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rocker cover paint!!!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:31 pm
by MR Bender
it took me all of two days to sand ,paint ,sand and paint.
it looks good tho.
and also i have different mirrors too just need to paint them.
ps: sorry about the pic from a phone
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:05 am
by OLD FART
Hey Mr B luv your work :beer
Any info on the mirrors ?electric,where to buy, brand ,fitting probs if any ?
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:04 am
by MrBishi
Oldie- They are US-spec electric mirrors.
Looking good bendr
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:00 am
by thrash
US spec mirrors? do they make everything seem closer/ farther away?
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:22 am
by MR Bender
Oldie : yes they are US ones and electric just need to wire them up.
i will get some pic up on how i did them its hard to explain!!!
Thrash :yer they make everything seem closer than they are!
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:08 pm
by enthuzed
Need to give that body a buffing!
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:47 pm
by thrash
MR Bender wrote:Thrash :yer they make everything seem closer than they are!
that's still ok eh? some of the new nissans have mirrors that make everything seem further away.. so when you're overtaking.. someone might be almost next to your car and it'll look like they're 3 cars length behind :S dangerous..
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:45 pm
by Entaran
Current model WRX's do this ^^
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:55 pm
by Vulpes
enthuzed wrote:Need to give that body a buffing!
Yer Im 47, mine could do with some "buffing" as well.
I really like those mirrors. Did you buy on ebay ?
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:24 pm
by MR Bender
Thrash: They will take some getting use to but i think they will be fine.
enthuzed : Yer its on my things to do list!!! (its a big list)
Vulpes : No i think got them with one of the starions i brought not to sure.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:40 pm
by Nosaki Faki
thrash wrote:US spec mirrors? do they make everything seem closer/ farther away?
This may depend on the year.
My US one is an 84 and I'm pretty sure it is only the left side that is distorted.
Mine have also dropped somehow and can't be adjusted to show much other than the road about 10 feet behind me, this may be a common problem and something to look out for,
if anybody knows how to fix it please let me know.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:58 pm
by thrash
Entaran wrote:Current model WRX's do this ^^
this would be for the same reason the speedo reads higher than actual speed.. to stroke your ego and make you feel like you're leaving others behind :P
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:31 pm
by enthuzed
Vulpes wrote:enthuzed wrote:Need to give that body a buffing!
Yer Im 47, mine could do with some "buffing" as well.
Did you mean your car or yourself? LOL I reckon the latter...
Incidentally GSR-III mirrors look the same externally as JA starion mirrors but the glass in them is actually convex as well. Waaay before it's time and was initially disconcerting, so much so that I nearly swapped them with JA ones. I'm used to them now and do additional checks before swapping lanes to be sure.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:05 am
by MrBishi
The convex mirrors are disconcerting to start with. You quickly get used to them and they help a heap to eliminate the b pillar blind spot. As long as you remember the "objects are closer than they appear" they are great.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:21 pm
by hoongirl
The Evo has convex mirrors, and I find when I get back in the Starion I feel like I can't see anything - so I actually prefer them.