> Roland Dudley wrote:
>
> Jeff,
>
> > So I went to a local auto
> > parts store and bought one of those cheapie mirrors you clip on to a sun
> > visor and removed the glass from it. The guy at Santa Clara Glass cut
> > me a new mirror out of this piece in about two minutes. He said it
> > wasn't enough work for him to even charge me.
> >
> > BTW, I've seen these mirrors in drug an grocery stores too. The glass
> > is ~1/8" thick and is in a plastic frame from which it can be removed
> > with little effort. Price is $2-3, if I recall. Measure or take
> > your old mirror along to make sure it's big enough.
> >
> >
> > Roland
>
> Roland,
>
> I believe you will find you know have plastic mirrors, whose faces scratches f
> your beard reflects in them. I think glasss is much better. Pay the $25.
>
> BTW: Toys "R Us has a suction-cup/clip mount rectangular mirror for mommies
>to
> see the wee ones in the rear seat buckets for $3. These fit very nicely into
> left and right window corners, and give great back left and right lane views,
> even with either top up or down. Clean winshield, use clean water to attach.
> Won't fall off too often. Use glycerinf for more stable mount, put
> non-permanent mount. Pep Boys has the same ones for $6
>
> Steve
>
Wrong, genuine glass. BTW, the one (actually two) I had made have
rounded corners. The guy still managed to make both of them in less
than 5 minutes.
I actually tried making my own, but gave up after destroying a couple
of these cheapie mirrors. Total cost was still << $25.
Roland
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