As Chuck would say, my 2.68745c worth:
I am at a point on my SV restoration where I need to decide where to put the
mirrors. The lines of the Alpine fenders are so darned nice that I hate to
screw them up with mirrors (my opinion guys!), and will most likely put them
back by the door and windshield frame where they will aesthetically become part
of that, rather than part of the front fender.
Of course, the only thing I ever liked on the front fender of a British sports
car was Emma Peel! Grrrrrrr!, leather jump suits!
"Mrs Peel, we're needed"- John Steed
Bill M.
Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com wrote:
> I've had both. I had the convex Lucas mirrors on my SV. Now on my S3 I
> have Raydots on the doors - also with a very slight convex curve that helps
> widen the view, but not make it impossible. There is NO DOUBT that the
> ones on the fenders worked the best. I could see both side lanes without
> moving my head, only a dart of the eyes. I also thought they looked
> appropriate for an English roadster on my SV. But, now with my S3, I think
> they would have ruined the lines. I'm still of the same belief.
>
> I don't know if it's because of the pointy fins - which have a special flow
> backwards that the SV does not have. So, maybe the SV didn't have that
> flow to lose. Or, perhaps, it's just what you are used to.
>
> But I'm sticking with them OFF the fenders.
>
> Jay
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