how to make STUBBY MIRRORS

[tarmacghost]

any pics of these on a car?

[hybridturbo]

what could be done is after as set is done make a fibreglass mould that then could be bonded onto the shorten surround piece making a cheap alternative for the many members who want stubby mirrors.

or carbon fibre

[Dave.]

Ive spent around 5 hours on my set today, cut them down heated all the plastics etc bent them all into shape, got them looking like this currently:





ive ahd to legthen the passenger side one slightly because the case was cracked but equaled it out by remmoving soem more of the outer piece, only afew mm or so , ive set the plastic too far back so ill either have to build it up with firbreglass or use some expanding foam and cut it to shape :D

[Pillar]

Ive spent around 5 hours on my set today, cut them down heated all the plastics etc bent them all into shape, got them looking like this currently:





ive ahd to legthen the passenger side one slightly because the case was cracked but equaled it out by remmoving soem more of the outer piece, only afew mm or so , ive set the plastic too far back so ill either have to build it up with firbreglass or use some expanding foam and cut it to shape :D

get your soldering iron out and do it

[Graeme]

Looking good Dave, sorry I didn't text you back before my phone is playing up

[vaughanmc]

Getting there Dave! I must crack on with mine

Been slacking lately!

[vaughanmc]

Nearly completed - Cheers for this thread Gaz

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...=123257&page=6

:D

[Dave.]

work done to mine over the past few days,

the "expanding, and messy as fook foam stage":


adds a hell of a lot of strength aswell, reccomend doing it

then cut down the foam to the right shape:


next step is fibreglass and then filler

[vaughanmc]

I wasn't sure if that idea would work but it seems like it could :D

[craig green]

I've found filler eats expanding-foam, in the past.

Dave; How are the mirror lenses going to mount in them?