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[splintercat]

bought  a retro clip on side mirror recently        aint got a clue how to fit it ?

no instructions    seen minis with em        held on by some sort of channel and two grub screws    yikes

do these fit on the door ???  some how

[RossKnight]

 

 

any use?

[splintercat]

naw............................ill have to put a piccie up but thanks anyway bud

[creakyjaws5533]

They fit on the gutter seam and the grub screws hold it in place

[splintercat]

tried this but aint no nearer to a solution how do you open a door when there is a mirror hanging off it? maybe ill just gooooooogle it.

its the same as the one on ebay from bbclasssics item no 200605404449

Edited by splintercat, 26 March 2014 - 01:23 PM.

[creakyjaws5533]

It doesn't attach to the door it attaches to the gutter seam
half way down this page http://www.theminifo...-stance/page-18

Edited by creakyjaws5533, 26 March 2014 - 01:23 PM.

[minisilverbullet]

it attaches the same as the one pictured above. 

[splintercat]

Don't really want to cut a bit out of the seam cover.......May just got to plan B and get a set of Japanese style bracelets and use some downtown style mirrors instead. :)

[creakyjaws5533]

You dont need to cut anything out it bolts on top

[splintercat]

Lads this is the mirror still cant fit the flaming thing even with all the help in the world need a close up view as is seems I am a dummy

Edited by splintercat, 28 March 2014 - 06:38 PM.

[RossKnight]

That just goes over the seam next to the windscreen/a post? Like the picture I posted before? 

 

[Will16]

Has your Mini been deseamed?

[splintercat]

No it still has seams.
The mirror which l have is a common one
I got it from BBC classics however if you Google ...clip on overtaking mirror there are loads out there. It is the round 3" chrome one on a chrome bent round arm. The end of which has a fitting which can be rotated thro 360 degrees. There are millions out there l am sure l just can't find a picture of one fitted. Nor can l find Anyone who knows how it goes on. I've put the item number in a previous reply. How can a shitty mirror get the better of an incredibly clever and superior bunch of guys. Can't put a photo in as my mum won't let me.

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Edited by splintercat, 31 March 2014 - 10:15 AM.

[Dan]

Did you notice how the Ebay description says "Ford Anglia clamp-on mirror"? I believe it clamps to the upright at the back of the opening 1/4 light on an Anglia, which is oriented 90 degrees away from the angle of the seams on a Mini. Also the clamp is asymmetrical, projecting further from the clamped edge outside than inside.

It doesn't fit.

Edited by Dan, 31 March 2014 - 10:21 AM.

[splintercat]

cheers for that ...........however BB classics / classic bits/ vintage motor spares and speedway all sell almost similar mirrors and all claim that they fit on a mini ??? Also I am sure that I have seen them at mini shows ...AHHHH well
really am going back to my original plan of fitting Japanese style brackets and mounting Downtown style mirrors on.