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Title: And now....the mirrors.....
Post by: vinnietbird on October 04, 2008, 10:45:27 PM
I took the py 20 year old mirrors off of the Sport and decided to clean them up.I wet sanded them with 800,1000,and 2000 grit,then polished them with Mother's Billet Polish.They turned out great.No paint to chip,just shiny plastic (they are shinier than the pics show,I can see myself in them).The whole process from start to finish took about an hour..

Here's a "before" shot.....

(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0978.jpg)

Here's an "after" shot.....

(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0980.jpg)

Another one.....

(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0981.jpg)

The last one (I like it).....

(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0982.jpg)
Title: And now....the mirrors.....
Post by: Clayton on October 04, 2008, 10:50:29 PM
repost x3 :D

looks awesome man
Title: And now....the mirrors.....
Post by: vinnietbird on October 04, 2008, 10:56:44 PM
I thought I did it once,I was wrong.The other 3 should be deleted.
Title: And now....the mirrors.....
Post by: jcassity on October 05, 2008, 12:45:45 AM
ive always wanted to put a light inback of the mirror,, a light other than white,, like blue or something and would run off your turn signal when you flip the lever.

nice work on that , by the way.
Title: And now....the mirrors.....
Post by: vinnietbird on October 05, 2008, 09:06:35 AM
Thanks a lot.Adding a light would seem to be pretty easy to do.Just pop the mirror itself off of the housing and go to town on it.
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Post by: daminc on October 05, 2008, 09:13:04 AM
If you can get the silver backing off in the shape of an arrow....
instant directionals in the glass, Mabe?
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Post by: vinnietbird on October 05, 2008, 09:23:48 AM
Cool idea.I've seen those clear light strips shaped like arows on Ebay just for that purpose.Pretty cheap as well.
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Post by: Haystack on October 05, 2008, 02:27:45 PM
Back in the day you could get an insurance discount for that. I wonder if you can if you made one yourself?
Title: And now....the mirrors.....
Post by: Haystack on October 05, 2008, 02:27:47 PM
Back in the day you could get an insurance discount for that. I wonder if you can if you made one yourself?
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Post by: vinnietbird on October 05, 2008, 08:52:21 PM
I don't need no stinkin' discount.I need paint on the Sport !!! My insurance is cheap.I am liking my mirrors right now,so no more mods for them.Just a coat of wax.
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Post by: bhazard on October 05, 2008, 09:32:13 PM
Clearcoat them!
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Post by: vinnietbird on October 06, 2008, 06:45:37 AM
No clearcoat.With clearcoat I get chips from rocks,etc.By just polishing the plastic,I can just break out a little polish anytime,no prep work.All natural.
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Post by: DVP on October 07, 2008, 12:43:44 AM
You could get some mirrors from a car/truck that has the signals in them and have them cut to fin the housings. My uncle used a guy that custom cuts mirros to fit. It was cheaper than getting a new one for him. Just a thought.

Those look really good I wish I could find a good driverside mirror for my car.
Title: And now....the mirrors.....
Post by: vinnietbird on October 07, 2008, 06:48:10 AM
I think I have a set of chrome mirrors and a set of black ones in the garage.The black ones are the ones I just replaced (work fine),and the chrome ones are out there for some reason I can't remember.They may have come from the blue car in the banner.