jonpw
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Hi all,
I have a 1995 K11 Nissan Micra in white. Lowered 35mm with bump strips removed and door handles colour coded. I am thinking about fitting some bullet mirrors where the stock ones are bolted on. What do you think? Will it look naff, or awesome?
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Easiest answer to that is to unbolt the originals, offer up the bullet ones and see if you like it or not.
Please don't think I am trying to sound awkward, but some will say they'll look naff, some will say they'll look great and this won't help your cause. If you try them and like them...that's all that counts...and I am a firm believer in trying things out rather than speculating. I do it all the time and usually it pays off. Sometimes other peoples opinions will always differ from what you want and after all, it's what works for you that's most important.
Welcome to RR by the way.....you'll like it here. Now make with the pics of the Micra because we all like pictures ;D ;D
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jonpw
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Mystery Machine, I see your point. Will try to find some/one that i can test fit! I am at work at the mo but will get some pics up in readers rides when i can.
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markbognor
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Bullet mirrors on a Micra?markbognor
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I don't think the chrome would work, but if you did them satin black to tie in with the rest of the trim that could be very cool. The mirror bases would cut off the mirror arms nicely, which would then need fibre glassing and filling, but they would then make nice flate plates to mount the mirrors on. or, just use a thin flat peice of plastic trim taped on (check out the tourquise LX in my blog) and then mount the mirrors on the doors. Oh and you can do much better than 35mm. I was actually looking at bullet and lightweight mirrors on ebay this afternoon. I think that the shape of Engleman type mirrors - think manta i400 - would suit the shape better.
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jonpw
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Mark, I may actually get those. Would take weeks to get here from Taiwan though!
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jonpw
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Very true, will look sexy when they arrive! Ordering them as I type.
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jonpw
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Opel Manta mirrors ordered. £25, 10-14 days delivery time, let the thumb twiddling commence!
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EmDee
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Bullet mirrors on a Micra?EmDee
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Since this thread is annoyingly lacking in images I thought I'd do a quick chop of a white Micra wearing those nice Opel mirrors: Here's the image blatantly stolen from the listing:
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Last Edit: May 4, 2011 18:05:17 GMT by EmDee
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nutter81
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that looks smart like mm says its your car your choice so many haters these days
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Those mirrors look exactly like the 1s i got from The Cz republic...used to be fitted to some of the old skoda rally cars
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jonpw
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May 19, 2011 13:51:18 GMT
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Mirrors have arrived, will post when they are fitted!
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May 19, 2011 17:11:55 GMT
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Very curious to see these......'cos I bought some too! I'm blaming you lot!
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May 19, 2011 18:55:28 GMT
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yaaay... i got a pair of these on my celica, they're ok, but after a year or so the plastic mounting plate thing cracked and they fell off. but i think they look ace ;D back on now with some beefier washers to help keep em in place. i reckon they are well worth it at the price, and far less common that chrome bullet mirrors not the best pic but ya get the idea
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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May 19, 2011 20:29:31 GMT
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slightly off topic, you werent driving through Radyr, cardiff in that Celica last week were you? I think it was wednesday
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May 20, 2011 11:43:04 GMT
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wasnt me matey, I'm waaaay oop north wales. was it possibly gareths v8 mk2 celica, sure he lives down cardiff way, but his is shiney black and sounds like satan yawning
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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