Non-stock Side Mirrors, What non-stock mirrors work well for 914 Options

[ThinAir]

Looking over the pictures of the Dunkel event, I notice that there are pretty much 2 ways that folks seem to go with mirrors. They either stay stock or go with something that looks like the cheap Italian mirrors that you can get at any FLAP. In my opinion the later make a really fine car look really bad.

On my car I tried putting 911 mirrors on (the rectangular ones). These met my goals of a larger mirror surface and a mirror with "break away" functionality so that I wouldn't have to readjust them every time someone bumped them. The problem with these is the holes that you have to cut into the doors and the difficulty of getting this right. Fortunately, I was working with old doors that I planned to replace 'cuz I didn't get it right.

So does anyone know of an aftermarket mirror that meets these goals and is easy to mount? How about a foolproof way to mount either the rectangular or oval style mirrors from the 911 or newer Porsches?

There is one that I saw in the Dunkel pictures that looks like it could fit the bill, but I don't know what it is. Anybody know? http://www.pelicanparts.com/swapmeet_pics/...ML/Page-691.htm

[jonwatts]

I agree, on a 914 with some kind of flares I think 911/944/928 flag mirrors look good.

The problem as I see it (and I've been looking at it) is that 99% of factory mirrors these days don't mount on the door like ours but in the triangular area between the A pillar and the door. So you're looking at either adapting those (more work than most people want to take on), using the flag mirrors, or some other aftermarket POS.

I've been looking for a pair of flag mirrors to go on my car for a while now. Just waiting for the right pair at the right price.