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[Brams96]

I got nearly blinded the other night by some with wonky headlights but as the mini mirror is fixed could only move it down.

Is there a 'dipping' rear view center mirror made I can fit to my car or do I have to go for an aftermarket one or one from another car??

Edit: the only one I can find is this but it is hell expensive!

Edited by Brams96, 25 September 2009 - 06:05 AM.

[lorry]

I hope that price isn't really. Anyway the cheapest would probably be from another car, so have a butchers around a scrappy and also get some new sticky pads. I think the newer metros/rover 100 mirrors aren't far off what you would probably want.

[Pooky]

I once bought an after market universal suction cup dipping mirror. It was useless because the car vibrated so much. I swapped that for a pretty looking chrome mirror that fixes to the roof like the original but that's just as bad.

I love my Mrs' Mini with it's lovely standard mirror! Doesn't wobble at all!

Didn't the late MPi's have dipping mirrors? Although on second thoughts don't they have special windscreens?

[Asphalt]

Of course there were original dippable mirrors. I have one of them in my car Some LEs got them. And MPIs (but glued to the screen) and Innocentis.

[edit] No special MPI screens...

Edited by Asphalt, 25 September 2009 - 03:47 PM.

[cambiker71]

Have a search through some autojumbles, or ebay or something, i have a dipping mirror it's standard mini fitment too with the usual bracket and suction pad, absolutely no idea which models did or didn't have them though.

[mike.]

I've got a chrome interior mirror from mini spares. Its mounted to the roof like normal and just adjusts on a ball joint. When im getting blinded it only takes a second to reach up and 'dip' it by hand.

[captainjack15]

I've got a chrome interior mirror from mini spares. Its mounted to the roof like normal and just adjusts on a ball joint. When im getting blinded it only takes a second to reach up and 'dip' it by hand.

Thats all well and good, I do the same, but I can see feck all out of it

[Brams96]

Cheers guys. I'll have to look for something at a scrappy to see what I can use. I'm constantly looking at other cars at the moment to see if there is anything that matches what I need, I've got a couple of other ideas as well , but haven't seen anything yet. Might have to go for a walk through the supermarket car park (might look a bit dodgy though )

[yeti21586]

http://www.classic-c...NTERIOR_12.html

theres a dippable one 9th down for £15

[shorty]

ive got an original dipping rear view mirror in my flame...tis a god send...until someone is driving the opposite way to you and you get blinded that way

[Brams96]

Would This one fit do you think? The mounting base looks similar.

[shorty]

Would This one fit do you think? The mounting base looks similar.

for the price it is at now it is worth a try.
if you can find one with sucker pad and screw fixing it would probably be a better option

[Jamez26]

heres what u need.... http://minispares.co...ty=pb&pid=42183


bit expensive tho

[Brams96]

Jamez26 - Yeah I saw that one too but again I thought it was too expensive, plus it only has a stick pad so I wasn't sure about it. I'm thinking maybe I can get one from another car and use the base from the mini mirror and put them together somehow, maybe welded together?

[Jamez26]

what exactly are the mirrors screwed into ? a bar accross the roof ?

James.