Can anyone recommend or suggest some reasonably priced side mirrors that when fitted to a book chassis with MK scuttle will meet SVA field of view requirements?

Even if I have to adjust them to a daft position for the test. No windscreen planned.

I've seen cheap ones with a sort of rubber bellows arrangement, but can't tell if they'll do without buying and fitting them first.

There is a motorcycle accessory wharehouse just opened on our industrial estate. I asked about bike mirrors (OE spec patern), the guy working there said that one of his major suppliers is starting a new line in 'sports car' mirrors, the catalogue will be out in about a week - watch this space

Thanks Mark, please let me know if you get any more info.

Perhaps I need to rephrase the question.

How about:

Has anyone passed the SVA test without a windscreen fitted. If so what side mirrors did you use?

this passed sva and the mirrors are mk items priced at... 47 the pair
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They look like bandit mirrors to me

I believe they were...

Macspeedy....

Were you falling over as you took that?

t'was from Matt's web site hope he don't mind

They look like the sort of thing I'm looking for.

Thanks for the help.

I bought a pair of kawasaki zxr400 mirrors fro Hein Gerike in Northampton. I have seen them used on other cars but am a bit concerned that the field of view is a bit small.They Had some GSXR1200 mirrors wich look like the ones illustrated, but had only righthand side ones in stock so i settled with the kawasaki ones.
Paul

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Originally posted by DavidM
They look like the sort of thing I'm looking for.

Thanks for the help.

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Where abouts in Nuthampton are they?

Oh, and greetings to all builders in Rowell.

Not sure of the adress but they are near to argoson the small retail park going out of the town towards carlsberg.I found them in the yellow pages.
I recently found a large bike dealers on the riverside retail park who would almost certainly have a good selection of mirrors. I think the thing to do is go and have a look and see what takes your fancy.
Paul.

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Originally posted by DavidM
Where abouts in Nuthampton are they?

Oh, and greetings to all builders in Rowell.

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Thanks Paul. I think I know the place at Riverside, and it's quite close by.

I bought a pair of Tiger side mirrors recently. And much to my delight they are very good for the £15 each I paid. Plating is first class. Should be SVA friendly as Tiger supply them as standard, might be worth checking when ordering. If anyone wants a pic I can post one.

Any one tried fitting the mirrors with the indicators in ? would this negate the need for a side repeater as well??

Jason

I take it that nobody has tried this then,,, oh well

a la mercedes jason? not sure that donor mirrors of this type are that abundant or cheap at the mo, happy to be wrong though...

Ned.

Yeah, there the ones,, I know they wouldn't be cheap, but my son wants me to have them , so thought I'd better see if any body had tried the idea, before i let him down

Jason

Mine passed with those on. Over 3 years ago now, there are bike mirrors with integrated indicators but I don't think they stick out far enough for car use, more moulded into the fairing. There are some JCBs out now with the indicator housed in the headlight cowling.

yours, Pete.

how about blackbird mirrors ?
This is what i have used, they even have indicators built in !!!!
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how about blackbird mirrors ?
This is what i have used, they even have indicators built in !!!!

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Shame about the blackbird mirrors, they look good, will have to investigate more me thinks, spose they'd still look the biz even if side repeaters had to be fitted as well
cheers guys, plenty to think about

Jason

I've got the kawasaki 400 mirrors like petes,i've seen another couple of cars go through the test with these on so that'll do for me.

Alan_thomas,

The trick with the blind spot is not to get overtaken!

I may well opt for some cheap complkiant mirrors for sva, then change to some nicer ones at a later date.

Ned.

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Originally posted by Deckman001
Shame about the blackbird mirrors, they look good, will have to investigate more me thinks, spose they'd still look the biz even if side repeaters had to be fitted as well
cheers guys, plenty to think about

Jason

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£250 a pair !!!!! I think your right about needing replica's !!

Jason

Demon Tw*ts catalogue has some stick on LED indicators that can be stuck on curved surfaces, so you could make up some normal bike mirrors with indicators.

Andrew

sounds interesting !!

Jason

I got some sports car mirrors in carbon fibre from Merlin Motorsport and they passed the SVA.

Get youself a centre post rear view mirror. I've got an SPA Design one with a long stem, and it's fantastic don't miss anything behind - not cheap, but saves the neck ache!