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General Category => The Chill Out Room => Topic started by: Steve_666 on August 04, 2009, 06:04:22 pm

Title: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 04, 2009, 06:04:22 pm
Anybody taken these off and if so how do you do it? Do you have to remove the door card to get to the gubbins.

Also, is there much weight in these bad boys? 00)
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: ChrisW on August 04, 2009, 06:05:48 pm
They do weigh a canny bit. I'm doing a bit of spannering tomorrow so I can have a look at how to get them off :o unless someone posts beforehand ;)
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Jeff on August 04, 2009, 07:49:41 pm
Use your boot.... the bad boys do.
One big kick and it's gone :)
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 04, 2009, 09:55:34 pm
I see where you are coming from Jeff but I'm not sure it will leave me with the look I am after  ???
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: ChrisW on August 05, 2009, 10:03:47 am
Quote from: Steve_666 on August 04, 2009, 09:55:34 pm
I see where you are coming from Jeff but I'm not sure it will leave me with the look I am after  ???

Buggered if you change your mind as well 00)
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Coyoteboy on August 05, 2009, 10:40:03 am
Don't think I've ever seen a wing mirror attached any other way than bolted through with the inner card covering the bolts?
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: flyingtele on August 05, 2009, 11:44:29 am
I have removed them before. Take off the triangular plastic piece, and there are 4 screws. If your car has the door tweeters, those two bolts are are also used for the mirror so take them out. Then there is one more bolt holding it, and IIRC the fourth bolt is an adjustment bolt.
But yeah, just take off the plastic triangle trim piece and unscrew it lol. They weigh around 1-1.5 kg, and the retractable ones weigh a bit more
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 05, 2009, 01:00:39 pm
Nice one, may have a bit play around tonight.
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: calam on August 05, 2009, 01:45:29 pm
Quote from: Steve_666 on August 05, 2009, 01:00:39 pm
Nice one, may have a bit play around tonight.

What you got your eye on Steve? some replacement after market ones? or got some other trick up your sleeve?
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 05, 2009, 09:48:51 pm
Yeh, I was thinking maybe some after market ones but I thought I'd get them off first and have a look. Always looking to save more weight.
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 09, 2009, 12:56:13 pm
Got some time last night so I took off the passenger side. I decided to take the full unit out also so I stripped back the door card n'all. The wing mirror on it's own (electric) is just shy of 2kg. I was quite supprised at the weight of the door card actually but it's a luxury I am not prepard to do without...
...just yet  ;)!

Anyway, watch this space...
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: salvageman16 on August 09, 2009, 10:14:49 pm
Steve if you sort some nice carbon mirrors count me in for a group buy.
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: ChrisW on August 10, 2009, 11:30:12 am
Like these:

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p3186/M3-STYLE-CARBON-LOOK-MIRROR-PAIR/product_info.html (http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p3186/M3-STYLE-CARBON-LOOK-MIRROR-PAIR/product_info.html)

or these:

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p3193/SPORTS-MIRROR-CARBON-LOOK-R/H/product_info.html (http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p3193/SPORTS-MIRROR-CARBON-LOOK-R/H/product_info.html)
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 10, 2009, 12:44:13 pm
You may get a look on Wednesday  ;)

Just in case I don't pull my finger out before Wednesday where does the law stand on no mirrors what so ever?
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: ChrisW on August 10, 2009, 05:37:54 pm
Personally, I wouldn't be on the road, bit risky. Can't you put the originals back on for the evening?
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 10, 2009, 09:20:45 pm
No probs, got all sorted tonight  ;)
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 13, 2009, 01:18:55 pm
Not finished but couple of pics here...

http://www.gt4ec.net/forum/meets/northeast-meet/msg39264/#new (http://www.gt4ec.net/forum/meets/northeast-meet/msg39264/#new)
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: flyingtele on August 13, 2009, 02:10:17 pm
Not to my taste, but each to their own! As long as your happy :)
I like the headlights though, are they the carbon fiber one? Was thinking of ordering myself a set, how much did they set you back? Have you got a link for them?
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: Steve_666 on August 13, 2009, 10:10:08 pm
Yeh, I like em  :). As for the light I don't have any contact details. Bought them a couple of years ago for a smidge over £200 I recall. They are just fiberglass thought  and the lamps are crap. They change the front end though. I'm getting them repainted in Satin Black along with the bonnet & mirrors next week. I'm am hoping it looks good. :-\
Title: Re: 185 Wing Mirrors Question
Post by: ChrisW on August 13, 2009, 11:08:10 pm
Satin black is the colour I considered respraying mine, very smart  8)