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#1 Waynetbun

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Posted 21 October 2005 - 03:07 PM

Sorry to keep rack peoples brains, but is it easy to replace the mirrors on these types of mirrors, as can get my hands on a pair but the mirrors are shot.

#2 Bluemini

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Posted 21 October 2005 - 04:41 PM

to be honest, stay clear of them, bullet mirrors are sh!te, they look ok but are a total waiste of time if you want to actually use them as you can't see a thing with them.

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Posted 21 October 2005 - 05:46 PM

Yep

there is a screw at the point of the bullet.

undo it with a fat headed screw driver and out pops the mirror at the other end

u can also losen this screw slightly and move the glass a bit then re tighten
so u do get some adjustment.

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Posted 21 October 2005 - 08:55 PM

dont get them their useless to see out of miniman5 has them and you cant see a thing behind you with them you can only see a little bit of the ground beside you

#5 Jake Blues

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Posted 22 October 2005 - 08:58 AM

We bought some old style ones for TC's Hatter, but didn't want to drill into the door so bought some new ones from The Mini Shop I think. They weren't very good quality so I used the old mirrors and new brackets to fit them. With a bit of setting up to get the angle right, you can see perfectly well. Yes, they do restrict your vision a bit but the mirror surface is only a little bit smaller and as you should always look around you when manouvering anyway I think they are Ok and look much better than the great big boxy ones.

I am not sure why you would be looking at the ground beside you through your mirrors, unless you are used to driving trucks!

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Posted 25 October 2005 - 05:50 PM

to be honest, stay clear of them, bullet mirrors are sh!te, they look ok but are a total waiste of time if you want to actually use them as you can't see a thing with them.

Hi, What type of mirrors would you recomend insted?? What about Downton Mirrors, are they any good?? Cheers.

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Posted 25 October 2005 - 05:56 PM

to be honest, stay clear of them, bullet mirrors are sh!te, they look ok but are a total waiste of time if you want to actually use them as you can't see a thing with them.

Hi, What type of mirrors would you recomend insted?? What about Downton Mirrors, are they any good?? Cheers.

Well I don't agree, I think they look great and do a perfectly good job :tongue:

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Posted 26 October 2005 - 08:48 AM

I had bullets on my old mini and they worked fine.

I actually drilled another hole into the door and angled the mirror upwards and then tilted the glass down so I could see in each mirror fully.

I am a biker too so i always check my shoulder before manouvering anway! :wub:

Ive got the normal mirrors now but they are chrome, and they go with the style of the car!


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