well I cut my screen into two separate screenlets (TM) so will need a much more sturdy mirror.

I have something like this in mind:


Only snag is they are at least £70.

Although thre is a cheaper and not so strudy looking one for £ 25


Now I should be a be to cut a triangular piece of steel and weld on a tube but the mirror housing presents a bit of a problem especially since the mirror has to be adjustable (I already have one of those suction cup mirrors that I could use).

I should be able to make a housing and am thinking of using a motor as used in adjustable wing mirrors or just for simplicity a non adjuable wing mirror mechanism.

Has anyone made something like this?
Comments?

[Edited on 21/8/07 by 02GF74]

I have one of the 25 quid ones from merlin motorsport, and it's more than beefy enough for what i needed. hope that helps.

oh and I looked for the hub drawings of the Old xtrail, but than japanese control and not accesible here. I do suspect thay may be very similar to the new qashqai which I'm looking into

This is what I did...
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(piccy part-way down)
It's made from a metal plate, a bit of aluminium bar and an old Sierra mirror.

If you can find a decent Sierra mirror, turn it over and look at the back. You will see a ball joint with a peg sticking out. Cut the mirror off its stalk, leaving as much peg as you can. Drill a suitable hole in your new mirror support, and glue the mirror peg into it (you might have to fettle the peg a bit, as it won't be very round).

Job done, for under £5-worth of metal, paint, etc.!

HTH
David

P.S. Current version now has a triangular base plate, as the old one let the mirror vibrate a lot...

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Im sure ive seen people mod the std sierra rear view mirror and add the triangular fixing plate so anything is possible.

Motor????? Are you arms too short to reach? Seriously i reckon this is a tad overkill and weight you can do without. Ive chucked my mirror - dont miss it.

thanks for that^^^^

I was thinking of fixed shell and moveable mirror (hence the motors) but seems that a balljointed one will work.

I didn't think it would as the air will tend to deflect it but if the ball joint is central, then the forces will be equal so it should not turn.

[Edited on 21/8/07 by 02GF74]

Mine sits between two 'Brooklands' fly-screens so gets the full force of the air passing by - doesn't move at all.

Here's a piccy I took this morning:
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And just one more...
... you can see that quite a few flies have hit the back of the mirror with some force!

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The second one looks like the one fitted to my car and is more than strong enough