I'd say if you can get a flat piece of card 40mm x 70mm onto the mirror surface without fouling any edges then it'd pass.
Edit to say: I think they meant perpendicular not parallel in any case.
[Edited on 30/6/2009 by andyd]
seen these on the caterham shop
https://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1637
i don't think these are good for IVA, but does anyone else know better? i can't find any other styles of mirror on their site, so i'd
be surprised if they weren't ok
hard to tell as it is facing down but i wouldn't have thought the radius of the plastic casing around the mirror would not be big enough?
could always stick a bit of edging round trhat, but i was thinking about the size of the glass (i can't make any sense of the rules in the
manual...) i need a mirror with that exact same mounting you see, but i thought the glass on that type of mirror was too small?
[Edited on 30/6/09 by blakep82]
What about these
https://www.europaspares.com/prod.asp?product_idx=3940&imgstate=1
quote:
Originally posted by Vindi_andy
What about these
https://www.europaspares.com/prod.asp?product_idx=3940&imgstate=1
quote:
An exterior mirror must be a minimum of 40mm high and 70mm long, and be able to incorporate a measurement parallel to the height of the rectangle at least 70mm in length within the lens. (see note 2 & figure 1)
They are referring to the reflective area. If you look at Fig 1 they show a rectangle of 40mm x 70mm within an odd shaped mirror.
I'd say if you can get a flat piece of card 40mm x 70mm onto the mirror surface without fouling any edges then it'd pass.
Edit to say: I think they meant perpendicular not parallel in any case.
[Edited on 30/6/2009 by andyd]
see, i didn't think they meant parallel, but i looked at the old SVA manual to see what that said, and it was the same!
anyway, so whatever shape the mirror is, it has to be able to fit a 40mm high x 70mm wide rectangle on the glass, so there shouldn't be a problem
with SPA mirrors? except maybe projections and edges?
just noticed, SPA do a few different sizes, all should be fine, the ones above are the smallest, i could maybe go for one of the bigger ones as long
as they don't stick out too far 
[Edited on 30/6/09 by blakep82]
I doubt those mirrors would meet the criteria of being able to rotate inwards with a force of 10kg
why do you think that?
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
why do you think that?
ah, i see, looks like the stem goes right through the mirror and i i mould assume it can turn on it. there seems to be a screw head on the top, maybe
for loosening?
also the base of the stem has a ball joint type swivel mounting
The way I read the IVA same as the SVA is that the mirror and stem must be capable of "swinging" into the body of the car if struck by a force, If there is no swivel at the base how do they achieve it?
there is a swivel at the base, and i think in the body of the mirror also. and with that, it should swing into the window opening of my car, behind
the A pillar.
have a look at some of the photos at the bottom of the page
http://www.pickuptruckracing.com/round-7-8-rockingham.phtml
you'll see where they mount to
yes I see now, I hope you get the field of vision from there.
The racing looks cool, is that what you intend to do? if so why are you bothering with iva?
nah, i've got one of their old right hand chassis which can't race now, so its a road one i'm going for.
the mirrors are slightly higher than the back, and i think the back of the cab is very slightly narrower than the front of the cab. i've mocked
it up with an old interior mirrorwhich is the same size and there's a decent view, so should be fine
quote:
Originally posted by Flamez
I doubt those mirrors would meet the criteria of being able to rotate inwards with a force of 10kg
quote:
Except for mirrors fitted to a left hand drive vehicle, or those that do not protrude beyond the extreme outer edge of the vehicle, or every part of which is above 2000mm; the nearside and offside exterior mirrors must be able to rotate inwards towards the vehicle when a force of 10kg is applied horizontally at the extreme outer edge from both front and rear, and have an axis of rotation within 50mm of the vehicle surface to which they are mounted
ayone thinking of selling? even just one drivers side to see how well they fit?