Door mirror

PostPost by: mikealdren » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:01 pm

I've found a thread on original door mirrors. Has anyone fitted anything they would recommend as an improvement, either in terms of looks or performance?

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PostPost by: elanbaby » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:47 pm

Mike,
as far as I know no Baby Elan left factory with a door mirror.
Sometimes the 70s Mini door mirrors (pic1) are described as the original ones. They certainly looks alright, are well made and thus are a bit on the heavy side. This keeps them vibrating when on the move and doesn?t serve to a good view. Pobably cracks will appear on the door skin after some time.
The same can be said for the really beautiful looking Talbot mirrors (pic2).
Personally I prefer clamp on mirrors (pic3 and pic4) which go on the side window frame.
Not very expensive, easy to attach, easy to remove and no additional holes to be drilled.
Well, the choice is up to you :wink:
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PostPost by: hatman » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:49 am

elanbaby wrote:Mike,
as far as I know no Baby Elan left factory with a door mirror.
Juergen


Er, posted on the 'Plus 2' forum. :wink:
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PostPost by: mac5777 » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:16 am

Hi Mike and Juergen

My 67 coupe had one Talbot (pic 2) on the drivers side and I purchased one for the passengers side. ERROR!! could not see any traffic when mounted on the door.
Found a set (pic 1) on ebay in original boxes claiming 50's 60's type and are light in weight and stable at speed. They may have made heavier ones that may stress the door more.?? The Talbot bullet weighted more. Now the view is great on both sides. The mirrors are larger than the Talbots and I now feel safer being able to see traffic without twisting all the way around.
Using two mirrors balances the look.

Hope that helps.

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PostPost by: rgh0 » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:09 am

The mirror I like best is the Raydyot aluminium racing mirror from the 60's. Photo attached of it on my Elan. Very light and stable at speed with no vibration even on an Elan door.

Dave Bean lists them in his catalogue part 017B 6140 page B3 though I got mine locally in Australia about 5 years ago now.

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PostPost by: thor » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:21 am

The raydot looks lovely, I've fitted Dino mirrors to mine, vibration free, and from my own experience works a lot better than the bullet-type, also in terms of adjustment..

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PostPost by: thor » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:23 am

Cromadora Ferrari Dino mirrors, from Superformance in the UK...
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PostPost by: elanbaby » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:30 am

Rohan,
the Raydot mirror looks great! How?s it attached?

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PostPost by: Emma-Knight » Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:17 pm

:) where can I get those a-post clamp mirrors?

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PostPost by: elanbaby » Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:35 pm

Hi Anna,
clamp on mirror to be found on:

http://www.limora.com/index/lang-2/lkz- ... mit=search

It?s the german company LIMORA which has a store in 10553 Berlin, Meilenwerk, Wiebestr.36-37

Limora homepage address is: www.Limora.com
The homepage isn?t the most sophisticated I?ve ever come across: In search modus you can only search items by article number. You can?t find the numbers in the web though, but only in their printed catalogue.

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PostPost by: archigator » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:39 pm

I considered the Sebring mirror when I had my Elan repainted. However, I couldn't get the Sebring to work well on the doors where the previous owner had mounted black Turbo mirrors. I think the Sebrings will work on the fenders, as shown on this Ferrari, but I didn't want to patch and repaint my newly-painted doors... so I stayed with the Turbos. I'm happy with the Turbos, but I bet the fender-mounted Sebrings, painted to match the body, would look very cool.

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PostPost by: rgh0 » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:52 am

Juergen

Another shot of the Raydyot mirror showing its mounting. There is a single bolt fixing point into the door with a relatively large diameter conical shaped base that provides a good stable mounting point on thin and curved panels


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PostPost by: mikealdren » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:34 pm

Gary,
I hadn't considered a fender ('wing' in the UK) mounted mirror but the Sebring does look good and I am now adding it to list of options!
The only current cars that seem to have suitable mirrors are things like MX5s (Miatas) and Fiat Barchetta. I like the idea of trying electric mirrors but they are probably too heavy. The early MX5 mirrors, painted to match, may be ok.
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PostPost by: Coupe » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:37 am

rgh0 wrote:Juergen

Another shot of the Raydyot mirror showing its mounting. There is a single bolt fixing point into the door with a relatively large diameter conical shaped base that provides a good stable mounting point on thin and curved panels


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Recently purchased two of the Raydot mirrors and now wondering how to fit them. Did you have to remove the window frame etc ? This is the only way I can see it can be done
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