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keary_lewis0303
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 Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:46 pm Post subject: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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| Anyone have photos of a cal look or dechromed bug with fender mounted mirrors? [/quote] |
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Cali_Army_Guy
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EVfun
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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I suggest you think carefully about that change. A small mirror far away leaves you a very limited view. Even the passenger side door mounted mirror used on the pre-'68 cars doesn't provide much of a view. I have one of those little bubble mirrors on my passenger side door hinge mirror to get a better view.
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Cali_Army_Guy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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| EVfun wrote: |
| I suggest you think carefully about that change. A small mirror far away leaves you a very limited view. Even the passenger side door mounted mirror used on the pre-'68 cars doesn't provide much of a view. I have one of those little bubble mirrors on my passenger side door hinge mirror to get a better view. |
Correct. Read through the thread I linked. I have them on my car. They are absolutely useless.
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Sharp64
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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Buddy of mine has fender mounted ones on his 63. Blue car in the middle.
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Bryan67
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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The words fender mounted mirror and cal look do not belong together.
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Miklo
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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| Bryan67 wrote: |
| The words fender mounted mirror and cal look do not belong together. |
My first thought as well.
I have a pair of Albert mirrors on my Beetle. While not fender mounted they are similar...
Adjusting them while in car is impossible. Leaving you to spend some decent time adjusting while only ever getting marginal visibility out of them.
Once you have them dialed, the next day someone will just bump it out of adjustment.
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RareAir
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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Try looking for photos of tn3 Empi/Delswift mirrors, those are normally fender mounted. Albert swan necks are mounted on the qtr panels. The Delswift mirror is Chrome and as an added bonus, they have a double as an antennae
If you’re looking to buy a NOS pair, I’ve got a set available
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vwuberalles
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Bryan S.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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| Bryan67 wrote: |
| The words fender mounted mirror and cal look do not belong together. |
I was thinking the same. |
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vdubmyk
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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I've got a single Delswift mounted on my driver side quarter panel ad this set of NOS EMPI ones in my stash of parts.
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Murt
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Fender mounted mirrors? |
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I’ve got the Swan Necks on my 66. They are rubbish really for vision, but I think they look cool, and like them, but I have refitted my OG drivers mirror as well 
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