[Healeys] Mirrors

[I Erbs]

I saw some motorcycle mirrors bolted into the side curtain holes on a
roadster. they looked great.

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Peter & Veronica
<greylinn at ozemail.com.au>wrote:

> G'day Mike
>
> I got these - they clamp onto the front edge of the door. No drilling! Also
> easy to reach to adjust and the passenger side one is actually of some use.
> I did look at bullet style mirrors on the doors, but was put off by the
> drilling & the fact that the passenger side one had to be mounted at a
> weird
> angle to be of any use.
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
> Brisbane Oz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Kahn
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:56 AM
> To: mikecallison at gmail.com ; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Mirrors
>
> I believe the dealers mounted them over the front wheel mostly cause they
> could get to the underside of the mounting. Not very useful at that
> distance.
> Image field too narrow. I mounted mine at 22 inches forward of  the door
> seam.
> Better field. Many have put them on the door. this gives the best view. Sit
> in
> thew driver seat and have someone hold the mirror at different places and
> see
> what you like. Its personal as is the type of mirror you use. I like the
> dual
> vintage Talbot bullets (green dots) with convex mirrors. They are designed
> to
> be top mounted so you don't to get under the fender. You will need to drill
> the fender so, as they say, measure twice (at least) drill once.
> Rich Kahn
>
> > Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:34:22 -0400
> > From: mikecallison at gmail.com
> > To: healeys at autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Healeys] Mirrors
> >
> > Need your advise.  I am getting ready to mount the two rear view mirrors
> > on
> > the front fenders of my BJ8.  Is there a specified location for the
> > mirrors.  What is the best location for both aesthetics and function.
> >
> > Thanks Mike
> > 66 BJ8
>
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Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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