Where do you live, that fender mirrors are illegal??
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 7:15 AM, Mark A. O'Neil <mark.a.oneil@dartmouth.edu>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> So last Christmas my wife presented me a pair of the Bullet Mirrors
> sold, I believe, by Moss.
>
> The problem is mounting them on my '79 Midget - the only place where
> it appears they can be mounted and be visible is on the front fenders
> forward of the doors...totally breaking the profile of the car and
> possibly not entirely legal.
>
> I have played around with the design of a mirror ledge, currently
> carved out of foam, similar to the stock rectangular mirror mounting
> ledge matching the stock(?) bolt pattern - and it seems to be the
> optimal solution. It elevates the mirror up and away from the door so
> that it is functional. Ideal placement seems to be to place the mirror
> forward by about 1-2 inches - there is a sweet spot where the mirror
> is functionally forward to not get hit with one's arm and also not be
> in conflict with opening the vent window.
>
> Anyway, before I go off and see about having such a thing milled is
> there an off the shelf solution that I have missed?
>
> Nice mirrors - sad they do not mount on the door.
>
> -m
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