european style mirrors
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european style mirrors
anybody replaced their outside mirrors with wide angle european style mirrors? (i think they are called convex) ... and it also gets rid of that annoying "objects in the mirror are closer than they appear"
here is what BMW mirrors look like (part #1):
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...65&hg=51&fg=10
here is what BMW mirrors look like (part #1):
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...65&hg=51&fg=10
Last edited by jkb; Jun 23, 2006 at 10:01 PM.
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Please stop posting multiple threads on exactly the same question.
Here is the answer I posted in the other thread:
Yeah, I replaced my mirrors with the Porsche european version that has a little dotted line running vertically at about 3/4 of the way out of the mirror. After the line, the mirror curves away slightly to allow you to tilt your mirrors a little further in without creating a blind spot. Very cool easy upgrade.
Is it worth it? Probably not. Is it cool? Oh yeeaahhhh
Here is the answer I posted in the other thread:
Yeah, I replaced my mirrors with the Porsche european version that has a little dotted line running vertically at about 3/4 of the way out of the mirror. After the line, the mirror curves away slightly to allow you to tilt your mirrors a little further in without creating a blind spot. Very cool easy upgrade.
Is it worth it? Probably not. Is it cool? Oh yeeaahhhh
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Yup. Got them at Suncoast
http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/me...Code=POTE996SS
They reduce the size of the blind spot but the tradeoff is that compared to US spec mirrors, objects appear even further away (but you get used to it). The other thing is that if you want the self dimming and heated aspheric side mirrors, they cost $$$$$. I think they maybe standard equipment on a lot of Euro spec cars (Porsche, BMW, Audi, MB), but not on US bound cars. I consider them invaluable.
http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/me...Code=POTE996SS
They reduce the size of the blind spot but the tradeoff is that compared to US spec mirrors, objects appear even further away (but you get used to it). The other thing is that if you want the self dimming and heated aspheric side mirrors, they cost $$$$$. I think they maybe standard equipment on a lot of Euro spec cars (Porsche, BMW, Audi, MB), but not on US bound cars. I consider them invaluable.
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Originally Posted by TD in DC
Please stop posting multiple threads on exactly the same question.
to be honest, i figured nobody would even read a thread titled "Neon lights under my car" -- so i wanted to give it a more correct subject. plus, it was burried so far in the post... it was more of a SmartTOP/RemoteTOP review.
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Originally Posted by smackboy1
Yup. Got them at Suncoast
http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/me...Code=POTE996SS
They reduce the size of the blind spot but the tradeoff is that compared to US spec mirrors, objects appear even further away (but you get used to it). The other thing is that if you want the self dimming and heated aspheric side mirrors, they cost $$$$$. I think they maybe standard equipment on a lot of Euro spec cars (Porsche, BMW, Audi, MB), but not on US bound cars. I consider them invaluable.
http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/me...Code=POTE996SS
They reduce the size of the blind spot but the tradeoff is that compared to US spec mirrors, objects appear even further away (but you get used to it). The other thing is that if you want the self dimming and heated aspheric side mirrors, they cost $$$$$. I think they maybe standard equipment on a lot of Euro spec cars (Porsche, BMW, Audi, MB), but not on US bound cars. I consider them invaluable.
how do i tell if my mirrors are heated or not? is it standard feature on 2003 C2 cabs?
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Originally Posted by evo_333
the link is not working.... But I'd like to see what you are talking about
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Originally Posted by jkb
my mirrors are not self-dimming right now, and i do want to replace them with self-dimming. i figured as long as i do it, might as well get aspheric ones.
how do i tell if my mirrors are heated or not? is it standard feature on 2003 C2 cabs?
how do i tell if my mirrors are heated or not? is it standard feature on 2003 C2 cabs?
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Originally Posted by smackboy1
You can install the self dimming rear view mirror later (the wiring is in the dome light), but I have no clue whether you can install self dimming side mirrors later.
