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[tom1]

OK so the standard mirror fit to the glass. There are 3 holes in the cross member where the mirror would go, I can feel them through the roof lining. What sort of holes are there and can I use them to fit a stranded mirror to it ?  

[brivinci]

Do you mean that you have an MPI car with the window mounted mirror but want to change it to the standard type that mounts to the cross member and suction cups to window?

 

On the cars fitted with the old style mirror, there are captured nuts that the screws attach to. No idea if there are still there on the MPI shell though. 

[Midas Mk1]

Yes, the holes are already there, I fitted a pre-97 mirror to my 99 Sportspack. 

[nicklouse]

http://www.minispare.../classic/mirror interior.aspx|Back to search

is what you need to fit the old skool mirror.

[brivinci]

On the topic of mirrors, is there a direct replacement for the original style that has the anti-dazzling feature in it? Maybe another car built by Rover, or MG, or any other that might have shared parts?? I like being able to see whats coming behind me but on long night journeys, it can be REALLY tiresome to have to dodge the super bright lights that cars now have...which all also happen to be mounted at eye-level.

[nicklouse]

the standard has the lever to pull to dim the rear view.

[brivinci]

On the MPI mirror, that gets glued to glass, yes. Not on the standard ones fitted in the standard manner/location....unless there is something I dont know.

[nicklouse]

On the MPI mirror, that gets glued to glass, yes. Not on the standard ones fitted in the standard manner/location....unless there is something I dont know.

a lever that just about every single car since the 80s has 

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

 

ok that is the stick on but my bolt on has the same.

Edited by nicklouse, 31 July 2018 - 08:57 PM.

[MacGyver]

CZH4000 Interior mirror, dipping (day/night style) 1976-85
1100 specials had it, as an option I think, so do exist. They are NLA so maybe in a scrapers or someone breaking on here.

Ben

[brivinci]

 

On the MPI mirror, that gets glued to glass, yes. Not on the standard ones fitted in the standard manner/location....unless there is something I dont know.

a lever that just about every single car since the 80s has 

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

 

ok that is the stick on but my bolt on has the same.

 

 

Well, we all now how current Minis are...of course "all" cars had them but not Minis (aside from the Special) until the MPi cars. My 94 certainly does not. Also, the Minis mirror is much smaller then most other cars so retro fitting from from another car typically yields a MASSIVE mirror in comparison.

 

I guess I will have to keep my eyes out for one of those original ones. Being in the US, I certainly am not going to find one here:-) We barely have wreckers anymore here...at least near me. When I was young, I'd be at one at least once a month for parts for my VW's. All of my usual haunts are now closed down:-(

[nicklouse]

CZH4000 Interior mirror, dipping (day/night style) 1976-85
1100 specials had it, as an option I think, so do exist. They are NLA so maybe in a scrapers or someone breaking on here.

Ben

 that might explain things as mine was a Special.

[nicklouse]

 

 

On the MPI mirror, that gets glued to glass, yes. Not on the standard ones fitted in the standard manner/location....unless there is something I dont know.

a lever that just about every single car since the 80s has 

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

 

ok that is the stick on but my bolt on has the same.

 

 

Well, we all now how current Minis are...of course "all" cars had them but not Minis (aside from the Special) until the MPi cars. My 94 certainly does not. Also, the Minis mirror is much smaller then most other cars so retro fitting from from another car typically yields a MASSIVE mirror in comparison.

 

I guess I will have to keep my eyes out for one of those original ones. Being in the US, I certainly am not going to find one here:-) We barely have wreckers anymore here...at least near me. When I was young, I'd be at one at least once a month for parts for my VW's. All of my usual haunts are now closed down:-(

 

i will see if i can get hold of one. as i think the one i put in the race car might be one. not really needed.....

[brivinci]

If you do, I would LOVE to buy it. Planning a trip across the whole of the USA and looking for anything to make things easier on the driver!