auto retract jdm side mirrors
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Yes, All years.
Some European country's got manual folding mirrors.
While Japan got electric mirrors, I'm not sure if anywhere else did.
Some European country's got manual folding mirrors.
While Japan got electric mirrors, I'm not sure if anywhere else did.
Mister Crispy said:
Did I read it correct that they are electric (as far as retracting in and out form the door)? Is this an aero-dynamic thing?
It's a parking thing, yes they are electric retracting. They're nifty, but generally useless except for novelty.
Aussie Mk3's got manual folding mirrors.
I fold mine when it's the the workshop so I don't walk into them in the dark when I lock up for the night
I fold mine when it's the the workshop so I don't walk into them in the dark when I lock up for the night
I have those manual folding ones, never folded them though Though this could be good in parking lots, cause people don't pay attention, and can ram the mirrors with their bodies
Though this could be good in parking lots, cause people don't pay attention, and can ram the mirrors with their bodies
Jeff Lange said:
That's awesome! I'm not sure why I like it so much, but I do.
Aren't they a little smaller or more swoopy shaped? Seemed to me I remember them as being a bit sexier than standard mirrors.
Yeah, they look a bit nicer
IIRC the Euros look the same as JDM, right?
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c45/J-M-C/?action=view¤t=DSCF2554Small.jpg You can see mine here pretty good.
IIRC the Euros look the same as JDM, right?
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c45/J-M-C/?action=view¤t=DSCF2554Small.jpg You can see mine here pretty good.
these mirrors are much stouter than the North American units also. A casted frame. I sport them. Euro's that is.
In fact I have one set left for sale...hint hint.
cwd
Euro's that is.In fact I have one set left for sale...hint hint.
cwd
yeah, someone walking into a mirror can rip it off pretty easy
breakaway mirrors where instated because of pedestrian injuries IIRC, and was instated other places of the world before the US...
breakaway mirrors where instated because of pedestrian injuries IIRC, and was instated other places of the world before the US...
I like the power folding mirrors because every time someone knocks my mirror in in a parking lot, I can hit a button, and it'll go back out.
plus it gets laughs at the drag strip when you fold them in when staging.
plus it gets laughs at the drag strip when you fold them in when staging.
hmm... MKI had em too (and they suck by the owner's comments, at about 50 they would try to fold themselves)
until you tried to change lanes...
or are you trying to look like a transformer or knight rider? :biglaugh:
or are you trying to look like a transformer or knight rider? :biglaugh:
goliath said:
Thanks for the link. They look way sleeker. I love the electric fold in.
Also, they seem to be slimer and a bit longer, which I think would offer more rearward view (farther into the next lane). Plus, since they automatically fold in when you park, the extra length won't result in them getting knocked around.
I like em! It's a bolt-up right?