[Spridgets] Raydyot Mirrors on a Bugeye

[HealeyRick]

Bob,

I have a single Raydyot replica that I mounted in the rear bolt hole of the
windshield pillar.  Works great and no extra holes to drill in the body.

Rick Neville

On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

>  I have found that the TINY stock rear view mirror mounted on the scuttle
> is entirely inadequate for seeing anything approaching from the rear. With
> such a relatively tiny, slow, and valuable car and with all the crazies out
> there, I get paranoid about getting hit. Also, my new GMC Canyon pickup was
> rear ended last month by an inattentive young girl on her phone. Five weeks
> and $4000 later, I hope it is as good as new and now realize that it can
> happen to anybody at anytime, regardless of how good a driver he might be.
> Scarey!!
>
> Anyway, Moss has a sale on Raydyot replica mirrors. They sure look nice
> and would lend a period look to my Speedwell blue/white Healey hardtop
> Sebring replica Bugeye. If anyone has any experience with them, I'd be
> interested in any comments about quality, mounting, visibility to the rear,
> etc.  They are 3 3/4 " in diameter and seem to have flat glass. I could
> always add a convex stick-on as I did on my vintage racer. Also
> BuyeyeGuy,com on his website says mirrors should be mounted 22 1/2 "
> forward of the rear of the bonnet for optimal visibility. Any comments?
>
> I am also contemplating converting the bonnet to a front hinged
> configuration, using later stock bumper mount brackets modified to fit.
> Regardless of how good the available kits are, they don't seem to be worth
> the $200 or so they are asking if I can engineer and fabricate something
> myself. Any comments or experiences would be very appreciated.
>
> That's all for now.
>
> Bob Spruck
> '67 Midget vintage racer
> '72 Midget on its second restoration
> '59? Bugeye new kid on the block
> 6 parts cars in the MG hospice
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