Outer Mirror replacements, will a Mini's fit Options

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I was alongside a Mini Cooper at a light yesterday and could not help but notice that it's outer mirrors mount at a very similar position relative to the door and that the door "seemed" to have the same approximate curve. The car had some factory sticker expousing Greenism so it is likely a more recent Mini, if it matters. Any thoughts or similar observations? BTW, those mirrors look NICE.

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He wants Mini mirrors on his car so drop all the lambasting about not using the factory mirrors. It's HIS car not yours, so let it be. Sometimes this place is like a damned community association.

As for the mirrors not fitting, most mirrors now are made from a composite plastic that can easily be filed or sanded to the proper contour. Make a cardboard template of the door curve and file the Mini unit to fit.

You read my mind Scotty. Sandpaper, glue and a few different sizes of PVC pipe.

To make it easier to fit some types you may look at the SPa bases that Pegasus sells. Allowed me to get rid of the giant bases on my baby flags.

These look interesting. I hadn't heard of Pegasus before, but seems like I've seen these on a 914 and they looked good.

My issue with the factory mirrors (and the Vitaloni units that came on my car) is that they get knocked out of adjustment so easily. I like the idea of modern mirrors that have the foldable head which snaps back in place without losing the mirror adjustment. The visibility of non-stock mirrors is also preferable to me. The mirror size and "set screw" approach of the Pegasus mirrors sounds like a good approach.

That Pegasus looks like it has a flat base. I suppose it could be hammered out and filed smooth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Just google "hot rod mirrors". A ton of crap came up.

Here is the style I was talking about. The stalks and bases are solid plastic, so the can be hand formed to mount on any profile you want. I have held one up to my car and it looked pretty good. The size was perfect.

http://www.hotrodhardware.com/index.cfm/pa...e=cat/cat79.htm

Your local - you get them and I may be persuaded to paint them for some beers.

Which one of those were you refering to Trevor. 4 of those are pricey and sexy. I love the turn sig lite. Might have to make a few junk yard runs just to get an idea of what I need. These are my wants & guidelines: #1 - Visabilty, #2 - appearance, #3 - cost, #4 - remote function. I'll post up whatever CSOB replacement I come up with but it may be a 2 more months.