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Does the pin count on a wing mirror matter?

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YOUR RESEARCHDoes the pin count on a wing mirror matter?

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I want to replace the wing mirror base on my 996.1 as a previous owner has fixed the mounting solid presumably because it's was damaged/broken in the past.
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I want to replace the wing mirror base on my 996.1 as a previous owner has fixed the mounting solid presumably because it's was damaged/broken in the past.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I want to replace the wing mirror base on my 996.1 as a previous owner has fixed the mounting solid presumably because it's was damaged/broken in the past. Do I need to worry about what pin count the replacement (eBay) mirror is and whether it's from any year of 996 or 986 given I can swap all my working internals, glass and mirror case across to the donor mirror base?

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The housing is the same, I had my 996 C4S mirror which had memory and auto-dimming glass knocked off and just transplanted the internals into a mirror housing that came of a 986 Boxster which had basic non memory adjustment and normal non dimming glass, the housing is identical. worked out pretty well since people listing mirror housings on ebay seemed to want almost 3 times as much putting 996 in the title than those that put 986 in the title for the same part.

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