Chrome Mirrors Available

[RobVX]

If they work, count me in. Rob

[skunkworks]

sounds worthwhile
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Chevrolet Corvette specifications

[Raque Thomas]

I picked up the first set of mirror heads tonite for testing - good news and bad news. The good news is that they are dead on, at least from the outside. I got a quick lesson on installation and plan to tackle the project tomorrow (have to get a hair dryer - I don't have enough hair to own one for any other reason )

The bad news (really Bad!!) is that there aren't 20 sets - there are only 6 besides mine I looked back over the post and it looks like the list is as follows:

1) Capri
2) Military vx'r
3) Tomdietrying
4) Hiss
5) Deathbyarchitect
6) Omega VX
7) Apostle
8) Hchen
9) TrooperCROSS
10) Lenny
11) Loco6464
12)Vcamilo
13) Robvx
14) Skunkworks

I couple of people were iffy, but I can't imagine that we'll make it to the end of the list - and for that I apologize, I was just going by what he told me on the phone.
My quick installation instruction were as follows;
-snap cover off interior mirror mount & remove bolts
-remove electrical connector
-remove 3 bolts attaching head to pivot (mine doesn't have covers over the holes for these bolts - does anyone else?)According to this guy, they should have plastic covers to cut down wind noise??
-use hair dryer to heat the black plastic gasket around the mirror gasket (black line you see around the glass)
- use a plastic spatula to pry the mirror glass out - he says the glass isn't glued in, but has a butyl tape behind it to reduce vibration, and that the mirror glass will stick to this over time
-remove screw behind mirror
-remove three screws holding motor into housing
-reverse the process and install into new housing

He said 25 min per mirror - I'm figuring an hour each. Sounds like the only hard part is removing the glass without breaking it. He threw in a set of mirror glasses for me, and I think I can get him to do the same on the other 6 sets, which should eliminate the risk of being "mirrorless".

I asked him about chroming our mirror heads, and he said it can't be done, they won't hold up to the heat. HOWEVER - you could buy a set of Passport mirrors from a junkyard, disassemble them and have them chromed. These are Passport mirrors, they are made of a different plastic than the Isuzu mirrors. The Isuzu mirrors are made from a plastic that resists UV fading, but it will not stand up to the heat of chroming or paint booth baking. The Passport mirrors were painted, so they were made from a different plastic which would withstand the heat. Just a little FYI...

I'll post tomorrow with some pics after I get them installed

One other thing - close inspection revealed that the chroming on these mirrors isn't perfect. There are very small imperfections - the size of grains of sand (just re-read this, actually they are smaller than grains of sand - very small) - at least on the set I have. You don't notice them unless you are right up on the mirror, and they are not all over, just in couple of small areas. I'm fairly anal when it comes to my car, but I can live with it - for those of you more anal than me, be advised!

[Apostle]

actually only 6 is ok with me, im number 7

but seriously, i want to see how they look on the silver before i get them, was looking at my mirrors today, and they go well, but still.

waiting for pics (i know yours is black, but i have a good imagination)

[DLNTHO]

I'm interested ,If they work, count me in. Rob

[Andrey]

if someone passes I am interested

[Apostle]

weres the pics Raque?

[Raque Thomas]

Bad news, while the outside of the mirrors are identical - the internal mounting holes to mount the power mechanism are in different locations (go figure?). So it's a no go - sorry to get your hopes up!

[tomdietrying]

Thanks for giving it a try.
Peace
Tomdietrying

[ROSWELL]

Count me in as interested. Need install instructions !

[military vx'r]

can I still get a set?? I will redo my mounting holes if that is the only problem. I would love to get a set and deal with the fitment when I get them.

[Raque Thomas]

Military VX'r - you can buy the set that I bought, if you want. I thought about gluing some new attachment points to the inside of the mirror, but was afraid it wouldn't hold up. If you want them, they were $115. One thing I'll mention to you, the stock mirror heads are a biatch to get off. They are put on with phillips head screws and blue lock tight. With lock tight on there (which I didn't know when I started this process!), the heads on the screws just round right out. Since you're dealing with plastic all around the attachment points, I could think of no other way to remove them than to take the whole mirror assembly off the car, drill the heads off the phillips screws to remove the mirro head, and then heat the screws to remove the remaining portion - a REAL pain in the A**!! One other thing - there is no connector on the mirror wiring (that I could find - unless it is inside the door panel), so I had to cut the wires leading to the mirror (6 of them) and then resolder all the connections.

[military vx'r]

can you show me a pic of what exactly your talking about? I need to get an idea of what I'm up against.

[Tone]

Uh, Serge has 10 sets of chrome mirror covers that he bought based on serious inquiries from here and now only 5 or less have followed through. They are ready to ship and I have agreed to buy the balance of the orders if no one steps up to get them since he went out of his way to help us.

[loco6464]

What is the total asked for these covers?