Gene---For those that want to go to the bother, one can pick up a (junk
yard?) passenger side mirror from a later model pickup truck. These
mirrors typically push things back at about twice the real distance,
like late model car passenger side mirrors. Take it to an auto glass
shop and bring your TR mirror with you for the glass pattern, They can
circle-cut the convex mirror glass to fit the one for the TR.
Dick
From: gene@garrison-
tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)
Decorative. Bad.
I've had a bullet on my passenger side for the 20+ years I've owned the
car. I'm a great believer in such, it always irritated me that the feds
required 5 mph bumpers but never required passenger side rear view
mirrors.
But like you say, it's pretty much useless without a "may be closer
than" convexity. So I've got one of those stick-ons on it, but it's way
too convex. I can see maybe 12' back. Has anyone actually found a
"slighty convex" version?
- GeneG
www.garrison-grafixx.com/tr6
On Sunday 30 April 2006 12:44 pm, Sally or Dick Taylor wrote:
...The passenger side is another story. While mostly decorative, they
can be made useful by replacing the mirror with one that is slightly
convex, like many of the new cars "may be closer than..." kind. A quick
fix would be to use a large, stick-on mirror, available at most auto
parts stores.
Before drilling holes in the door for the passenger side mirror,
position it to get the best rearward advantage from the driver's seat.
This will be slightly cocked from the angle of the mirror on the driver'
side.
Dick
From: jmitch@snet.net(John Mitchell
Are any of the various bullet mirrors out there any better
at being able to see anything. I have the repros from TRF and I can kind
of use the left but the right mirror is all but useless. Thanks for any
help. John Mitchell 76 TR6
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