NEW MIRRORS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

[derek murray]

Hi eveyone,
I'm new with this so not really up to date with self modifications on my 323f (Astina), I live in Ireland and have bought a 323f but want to change my mirrors. Went searching but even the universal sporty ones wont fit or so im told, any help in fitting or am i out of luck? Oh its a 1997 model :?:
Cheers

[Dogo]

rupewrecht is possibly ur source of help on this. He's fitted some universal mirrors to his hardtop. Not an exact fit straight-out-of-the-box, but with some time and some bog to make it flush, it can be done quite easily.

[Rupewrecht]

Hey there Derek, welcome to the boards :)

Supposedly thre's some M3 style mirrors available for the BA (94-98) Astina, but i've never seen them.

i adapted some DTM style mirrors to mine, buit had to fabricate my own bases, as the universal fit is nothing like the Astina base

You can adapt anything to fit, it just might take a little work! :?

[Rupewrecht]

mine, in case you're curious

http://hrdwrbob.net/mca/uploads/rupewrecht/astina_mirrors_02.jpg

[kyra]

dan.... what colour is your car now??!! i thought it was purple... that pic is distinctly RED, not purple!! elaborate.....

[Rupewrecht]

LOL my car has alwaya been Passion Rose (burgundy) - it's just the flash making iit a bit redder, i guess! :lol:

and you've been in it so you know what color it is!

[Trav]

[quote="rupewrecht"]LOL my car has alwaya been Passion Rose (burgundy) - it's just the flash making iit a bit redder, i guess! :lol: [quote]

Passion Rose - Just a Flash type of Purple hey Dan??? :P

[MrShadow]

Hey, don't know it Tarv, I've got Passion Rose as well. All us passion people might kick you punk ass, follow? 8)

Oh, and close your quotes too.

[Rupewrecht]

LOL

NO RIDE FOR YOU! :P :wink:

[derek murray]

Thanks eveyone for your help, I'm just afraid of buyin the mirrors and not been able to fit them. Can you explain how and what you did to make the base and whats needed
Thanks a million

[Rupewrecht]

well, all i did was add some bog/body repair putty and shape where it curves over the mirror support on the door. http://hrdwrbob.net/mca/uploads/rupewrecht/astina_mirrors_04.jpg

green = the size of the existing mirror
blue = the big that needed to be created in filler

really, i'd buy a set from a shop (so you can see them physically, and see how well they fit) and then take them to a panel beater and say to them 'can you make these fit' :?

[Trav]

Hey, don't know it Tarv, I've got Passion Rose as well. All us passion people might kick you punk ass, follow? 8)

Oh, and close your quotes too.

Oops, typo on the /quote, sorry about that 'MrShdaow'

Oh may ass isn't that punk, more hip I think :P

[MrShadow]

That's OK "Trav". :lol: :lol: