Side mirror options needed
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Le Mans Master
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From: North Alabama
Side mirror options needed
Since my 71 is more of a resto'mod, I would like some options for side view mirrors that will be painted to match the color of the car. I am wide open to suggestions on fit and appearance...suggestions? 
P.S. Don't really care for the later model C3 "sport" mirrors that were generic on a lot of different vehicles
P.S. Don't really care for the later model C3 "sport" mirrors that were generic on a lot of different vehicles
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Le Mans Master
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by VETTEVIC
Someone had posted pics of I bellieve it was Olds Aurora? mirrors. they looked pretty good too.
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From: Smile, it's just the internet.
I'm in a similar situation. I, however, DON'T want to paint mine. I want Chrome or polished Al. I came up with two options that fit with the vintage and style of the car. Haven't bought anything yet, but I'm planning to at some point.
Talbot and Rotunda both built bullet racing mirrors in the 60s and early 70s. You could find them on most any of the racing cars from Europe and even the Shelby cars.
Rotunda:
http://www.metropartsmarket.com/cata..._c9_61040.html
Talbot:
http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm
Talbot and Rotunda both built bullet racing mirrors in the 60s and early 70s. You could find them on most any of the racing cars from Europe and even the Shelby cars.
Rotunda:
http://www.metropartsmarket.com/cata..._c9_61040.html
Talbot:
http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm
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Le Mans Master
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by CGGorman
I'm in a similar situation. I, however, DON'T want to paint mine. I want Chrome or polished Al. I came up with two options that fit with the vintage and style of the car. Haven't bought anything yet, but I'm planning to at some point.
Talbot and Rotunda both built bullet racing mirrors in the 60s and early 70s. You could find them on most any of the racing cars from Europe and even the Shelby cars.
Rotunda:
http://www.metropartsmarket.com/cata..._c9_61040.html
Talbot:
http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm
Talbot and Rotunda both built bullet racing mirrors in the 60s and early 70s. You could find them on most any of the racing cars from Europe and even the Shelby cars.
Rotunda:
http://www.metropartsmarket.com/cata..._c9_61040.html
Talbot:
http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm
Safety Car
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From: Norwalk Ct
I looked for a while for different looking side mirrors in chrome and couldn't find anything I liked.
I ended up going with a pair of F1 style mirrors that I painted with the "mirror chrome" paint ...came out pretty good.
Nick
I ended up going with a pair of F1 style mirrors that I painted with the "mirror chrome" paint ...came out pretty good.
Nick
Le Mans Master
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From: detroit area
i'm in the same boat.... since i shaved the handles/locks/mirrors, i'm looking at motorcycle mirrors and will probably mount them high on the pillars......window might hit them but i found some small ones
here's a few sites
http://www.latus-harley-davidson.com...%2D03A&cat=266
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/asp...splayGroup.htm
b
here's a few sites
http://www.latus-harley-davidson.com...%2D03A&cat=266
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/asp...splayGroup.htm
b
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Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
I agree...good looking mirrors. But the lack of heigth on the riser is what concerns me. Being able to see of the rear wheel arch when installed. Where were you planning on placing them?
Well, I WAS planning on installing in the same place as the facotry mirrors, but I never considered that the rear fender arches might be too tall! I'll have to think about that one.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Raleigh North Carolina
I was behind both a BMW Z3 and a Toyota Supra Turbo this morning and compared the angle & height of their mirrors to my OEM 1970 mirror... looks like they might work... I don't just want the mirrors, I want electronic adjustment as well.
Safety Car
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From: Jersey Shore Exit 98
Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
I agree...good looking mirrors. But the lack of heigth on the riser is what concerns me. Being able to see of the rear wheel arch when installed. Where were you planning on placing them?
Ask someone to crop them onto your vette pic.
Drifting
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From: Big Pine Key FL
Interestng thread...
I get nothing but fender flare in my mirrors.
I'm thinking about mounting my mirror higher.
On airfoil shaped tubing from aircraft spruce and specialty?
or on a alloy tubing tripod like the the greenwood cars....
I get nothing but fender flare in my mirrors.
I'm thinking about mounting my mirror higher.
On airfoil shaped tubing from aircraft spruce and specialty?
or on a alloy tubing tripod like the the greenwood cars....
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by 84rzv500r
Interestng thread...
I get nothing but fender flare in my mirrors.
I'm thinking about mounting my mirror higher.
On airfoil shaped tubing from aircraft spruce and specialty?
or on a alloy tubing tripod like the the greenwood cars....
I get nothing but fender flare in my mirrors.
I'm thinking about mounting my mirror higher.
On airfoil shaped tubing from aircraft spruce and specialty?
or on a alloy tubing tripod like the the greenwood cars....
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Well, it's fine for a serious racer, which is what 84rzv500r is building. I wouldn't do it to a cruiser, but it gets the job done w/o adding a bunch of weight or severely impacting drag.
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Le Mans Master
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by CGGorman
Well, it's fine for a serious racer, which is what 84rzv500r is building. I wouldn't do it to a cruiser, but it gets the job done w/o adding a bunch of weight or severely impacting drag.
Used on a serious racer would be fine. Maybe he didn't know I was looking for a "streetable" mirror option... 
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Originally Posted by lvrpool32
I looked for a while for different looking side mirrors in chrome and couldn't find anything I liked.
I ended up going with a pair of F1 style mirrors that I painted with the "mirror chrome" paint ...came out pretty good.
Nick
I ended up going with a pair of F1 style mirrors that I painted with the "mirror chrome" paint ...came out pretty good.
Nick
Got any close-ups?