Ideas for side mirrors?

[timo944]

So I need to replace the side mirror on my 300ZX - been looking around for some good (light) mirrors that fall in to the "cheap" category. Anybody know of a good resource?

[DaveITB1]

The Good Ole Local Junk Yard. Bring a picture of what you need. If they don't have the one, I'm sure there is one that is close.

Dave

[gran racing]

Buy a mirror that attaches to your roll bar from OG Racing or one of the other racing parts suppliers.

[mbuskuhl]

I've got these laying around, used but good condition. CF has a couple chips. Convex mirror glass!

http://www.tcsportline.com/categories.php?Pid=862

I'd do $65 shipped for R & L

[cmaclean]

I agree with the "mount on rollcage" approach. I have a wide angle rear-view mirror on my roll cage from IOPort Racing but I also have a 5" 99c Ebay special mirror that I attached to my rollcage drivers left pillar to cover my blind spot. It is fantastic, I can see exactly when someone puts their nose alongside. Weighs very little. I had to fab up a custom bracket.

[tom_sprecher]

I had to modify one of these to get it out of the car and attached to the roll bar at the same time but it works great.

Longacre Mirror (http://www.longacreracing.com/catalog/item.asp?id=1186&catid=21)

[mbuskuhl]

I had to modify one of these to get it out of the car and attached to the roll bar at the same time but it works great.

Longacre Mirror (http://www.longacreracing.com/catalog/item.asp?id=1186&catid=21)
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I also tried one of these on each side of the car, no matter what I did, even after a good amount of modification to the mount and talking to a couple shops, my cage design simply did work with these mirrors. I messed around for 2 weeks trying to get them to fit right.They are great if you can get them to fit on your cage. I already ebay'd the ones I had.

[tom_sprecher]

I had to make an extension for the mirror itself. The mirror pivot bolt screwed into the end of a piece of 0.75 x 0.50 x 3.5" aluminum bar stock. At the other end I drilled and counter bored a hole that bolted the whole thing to the cage mount. Otherwise, the thing would not work at all.

When I get done with work I'll take a pic and post it.

[shwah]

I used a spherical cage mount mirror made by Joes Racing. I got the extended mount version, and it works pretty well. I just needed to adjust my perception/response curve to what I see in the mirror. Objects are MUCH CLOSER than they appear. I basically use the wide view windshield mirror to see behind and the spherical to check the blind spot when needed.

[240zdave]

I could not make the Longacre one work either. I found another one that seems to work much better.

http://www.bsrproducts.com/product_info.ph...roducts_id=1890 (http://www.bsrproducts.com/product_info.php?cPath=15&products_id=1890)

[tom_sprecher]

I could not make the Longacre one work either. I found another one that seems to work much better.

http://www.bsrproducts.com/product_info.ph...roducts_id=1890 (http://www.bsrproducts.com/product_info.php?cPath=15&products_id=1890)
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That one looks better and is cheaper to boot! I have not heard of BSR Products but I will be looking into their products.

[invisible saddle]

www.racemirrors.com