My new mirrors - On my 96 hardtop

[Rupewrecht]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]been mentioning these occasionally - finally remembered to take some pics of them!

[img:post_uid0]http://hrdwrbob.net/mca/uploads/rupewrecht/astina_mirrors_01.jpg[/img:post_uid0]

[img:post_uid0]http://hrdwrbob.net/mca/uploads/rupewrecht/astina_mirrors_02.jpg[/img:post_uid0]

[img:post_uid0]http://hrdwrbob.net/mca/uploads/rupewrecht/astina_mirrors_03.jpg[/img:post_uid0]

so there :) and no i'm not making another set! :p[/color:post_uid0]

[BigBoyLemonade]

[color=#006666:post_uid0]Dont worry I dont want a set but how much modifications did you have to do to get them to fit?[/color:post_uid0]

[sik astina]

[color=#0000FF:post_uid0]very nice dan. :D[/color:post_uid0]

[Rupewrecht]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]a fair bit of not much depending on how handy you are at sanding :;):

basically a new base at the 'top' side out of body putty/bog - just to get the correct shape to follow the window line. if you look at the bottom pic, it's about 1 or 2cm of bog over the plastic of the mirror to get a nice curve.

and yes, they're very dirty![/color:post_uid0]

[mrpayner]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Dan,

You forgot to mention that they were still electric mirrors too.

Adam[/color:post_uid0]

[Rupewrecht]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]good point! Yep, they're fully electric, wired into the existing wiring.[/color:post_uid0]

[OY33AH]

[color=#FF00FF:post_uid7]Very impressive :cool: Great job Dan :D

Can you post up a front view of your car so we can see how they look from that perspective?


~Leanne~[/color:post_uid7]

[MrShadow]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Hey Dan, looks great.[/color:post_uid0]

[Sandyman]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]rather nice. don't think many ppl would notice unless u pointed it out though[/color:post_uid0]

[mrpayner]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]I didn't notice it the other day, but does the passenger side still retain that "wide-angle [objects appear closer..]" glass or is it just normal??

Adam[/color:post_uid0]

[CityEnd]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hm.. when did they introduce the "wide angle" mirror?
coz my 95 HT doesn't have that, but my 97 Jap spec does, i thought it as coz it was a jap spec, u're telling me that all the more resent ones have that?

btw, love the mirrors dan, kinda spaceage, like the nabu spacecraft in starwars 1&2 only it isn't chrome =)

chris[/color:post_uid0]

[Rupewrecht]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]mmmmm Natalie Portman :;):

yep, the LHS mirror is a 'Convex' mirror as per my old one, but now the RHS (drivers) is also convex, which took a bit of getting used to.

and thanks for the compliments :)[/color:post_uid0]

[CityEnd]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]oh on the topic of mirrors... =P

my driver side mirror is broken, where can i get it replaced cheaply? hm. convex mirrors wouldn't be a bad idea either =)[/color:post_uid0]

[Rupewrecht]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]cheaply? probably not from Mazda then! i'd say your best bet is a wreckers - the only one i can think of is Allmaz in clayton, but they're not the cheapest.

actually, you could try PartsLocator.com.au (www.PartsLocator.com.au) and ring anyone that has the parts and get the best price.[/color:post_uid0]