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SpeedyMitch Member 
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I have been researching options for replacement door mirrors. I like the black 'Baby Tornado' style mirrors but am open to other options. I would prefer a convex RH side, but it's not necessary. Here is what I have so far (for a pair): 1) Baby Tornado mirrors from DMS: $200 2) Black 'Tex' mirrors from Victoria British: $70 3) EMPI Baby Tornado knock-offs (does anybody know the correct part #, the door mirrors for VW bug / Ghia are not correct). Any other options, thoughts, considerations, etc??? |
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SpeedyMitch Member
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SpeedyMitch wrote: Any other options, thoughts, considerations, etc??? I see there are some strong feeling about side view mirrors out there... I ended up 'refurbishing' my rattling and pitted chrome mirrors with some Gorilla Glue to hold the mirror in place. I then sanded, cleaned, primed, and painted them semi-gloss black. Attachment: Black-Door-Mirror.jpg (Downloaded 111 times) |
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Jensen Healey Super Moderator 
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Hi Mitch, I like the look, especially on yellow! |
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colinw59 Member 
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FYI on the door mirrors for our cars. They are identical to those on 74 MGBs. The only difference is the mounting plinth. |
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francisg Member
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Speedy Mitch, Nice job on the mirror, i only wish i still had mine... We must be neighbours i am in SR. FG |
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noomg Member
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Mitch, My J-H as well as my TR7 came with those original mirrors as did a lot of other '70s Brit cars. I found them to be unsatisfactory due to their very limited rear view, also I never thought they looked all that great to begin with(kinda plain vanilla). I went with the Baby Tornados, they are a period correct upgrade and a big improvement in rearward vision. Of course back then you could get them at any auto parts store for about 12 bucks apiece. |
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