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Fwd: Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex?

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Subject: Fwd: Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex?
From: Rick Neville <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:32:34 -0700 (PDT)
--- Rick Neville <healeyrick@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:06:47 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Rick Neville <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex?
> To: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net>
> 
> After distilling the wisdom of the list, I've
> decided
> to replace my wing mirrors with the convex ones,
> since
> I need to have something to keep the holes in the
> fenders filled up with and go with Roland's
> suggestion
> for the AH Spares mirror on the driver's vent
> window. 
> It probably figures that fender mirrors don't work
> all
> that well since you never see them on modern cars
> (The
> last one I remember is the Plymouth Superbird).
> Hopefully, once I get my 3.54 gears installed, I'll
> just have to turn into the passing lane one time and
> stay there :-).
> 
> Thanks,
> Rick
> 
> --- Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 09:31:23 -0700 (PDT), you
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Rick-
> > 
> > I bought a side mirror setup for our BJ7 that is
> > slick and quickly
> > removable.  It mounts with setscrews to the glass
> of
> > the vent window
> > on Healey convertibles -- nice and close to give
> > good vision.  I also
> > mounted one on the right side, which helps but
> isn't
> > as good.
> > Anything is helpful when the top is down and
> crowds
> > the view from the
> > center mirror!
> > 
> > I bought one from Healey Surgeons and one from AH
> > Spares in the UK.
> > The AH Spares one was cheaper even with air mail
> to
> > California.  It is
> > made with stainless pieces for the most part.  It
> > takes all of 2
> > minutes to install and one to remove.
> > 
> > I put black rubber blanking plugs in the hole in
> the
> > fender, but our
> > BJ7 is black.
> > 
> > -Roland
> 
> 
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