Home page
  Home Page   Contact Us   Our History   Advertise with Us   Sponsor List   Link to Us   Compare Levels   Member Agreement   Privacy Policy   About C3VR
  Community Forums   Active Threads   Forum Search   Top Posters List   Private Messenger   C3VR Email System   C3 Corvette Quiz
  Members Vettes & Pictures   Member Stories   Member Stats   Real Time Member Map   Member Search   Lifetime Member List   Member Calendar Entry Form   Who's Online
  C3 Registry Data   C3 Corvette Statistics   C3 Corvette Tips & Tricks   C3 Corvette How-Tos   Corvette Club Listing   Corvette Event Listing   Mechanic Directory   Corvette VIN Decoder   Save the Wave   Corvette Emblem History   C3 Corvette Birthday Calculator   C3 Corvette Build Dates   Corvette Parts Illustration Catalog   Shark Bytes - Online
  C3 Corvette Parts Auctions on eBay   Corvette Books   C3VR In-Stock Apparel & Accessories   C3VR Member Name Badges   C3VR Custom Apparel & Accessories @ Zazzle   C3VR Window Stickers   C3VR Member Deals & Discounts   C3VR Member Calendars   Shop Amazon.com
☰
SPONSOR AD SPONSOR AD

Topic: rear mirrors

in Forum: C3 Body


Already a Member? Click Here to Login

rear mirrors

Posted: 2/27/08 4:22pm Message 1 of 17
BelgiumBarry
Former Member
Send PM
Belgium
Joined: 1/5/2006
Posts: 774
Vette(s): 350/350 T-top 1970 Cortez silver -blue interior
ok, i had again a bit fun..LOL

drove my vette home one day to stay outside for the night ... in freezing temperatures , must have been the first time in my knowledge... No problem... till i started engine and.. oeps.. a mirror glass felt of..Confused Silicone holding it on 4 spots was no more sticking... drove at work , closing door
... oeps, second one ... bang ! ConfusedConfused

Now , as i was already disappointed by the vibrating chrome mirrors ( very weak mounting with 2 "wood" screws.. Shocked) , and in love with the later model "race" type... i decided to buy 2 of those ... yep.Wink

Lucky , my dealer had a pair "second hand" ... 250 euro Ouch, one black , one white , ever been yellow .....so i sanded them, painted my "Cortez" silver ..... Big%20smile

BUT... install... whoehoe...after finding out how to remove the holding clip on the window turners ...LOLLOL... yep, bolt holes don't match and the new ones are with sturdy 1/4" thread ... doors have a closed steel frame above ....

I drilled new holes as much to the front ( so the old holes are still covered by the mirrors plastic base ) ... almost horizontal so i could reach with the nuts without demounting the hole interior stuff as window etc....

I made 2 new pairs of threads , now bended in a angle so mirror and my drilling matched.It worked Clap and i like the looks ! Big%20smileBig%20smileBig%20smile

Oh, yes... drivers side has a remote install with 3 cables... got from my dealer even the base-plate to mount in the door for the joystick...ConfusedOuch
THAT i didn't see happening...to much work for just that joysticky...what i've done : i cut the 3 cables at the mirror back , put 3 little springs on them , pretension and clamps on the cables...so now this one is to install as the passenger side .. and it works just fine ! ApproveThumbs%20Up

All by all i love the new look !!! ( even if i made a mistake against building year... LOL)

So now i have a 70 with the 77 alu wheels and mirrors...Rolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20Laughing... and again a week evenings alot of fun !!!!








SPONSOR AD:: (Our Sponsors help support C3VR)

rear mirrors

Posted: 2/27/08 5:37pm Message 2 of 17
Profile Pic
Redwingvette
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
Waterford, MI - USA
Joined: 9/13/2002
Posts: 1754
Vette(s): 1973 Red coupe
Sounds like a good job. We need pictures please.



Brian - NCM Lifetime Member

73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
Borgeson Steering box
 


rear mirrors

Posted: 2/27/08 8:30pm Message 3 of 17
Profile Pic
Adams' Apple
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Moderator
Send PM
Duncanville, TX - USA
Joined: 11/8/2003
Posts: 20214
Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/ Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight" #2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
Good to see ya back on the forums, Norbert!! We miss ya here!

Nice going on the mirror install!! And Yes...PICS Please!


Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56    
My Link


(click for Texas-sized view!)             NCRS

"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"

rear mirrors

Posted: 2/28/08 5:57am Message 4 of 17
Profile Pic
tuxblacray
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
Greensburg, IN - USA
Joined: 9/24/2003
Posts: 5188
Vette(s): Previous: 1984 Silver / Charcoal Coupe, 1988 Maroon Coupe / 1989 Artic White Coupe / 2001 Speedway White Roadster / Present:1976 Stingray Black / Black, Auto, 350 slightly modified (355 hp) Luxor Wires Redline Tires. / 1989 Roadster Bright Red...
Hang on to those OEM mirrors Norbert. They fetch a pretty good Euro here. I would bet that to be even greater in your beautiful country.


Tuxblacray: She's Back In Black! Check out my pics @ My Link


(Click on image to see a bigger version)

rear mirrors

Posted: 2/28/08 10:13am Message 5 of 17
BelgiumBarry
Former Member
Send PM
Belgium
Joined: 1/5/2006
Posts: 774
Vette(s): 350/350 T-top 1970 Cortez silver -blue interior
pics for the maniacs... LOLWink
 
here you see the new threads trough the frame above in door , just enough space for a nut to the window....
 
 
now that i like Big%20smile
 
 
perhaps silly fore those of you custom to those later types , but i find those race type mirrors so much more "matching" to the car lines then the original chrome ones... which are more elephant-ears to me LOLLOL.. and rather weak mounting...
 
 
i enjoy again alot more my car ! ClapStar
 



rear mirrors

Posted: 2/28/08 10:55am Message 6 of 17
71Shark
Former Member
Send PM
Edmond, OK - USA
Joined: 7/13/2006
Posts: 400
Vette(s): 1971 Brands Hatch Green L48 Coupe Automatic Driver - restored 1995
Cool....


rear mirrors

Posted: 2/28/08 11:10am Message 7 of 17
Profile Pic
crossfire1982
Former Member
Send PM
Cramerton, NC - USA
Joined: 8/22/2006
Posts: 1094
Vette(s): black 1982 coupe slate gray interior, 350 crossfire, 1985 fuel pump, Steeroids R&P conversion
Great job, they look teriffic on the car Thumbs%20Up


rear mirrors

Posted: 2/28/08 11:16am Message 8 of 17
BelgiumBarry
Former Member
Send PM
Belgium
Joined: 1/5/2006
Posts: 774
Vette(s): 350/350 T-top 1970 Cortez silver -blue interior
thank you guys Thumbs%20Up
 
PS i will need to change my sig LOLWink
BelgiumBarry2008-02-28 11:17:20


rear mirrors

Posted: 2/28/08 2:11pm Message 9 of 17
Profile Pic
Redwingvette
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
Waterford, MI - USA
Joined: 9/13/2002
Posts: 1754
Vette(s): 1973 Red coupe
Now thats what we needed. Great look!



Brian - NCM Lifetime Member

73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
Borgeson Steering box
 


rear mirrors

Posted: 2/28/08 3:04pm Message 10 of 17
BlueX2
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
Joined: 3/9/2006
Posts: 2168
That does look good!   


in Forum: C3 Body


SPONSOR AD: (Our Sponsors help support C3VR)