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Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:10 pmby Pistacchio sprint 72
Hello Guys!
Long time no talk! Summer is back so the fun is back to drive our toys!
My inside mirror ( the only one cause I don't have side mirrors) is a black plastic one glued on the windshield. The little plastic flip lever that allows you to pass to night mode in order to avoid to be blinded by other cars light is broken.
Do you know if this mirror is special or common? where to get a new one, period matching.
thanks
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:41 pmby el-saturn
hi - i have a spare interior mirror for a S3 elan (= ford zephyr mkIII?) if you can use it. cheers sandy j
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:53 pmby Pistacchio sprint 72
Yep s3 or S4, could do the trick!
You have a pic please ?
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:17 pmby gjz30075
Pistach, I didn't realize a day/night mirror (as called here in US) was an option in an S4. Is it original to the car? Do you have a pic?
Greg Z
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:12 pmby peterexpart
They were always called "Dipping" Mirrors in the UK, it may help you locate one if you are searching.
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:35 pmby richardcox_lotus
My mirror doesn't have that option on my '72 Sprint.
It does have the "fall off at inappropriate times" option....
Regards
Richard.
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:59 pmby pharriso
richardcox_lotus wrote:My mirror doesn't have that option on my '72 Sprint.
It does have the "fall off at inappropriate times" option....
Regards
Richard.
Moi aussi
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:04 pmby Pistacchio sprint 72
Well, forget about originality. A dipping mirror is really convenient at night...
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:29 pmby billwill
The pivot for the flipping lever tends to break.
Alas it seems near impossible to dismantle to repair the lever because it is all glued together.
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Thu May 01, 2014 9:26 amby trw99
Dipping mirrors were not original on Elans. They were a standard Ford item as I recall.
Tim
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Fri May 02, 2014 1:53 pmby el-saturn
here's 2 pictures: ............... as far as my beauty goes, I'll be adding a couple of miles to my running-in
programm cheers sandy
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Wed May 07, 2014 11:36 amby dgym
Is this mirror also used on the FHC? I'm missing mine completely but there are three holes.
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Thu May 08, 2014 12:41 amby elangtv2000
Looks the same as mine in our S3 SE Coupe.
Re: Inside mirror in a Lotus Sprint from 1972
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Tue May 13, 2014 8:33 amby Pistacchio sprint 72
Where do the holes goes?