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| I have been searching for the perfect
mirrors to go on my Z car for quite some time. I am pretty sure that I
have found them. They are from any of the Mitsubishi 3000GT cars and step
up to a power/heated configuration. I will have to report on the wiring
details later. |
| MY STORY |
I started by using the California mirrors as
sold by
Motorsport Auto. They are great looking mirrors but just didn't
have the correct proportions to make them very useful on the Z car; at
least not for someone 6'4" and 210 lb! I have to drive with the seat
all the way back and the angles from the position, combined with the
California-style mirrors, just didn't give me much visibility.
I could have opted to stay with the stock mirrors or the cheap plastic
chrome mirrors at Auto Zone and other parts stores. I just couldn't stand
that thought. I wanted something different and I DIDN'T want the mirrors
that mount to the window frame at the corner of the door window.
Just personal preference. |
| Second, I tried to use mirrors from the old
GM Firebird/Camaro cars. Nice looking, door mounted, aerodynamic mirrors.
The driver's side is cable adjusted and the passenger side is completely
manual. One drawback of these mirrors is that they are mounted via studs
that protrude through the door skin and must have a nut tightened from
INSIDE the door. That made things difficult on the Z because of limited
door access. I could have worked around it but also decided that the
angles for those mirrors - after a lot of test fitting - was just not a
good fit for the Z car. I moved on. |
Third, I bought my current set of 3000GT mirrors at
the local scrap yard.
Click here to read the installation article |
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