a lot were purchased from source one.

 

And I have two sets of the original mirrors mounted on my cars. The third set will be explained later. I hate driving the cars with out them.

Let me look around over the weekend and I will see if I can find it. It is black, I was having it hydro dipped to carbon fiber but never got it done. It is in a box somewhere. I will consider selling it, but as many of these cars as I have bought, who knows I may need another set. lol

I would pick up the driver side mirrors if you can. I talked with the original poster on these and he said he had 14. I bought 4 of them. I know quite a few bought the passenger side. The history is, that only one set was installed on the 2010 Opel GT. There were only two 2010 Opel GT's delivered to Europe. One showed up at a German National a couple of years ago with the original big mirrors.

They are like hen's teeth. A few years ago there were only 4 known sets in the world.

I purchased two sets from Marvic 5 years ago, put together the third set when the driver side finally showed up a year ago. Marvic bough three sets at the closing of the plant, and held them for a few years, He sold one set to another guy in Texas, but I have never been able to track them down.

The guy that found the driver side mirrors also found the High Performance GMPP master cylinder/brake fluid container. Sorry for the underline and bold that decided to do it on their own. lol Most people on the Sky forum were not aware of the brake booster mod, but it was a big deal on the Solstice site. I think they are still available for pennies of what GM was originally charging for them.

 

Let me look around over the weekend and I will see if I can find it. It is black, I was having it hydro dipped to carbon fiber but never got it done. It is in a box somewhere. I will consider selling it,

Skersfan, any thought of selling any of your mirrors?
Thanks.

 

As the cars age, few and fewer add on parts are available, like the factory luggage rack. I gave up on that search and went for a hardtop. Happy with the conversion, probably will not go back. My wife has a convertible, so that’s enough solar absorption for me.

good advice on grabbing a drivers side. I’m sure a passenger side mirror will turn up eventually.

 

Yea the luggage rack has been nearly impossible to find for 6 years now.

I will look for the passenger side mirror this weekend. I have parts in three different areas, and none of them are at my home. A 50 mile drive to look for parts. lol so it isn't something I do every day.

 

For sure interested! Thank you for looking!

 

Does anyone have a photo of these 'big Opel mirrors' next to a regular Sky/Solstice mirror for comparison purposes?

 

There are pictures in the original thread, but no idea where they are.

Looking directly at the mirrors in a picture of just the mirror it looks much larger. Once on the car no one notices them.

You may be able to see them in my showcase, you can see them on my yellow car.

I would bet JohnWR can find other pictures of them.

 

A picture, as requested.

They are slightly more than slightly bigger.

 

Now i see what all the talk is about. Thanks John!

 

Even that picture doesn't do them justice. When you're in the car and you go to use them, it seems like they are triple the size of the smaller mirrors. The improved rearward visibility they offer is night and day compared to the smaller ones.

 

And honestly the only way people notice them is if I tell them they are on the car. They do not look out of place or odd on the car. I took both cars to the Colorado National, and no one ever mentioned the mirrors. I think with in the next two years of production they would have been on the Sky and Solstice. They really do make the car a lot safer to drive.

I had my first set for almost a year before I put them on the car. I thought they were way too big and would look stupid. Decided one day to put them on and would never take them off for any reason.

 

Nothing wrong with being able to see beside and behind you.
I did a hardtop, so the comfort of larger mirrors and a better field of view would be appreciated.

 

@Robotech is absolutely correct. Once you have them on your car, you can't imagine how hard it is to drive with the small mirrors.

I spent Sunday looking for the one passenger mirror I think I have. But is may actually be on the Bluestone car I just did. Can not remember for sure. I have found the small mirrors for that car, so most likely it is gone/used.

I do have two driver side mirrors, but I think some are still available on line. Not sure. If they aren't I would sell one of them for what I paid for it. All my storage is in an uproar after Pass Auto closing their body shop. I stored a lot of stuff there and had to move it very quickly. Nothing is organized any longer. Keep parts in three different locations. Will try to organize when it warms up some.

I have been looking for a 2.4 engine cover now for a month. Have at least 4 2.0 sets, but can not find the 2.4 I know I have. Way too much junk. lol

 

I have been looking for a 2.4 engine cover now for a month. Have at least 4 2.0 sets, but can not find the 2.4 I know I have. Way too much junk. lol

You know I still have my 2.4 engine cover, right? It's painted in blue truefire and faux diamond plate but it can be stripped or repainted. It's yours if you want it.

 

Hey that would be cool. I ran into local that is looking for one for his Solstice. I will get a hold of him and find out if he is still in need. Thank you sir.

 

Well, after finding the precious big mirrors AND the GMPP brake reservoirs by simply asking the right questions of the right people, I have yet to hear a peep about a passenger side mirror. Somehow I just don't want to have one larger than the other on the car, my Solstice GXP. I ping into the Sky forum on occasion to see what's up with the mirrors and what's up with the Sky crew.

I'm sure if Bob or John hear of one, or feel like setting one free back into the wild, they may remember to let me know. 😉 Hopefully I'll still be around. After all it's COVID-19 time, and this is Florida...

Take care and stay safe. We have more to do with these little cars and have more fun along the way. Now let's go out there and polish the polish while we can.

Richard Snipes

 

I am really surprised none of the passenger side mirrors haven't turned up on the forum. I know they were on Source One for about a year. If @Davham can get a hold of Chris Price, I am pretty sure he bought one. Might try that avenue.

I put the euro splitters on my car last week. We did not mold them to the body. I want to see if I really like the look before I destroy a brand new bumper. Will try to get pictures of them soon. Still need to redo the wrap that was removed to put them on.

I just bought a new E lectric mountain bike. Out the front door and ride 20 miles and never see another human being. Really beginning to like this stay at home stuff. lol

 

Must be lots of people with a single mirror in a box somewhere?!?

 

What are the part numbers for these famous mirrors ?

 

left mirror in black is #25879169,right mirror in black is #25879170.can't find any other colors.

 

Give me some time... I have the P/N's somewhere. Pretty sure Bob does too.

Richard Snipes

 

And again thanks Rich for finding both of these rare items.

I have yet to run into anyone with a Sky that has wanted the HP Brake booster. None of my auto cross buddies see any need for them. Must be a Solstice thing. lol

I did put mine on though.

Yes 2015, and lot of them posted on this site. I will look to see if I have the box, but I know I don't have the passenger side number, but if I remember correctly it was either one above or below the other. I need to go to the garage and look.

The box came from:


Blessinger Automotive
118 N 1000 E
Celestine, Indiana 47521

No part numbers included. I order 4 of them, and have used two. I do think they are still for sale on line. Originally the passenger side sold for 50 bucks if I remember correctly. Was a great deal, as I paid 400.00 for each set I got from Marvic. The ones on line are 199.00 for a single driver side mirror the last time I looked.

As far as a large mirror on one side and not the other, you will notice with out doubt. But if painted to match the car I seriously doubt anyone would notice. And I am serious car show person. My eye catches things like that quickly.

But for the additional safety I would do it on the driver side. But that is just me.

 

I traced them back to the manufacturer 4 or 5 years ago. They stated only a few were made. I don't know what a few meant, but the following years order was not filled/or even ordered. Could not get that out of them either. The worst information they gave me was that they were not used on any other vehicles. I have seen some that are similar, but have never seen anything exactly like them. And I look all the time.

All of mine came in black.

 

My set is black also.

 

Needle in a haystack. I’m still looking.

 

I had expected that by now all the available "holy grail" LH mirrors would be sold by to people who hope to find the RH in the future. But the LH mirrors are still available !