[6pack] Source for 4" Convex Mirror, driver door?

[Bob]

Oliver,
My 6 came with a convex mirror from a PO on the drivers side.
I drove the car for awhile but could not get used to it. It shows too much
area and no detail.
I put new 4" on drivers side and moved convex to passenger door.
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [6pack] Source for 4" Convex Mirror


> wait!  not flogged quite to death.
>
> i'm gonna ask this question, and i'll admit to being naiive, so please
don't
> flame me.
>
> with as limited as visibility can be, especially with the top up, other
than
> the fact that you have to compensate for the distorted distance
appearance,
> is it a stupid idea to think that one might put this convex mirror on the
> driver side?  has anyone experimented with this?  is this a terrible idea?
> does it have any merit?  what am i missing?
>
> thaks.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Foster, Stan" <stan.foster at hp.com>
> To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Source for 4" Convex Mirror
>
>
> > Thanks everyone for following up. I didn't personally feel that we had
> > flogged
> > this to death until we had some sort of satisfactory conclusion so to
> > summarize:
> >
> > 1. You can buy said convex mirror as part of a pair (Talbot) for around
> > $300,
> > alu or chromed brass and very nice they look too.
> > http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm
> >
> > 2. There is evidence that a stained glass shop may be able to grind a
> > mirror
> > to size
> >
> > 3. Dick says he has managed to produce a convex mirror of the right size
> > at
> > home (would like to hear more about that)
> >
> > 4. Aaron has researched a friend that will cut a convex mirror to size
for
> > $25.00 plus shipping.
> >
> > I think that is a pretty good list of four viable options to this common
> > problem.
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