[Healeys] Wing Mirror Placement

[sbyers]

>From the BJ8 Registry, here is a survey of the locations for the external
mirrors where that information is recorded.  The numbers are the number of
cars recorded with the mirror placed as described.  None of these are the
factory installations (wedge-shaped mirrors):

1 over front edge of wheelwell
74 over center of wheelwells
27 over rear of wheelwells
4 over front of spears
18 over center of spears
55 over rear of spears
12 between rear of spear and edge of fender
1 at rear edge of fender
87 on doors
One car has both wing mirrors over the wheelwells and door mirrors also.

Wing mirrors were not installed at the factory as standard items.  Evidence
gathered from BMIHT information for BJ8s indicates that if a car got
external mirrors as factory equipment, it was almost always in conjunction
with a luggage rack.  BMIHT data on over a thousand cars indicates that cars
with external mirrors were also either Personal Export Delivery or went to a
country other than the USA.  

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA


-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+sbyers=ec.rr.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+sbyers=ec.rr.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Eric
(Rick) Wilkins
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:13 AM
To: Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wing Mirror Placement

That's where my mirror is.
seen here:

http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/pics/frntquarter.jpg