[6pack] Source for 4" Convex Mirror

[jimhearn1 at comcast.net]

I am contemplating putting a convex lens on the bullet mirror located on the driver's side door of my TR6.  It is one of those mirrors with six adjustments available and none of the adjustments are adequate.  I would rather know that something is coming and then look than to have something that I can't trust.

Jim in Sacramento

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net> 

> wait! not flogged quite to death. 
> 
> i'm gonna ask this question, and i'll admit to being naiive, so please don't 
> flame me. 
> 
> with as limited as visibility can be, especially with the top up, other than 
> the fact that you have to compensate for the distorted distance appearance, 
> is it a stupid idea to think that one might put this convex mirror on the 
> driver side? has anyone experimented with this? is this a terrible idea? 
> does it have any merit? what am i missing? 
> 
> thaks. 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Foster, Stan" 
> To: <6pack at autox.team.net> 
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 10:04 PM 
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Source for 4" Convex Mirror 
> 
> 
> > Thanks everyone for following up. I didn't personally feel that we had 
> > flogged 
> > this to death until we had some sort of satisfactory conclusion so to 
> > summarize: 
> > 
> > 1. You can buy said convex mirror as part of a pair (Talbot) for around 
> > $300, 
> > alu or chromed brass and very nice they look too. 
> > http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm 
> > 
> > 2. There is evidence that a stained glass shop may be able to grind a 
> > mirror 
> > to size 
> > 
> > 3. Dick says he has managed to produce a convex mirror of the right size 
> > at 
> > home (would like to hear more about that) 
> > 
> > 4. Aaron has researched a friend that will cut a convex mirror to size for 
> > $25.00 plus shipping. 
> > 
> > I think that is a pretty good list of four viable options to this common 
> > problem. 
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