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> Where do I find these?, Bullet Mirrors
BMXerror
post May 5 2006, 11:45 AM
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Hey, I found this picture in the 'post your car pic' thread, and he did exactyl what I want to do with the mirrors; bullet mirrors mounted way out on the front fenders. I can't find any mirrors like that on the internet anywhere. Anyone know who makes those? I would ask the guy who owns the car, but I looked at his profile and he hasn't been active in like a year and a half. thanks.
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post May 5 2006, 11:48 AM
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ummm... pics?? Linky?
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post May 5 2006, 11:49 AM
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Crap... can't figure out how to attach the pic...... Oh, there we go.
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post May 5 2006, 11:52 AM
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Just curious...What is the appeal?
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post May 5 2006, 11:55 AM
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A: Good side visability without looking over the shoulder. B Cool vintage European roadracer look. The side visability is why they did it too.
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post May 5 2006, 11:58 AM
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I just meet the owner of this car, saw the car in person, he has the mirrors off the car, and is not sure if he will put them back on. He wants to buy a gas cap from me. His name is Larry. His car is a real 914-6, M471 car. His brother bought it in Germany, 1974, from a PORSCHE engineer.
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post May 5 2006, 12:04 PM
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Is there any way I can get ahold of him... or you could ask him where he got the mirrors.... they're not factory, are they?
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post May 5 2006, 12:05 PM
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those are TALBOT mirrors.

sell for around 300 each on ebay.... LOL

i think its www.talbotco.com
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post May 5 2006, 12:13 PM
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They were on the car when he got it after his brother leaving the car to him. I will give him a call. I agree that they are Talbots...here they are on one of the GT cars at the Nurburgring.


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post May 5 2006, 12:15 PM
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Some people might say that I'm too young to remember that style. I first saw it on a factory right hand drive nissan 280 zx. It had factory custom bullet mirrors mounted way forward like that. I would've loved to buy that car when it was for sale, but I didn't have the money...... plus I was like 10 years old.
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post May 5 2006, 12:15 PM
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I had mirrors sorta like that on my Austin Healey, and they didn't work well.



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post May 5 2006, 12:18 PM
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what was the problem with them?
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post May 5 2006, 12:31 PM
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QUOTE(BMXerror @ May 5 2006, 10:18 AM) *

what was the problem with them?
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Even with wide angle mirrors, you couldn't really see much. The
mirrors were too small at that distance to give you a big image. I
much prefer regular side view mirrors even though they don't
look as cool.
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post May 5 2006, 01:03 PM
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Yeah, I've thought of that, but I figure since I'm gonna custom mount them anyways, I'll be able to check that out before I put them on. If I find I don't like them way forward it's fine, because I think the bullets would look cool in the regular position too. In any case, I'm not really ready to do that yet anyways. Right now I have to worry about the engine that seized up yesterday. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) BTW, if that car I posted a pic of is all origional, it looks more like a 916 than a 914-6. I'm not an expert on the subject, but that car's got any interesting story either way.
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post May 5 2006, 01:46 PM
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Source for vintage mirrors:
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productde....asp?RecId=2227
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post May 5 2006, 02:44 PM
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AWSOME!!! Thanks Givory
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post May 5 2006, 02:50 PM
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QUOTE(BMXerror @ May 5 2006, 12:03 PM) *

BTW, if that car I posted a pic of is all origional, it looks more like a 916 than a 914-6. I'm not an expert on the subject, but that car's got any interesting story either way.
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re-read what Martin wrote, it's a 914/6

what would be nice is if those bullet mirrors can be made into electric mirrors, it would be a PITA to have to adjust them and forget about wiping off water/dew from them
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post May 5 2006, 04:06 PM
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From all of us who like wierd stuff, THNX givery dude, Got that site in my favvs now.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) If drunk, all seems much nicer, even bullet mirrors.
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post May 5 2006, 04:09 PM
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QUOTE(ptravnic @ May 5 2006, 01:52 PM) *

Just curious...What is the appeal?

It must be the appeal of old lookin crap still boiloing in my blood I guess.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Ya, they tickeled me also.
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post May 5 2006, 04:30 PM
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Those look like these...

http://www.cobraaccessories.com/catalog/de...04ad09f75d81306

Both are used often on cobra's and 60's period cars.

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