Mirrors

[CosworthCabrioLee]

Just looking at the mirrors on the cabrio has anyone put any different types on their cars other than the std marlin mirrors ?

[CABRIOBOB]

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Yes I have.

[greyV8pete]

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Yes. I had these door mirrors supplied from Marlin Sportscars just after I bough the car. Not cheap as the mounting plates are made specially for Marlin, but at least the mirrors are horizontal to match the orientation of my eyes! The driver's mirror on the windscreen is a Ford dipping mirror. I believe it was for a late model Fiesta. Peter.
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[Mike]

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Just looking at the mirrors on the cabrio has anyone put any different types on their cars other than the std marlin mirrors ?

Hi Lee

I fitted these - they are more period than the Marlin supplied ones.

[CosworthCabrioLee]

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Thanks Peter and Mike certainly food for thought, SVC have some simlair to peter's so we will see.

[monomer5]

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Hi Pete, I'd like to change the old portrait mirrors and fit these on my Hunter. Any idea which suppllier Marlin got them from ? Many thanks. Clive

[martinclan56]

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Try Tex Automotive. Just about any combination of stem and head you could want. Not cheap though....

Cheers, Robin

[Gareth]

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Or Car Builder Solutions, CBS, and order the free catalogue. I got some lovely mirrors for my Roadster from there.
Gareth

[greyV8pete]

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Hi Pete, I'd like to change the old portrait mirrors and fit these on my Hunter. Any idea which suppllier Marlin got them from ? Many thanks. Clive

The mirrors on my Hunter were the standard stainless ones but Marlin had a local chap that made up the revised plinths to turn them through 90 degrees. They weren’t cheap but worth it for the improved visibility. That was 16 years ago!
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My son fitted these black ones to his Hunter. They needed a hole drilled and tapped in the window frame. Rear view was excellent as they looked over the top of the rear wings. Purchased from Kit Spares, link below. Peter.


https://www.kitspares.co.uk/index.ph...&search=Mirror

[kahawi]

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I initially tried to dismantle and rebuild the original door mirrors, thinking that if I swapped left->right they might change to landscape orientation - It didn’t work.
Eventually fitted these from Car-Builders, they’re stainless, not chrome, but look the part.

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As you can see it is easy to restore the damage by simply reinstating the chrome-headed (but difficult to remove) wing retaining bolt.

I’ve stopped side-swiping lorries and there must be a group of pedal and motor-cyclists who feel a lot safer, now that I can see them, and the curb edges too!

[greyV8pete]

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I have found the disadvantage if wing mirrors is that you can’t avoid the glare from headlights behind, especially the 4x4 tailgating fraternity. With a door mounted mirror it is easy to move your head to one side, or as a last resort put your hand over the side window!

[monomer5]

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Many thanks to Pete and everyone for the great mirror advice

[danny_nelson]

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If as I think your Cabrio is the V6 Cosworth, ex Lee Hunter at one time. Then it was fitted with compression struts. If you have picked up on the threads about these struts then you have probably checked the chassis where the mounting blocks are ?

[monomer5]

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Hi Robin, No luck with Tex mirrors unfortunately. Their Chris Parsons, tried mixing and matching some stems with mirrors but couldn't make a fit ! Next stop CBS !

[dave_kitson]

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Hi - I adapted the original Sierra mirrors, reshaping the base and building it up with epoxy putty. Bit of a struggle getting the wiring into the door, but it can be done. I think I have the only Cabrio with electrically heated and adjustable mirrors. All depends on how much effort you are prepared to put in! The irony of it was that the mirrors failed SVA and I had to fit Marlin ones to get through, and then change them back. Dave.