What's a good rear view mirror to get for the MINI?
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Originally Posted by BBCooper
I agree I am happy with OEM version on the 04.. But...
A concept I am looking for is a small round mirror.. Hopefully still framed in black.. Anyone have suggestions or pics.. Thanks
Besides all that I see back there are the things I have passed
A concept I am looking for is a small round mirror.. Hopefully still framed in black.. Anyone have suggestions or pics.. Thanks
Besides all that I see back there are the things I have passed
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Originally Posted by dominicminicoopers
Yeah, sometimes diving down into that corner with a guy on your outside, it'd be nice to see 'em so you don't wreck 'em. Not nice things to do on the track. How often are you on the track racing other cars?
The round mirror I think would have to be convex to still show the corners behind the car... The reflection would be smaller than the OEM reflection - but that might be ok..
To be honest - I was fishing to see if anyone else has thoughts along this line.. And if there were any suitable options available..
Enjoy..
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Originally Posted by BBCooper
For me the track is not a concern.. I don't track my MINI... I would expect those that do might want a wider reaer view mirror to not have any blind spots.
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Originally Posted by dominicminicoopers
Dude, this is the Racing and Competition forum you're posting in. I'm asking for people who track their MINI, which mirror they use. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
I was interested in the rear view mirror option...
I will be quiet
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Okay, well I'm planning to trck my MINI in the future and being around Bikeweek I've become scaraly aware of the small blind spots left, I've heard of some folks using a 5 faceted mirror but have encountered at least two problems 1. No supplier found yet 2. I have an 05 and apperantely the key fob reciever is in the OEM mirror, dos anyone know where to find a seperate (ideally suction-cuped to the windscreen) mirror to put over my passenger side area? Also I've seen the split mirror availible in the UK, anyone know who supplies these?
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I have this one. I think it was like $14 shipped from www.247motoring.com
270mm flat (i.e. not convex so no distortion at all), super reflective for cars with tints.
They also carry a version for regular non-tinted cars.
Click on the pic.
I have it in my 97 Toyota Rav4 as well.
Works great, cheap as heck, and simply clips on using two springs to your existing mirror (i.e. easily removable).
You won't want to get the 300mm in the Mini as it will interfere with the sun visors. It already does a little bit...but having 5% tints in rear, it greatly increases visibility and safety.
270mm flat (i.e. not convex so no distortion at all), super reflective for cars with tints.
They also carry a version for regular non-tinted cars.
Click on the pic.
I have it in my 97 Toyota Rav4 as well.
Works great, cheap as heck, and simply clips on using two springs to your existing mirror (i.e. easily removable).
You won't want to get the 300mm in the Mini as it will interfere with the sun visors. It already does a little bit...but having 5% tints in rear, it greatly increases visibility and safety.
Originally Posted by 247motoring.com
Broadway Mirror Flat 270MM Original
1) Shatter Proof - In the manufacturing process, special measures are taken to prevent the broken mirror from spreading out during an accident.
2) High-precision, chrome-finished, front surface mirror Practically free from distortion / Assures non-glareness for safer driving. Prevents double image reflection.
3) Perfectly fits the genuine mirror thanks to the minimized depth of the mounting mechanism at the center.
4) This wide-angle mirror increases visibility, eliminating dangerous blind spots where genuine mirrors don't cover.
1) Shatter Proof - In the manufacturing process, special measures are taken to prevent the broken mirror from spreading out during an accident.
2) High-precision, chrome-finished, front surface mirror Practically free from distortion / Assures non-glareness for safer driving. Prevents double image reflection.
3) Perfectly fits the genuine mirror thanks to the minimized depth of the mounting mechanism at the center.
4) This wide-angle mirror increases visibility, eliminating dangerous blind spots where genuine mirrors don't cover.
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Originally Posted by LordOfTheFlies
You won't want to get the 300mm in the Mini as it will interfere with the sun visors.
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Originally Posted by LordOfTheFlies
It's whether or not your sun visors are more narrow than stock. It's the the edges of the mirror that get nicked when you flip the visors down.
If this is the non-sunroof visors
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this is the sun roof version of the visors
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.\_________|..................|_________/
So you can see that a sun-roofed car has narrower width visors with more space between them.
I'll try the 300mm version and see how that works
edit...I notice my spacing is off in the code for my above pics. Let's see if I can fix it. Ignore the dots!
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This discussion has been focused on the internal rear view mirror, but enhancements can also be done for the outside side mirrors. The Multivex and OEM aspherical mirrors are both very good. See this thread.
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