I also use the Raydot replicas on my Alfa Spider, but I opened them up
and inserted a standard convex mirror which gives a really wide angle
view, which I like, combined with a flat center mirror.
A better convex mirror for production cars may be the streamlined Talbot
replicas, which have a slightly less convex mirror.
Both look legitimately vintage!
J
Simon Favre wrote:
>
> If you really want a vintage look, reproductions of the Raydot (sp?) and
> Talbot classic mirrors are available. The Alfas of the 60's were only
> fitted with external mirrors by the dealers, AFAIK.
>
> I tried a stick-on convex mirror over one Raydot on my Formula Junior.
> It was too convex. I'd probably have to special order one that was less
> convex. The stick-on made the next nearest formula car look like a gnat.
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