Mirrors Advice Needed for "Hot Rod" (not a tribute)

[GaryR]

LOL, this thead ended up costing me $475 for a pair of OEM from Porsche manual Aero mirrors.. just found out from Auto Atlanta that they were holding up shipping because now they are $525... LOL

Ron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tonizzos]

Originally Posted by Gary.H

Vitaloni Californians Light (335g each) and cheap (£60 a pair in the UK)

Flag mirror hole filling and paintwork was a total PITA, but I had corrosion under one of the old mirror mounts to sort and a dent where some scrote had kicked off the mirror so was worth it in my case.

Went from this:



to this (ghetto, rattle-can paint job all my own work - lol, lacquer still needs cutting back once it's fully hardened)



MUCH better visibility than the lipstick (935) or Engelman mirrors.

Edit :ah, sorry, just read your original post more carefully

hi, sorry i didn't understand if the Californians also cover the holes of the flag mirrors??

thanks
steve

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by tonizzos

hi, sorry i didn't understand if the Californians also cover the holes of the flag mirrors??

thanks
steve

Originally Posted by Gary.H

Vitaloni Californians
Flag mirror hole filling and paintwork was a total PITA, but I had corrosion under one of the old mirror mounts to sort and a dent where some scrote had kicked off the mirror so was worth it in my case.

I would say no, the flag mirror holes will not be covered by the small California base. Other than using the Porsche Aero mirrors I would say those holes will need to be filled. As the original poster is painting the car anyway I would simply have them filled at paint time and worry about it once I found my "perfect" mirror..

[Flat Six]

No affiliation, but this thread got me thinking -- found these:

New Pair Set Power Side View Mirror Glass Housing 06 12 Mazda MX 5 Miata | eBay

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by Flat Six

No affiliation, but this thread got me thinking -- found these:

New Pair Set Power Side View Mirror Glass Housing 06 12 Mazda MX 5 Miata | eBay

While you most likely could get them to function correctly mounting a big flat base on a curved door panel won't work well.. and that's IF that mirror head would rotate enough to be 90 degrees to the ground.

[911jettat]

Originally Posted by pkracer21j

We used vitaloni's mounted on the stock flag base. The mirrors are both useful which was a nice surprise because mounted directly to the door they were 100% useless.

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by 911jettat

Can you tell me who makes that front bumper? Would like to see if they have one for narrow body...

[911jettat]

Mirrors from an old Camaro...

[Gary.H]

Originally Posted by tonizzos

hi, sorry i didn't understand if the Californians also cover the holes of the flag mirrors??

thanks
steve

Hi Steve,

No they won't (very small bases). Sorry I didn't read the OP's statement (about not wanting to fill the holes) properly.

Cheers - Gary

[RonCT]

To my original question - does anyone know (or can find out) whether the 1990s BMW or Miata mirror base covers the holes and sits at approximately the right "angle" to look correct? I posted the dimensions of the Z3 ones as 2-3/8" x 4-1/2" overall and I just don't have access to a flag mirror right now (or car) to compare. Step 1 is whether the oval of the BMW mirror is big enough and step 2 is whether the mirror would sit properly to look "correct". From looking at the shape of the door I would think it would.

Thanks,
Ron

[RonCT]

Can somebody please post the measurement of what the flag mirror base is? My new-to-me 85 is being shipped to me on Monday and will take a week to get here, so I'd like to keep working the options. Thanks.

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by RonCT

Can somebody please post the measurement of what the flag mirror base is? My new-to-me 85 is being shipped to me on Monday and will take a week to get here, so I'd like to keep working the options. Thanks.

Wished you asked this earlier Ron, I just had mine off to box them up to send to California!

[RonCT]

Oh the irony - I've been asking for a week what sized bases (BMW, Miata, etc.) would fit over the holes. Does anyone have a Porsche between 1976 and 1998 at home that they can take a quick measurement of the approximate base area for either a flag or Aero? I know both are almost spot on the same size and we know they cover the holes :-)

Thanks,
Ron

[GaryR]

I would measure my new Aeros but ***********:

Tells me "sorry, but now they are $65 more a pair than we advertised" - said fine..
Now tell me "sorry, they are backordered"..

[RonCT]

Final Resolution - Ordered an in-stock Power Aero Mirror Kit (everything including motors and mirror glass) from SMC for $612 if you can believe it. Already shipped. Had some offers of used mirrors in the $500 range, but they would have to be taken apart, prepared, painted, and re-assembled.

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by RonCT

Final Resolution - Ordered an in-stock Power Aero Mirror Kit (everything including motors and mirror glass) from SMC for $612 if you can believe it. Already shipped. Had some offers of used mirrors in the $500 range, but they would have to be taken apart, prepared, painted, and re-assembled.

Ron - Glad you figured it out, who is "SMC" and are they OEM Porsche mirrors or knock-offs? Google finds nada..

[RonCT]

Sierra Madre Collection, New OEM Kit (see photo).

Price: $612.95
Part Number: 964.731.901.00
Type: Genuine
Model: 911, 930, C2, C4
Year: 1991-1998

Aero mirror kit for 911, 930, C2 and C4 (1991-1998). Attaches to existing mirror mounts, no need to drill new holes. Includes two mirrors and housings.

I did check the PN and found the .00 is the power version and .02 is manual

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by RonCT

Sierra Madre Collection, New OEM Kit (see photo).

Price: $612.95
Part Number: 964.731.901.00
Type: Genuine
Model: 911, 930, C2, C4
Year: 1991-1998

Aero mirror kit for 911, 930, C2 and C4 (1991-1998). Attaches to existing mirror mounts, no need to drill new holes. Includes two mirrors and housings.

I did check the PN and found the .00 is the power version and .02 is manual

Apparently they don't sell the .02 manual version.

[jackb911]

Vitaloni Sebring on stock Carrera bases, painted to match.

The passenger side one needs to be the convex version to be useful.

[intense1]

Holy Thread revival, I know.... Sorry Chaps!
What brand are the mirrors that you had and how did you like them? Was the molding rough? Did they match side-to-side?

Originally Posted by al lkosmal

I had the 935 mirrors on my 73 hot rod. I was skeptical at first, but they are surprisingly usable.