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Stacey007



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Easiest mod to date (colour coded mirror)
OK so only done the Drivers side but thats as I had parked the car up for the night in the car port and didn't want to move it.


Normally a 5 min job on a landy = bolts don't budge, snaped, drill bits out etc etc however it really was 5 mins..


They are not exactly colour coded as my car is Santorini black and these are gloss but I doubt you would notice. Small easy mod and I think they look smart.




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Happy with that, will do the passenger side later and post any updated front Smile
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My only purely cosmetic to date but I think they make all the difference, looks great! Thumbs Up

Word of warning from experience. Make sure when you re-fit them you do them up really tight. I didn't prior to a long journey up to Burghley and every time I hit 70mph the damn thing folded down and couldn't see a thing. Not so bad except the drivers window also decided not to work (worn cable all fixed now) so I had to keep stopping. Turns out no one at Burghley Horse Trials sells Allen keys, just for reference Rolling with laughter James
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Looks good Stacey007

Colour Coded route works (IMO) also if generally extended to other areas... the Plastic Bits front end for example

My Mirrors were Carbon Dipped...


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Post #565837 22nd Sep 2016 7:28pm
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Stacey007



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I spoke tooooooo sooooon the passenger side I got off no problem, but could not tighten the new one up !!


aarrgghhh 20 mins of phaffing.


Oh and Custom90steve they are new mirrors with covers not just covers... Thumbs Up


Bad picture but you get the idea, simple easy (cheap) mod and I think it looks great




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Stacey007



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^

I did today no problem why? (albeit) with just the drivers one fitted.


I made sure they were tight as JOW240725 said?


Will report back tomorrow..... may take it to 51 mph just to test Smile
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Re: Easiest mod to date (colour coded mirror)
Stacey007 wrote:
OK so only done the Drivers side but thats as I had parked the car up for the night in the car port and didn't want to move it.


Normally a 5 min job on a landy = bolts don't budge, snaped, drill bits out etc etc however it really was 5 mins..


They are not exactly colour coded as my car is Santorini black and these are gloss but I doubt you would notice. Small easy mod and I think they look smart.




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Looks really smart Thumbs Up
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Happy with that, will do the passenger side later and post any updated front Smile


Looks really smart and a job well done Thumbs Up
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Stacey007 wrote:
^

I did today no problem why? (albeit) with just the drivers one fitted.


I made sure they were tight as JOW240725 said?


Will report back tomorrow..... may take it to 51 mph just to test Smile



I don't know where you got them from but they look the same as the ones I bought. I wont say where they came from but I will say that they were cheap Chinese junk and I had the worst drive ever from the UK to the south of France with effing cheap mirrors that would not tighten up enough to stay put. I almost crashed twice on the autoroute because of those things. Evil or Very Mad They went into the bin.
Post #565963 22nd Sep 2016 11:36pm
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Stacey007



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I got them here?


I assume they should be ok? If not I will send them back...


http://tmdtuning.com/shop/tmd-gloss-mirror/


Is this where you got them from?


Thanks
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Stacey007



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tested today at the motorway legal limit


All seems ok Smile
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