ok seats now sorted thanks guys.

next lighweight part im after is mirrors.

where can i find genuine carbon fibre kit car mirrors?

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p3236/FORMULA-MIRROR-CARBON-FIBRE-LEFT-HAND/product_info.html

i've checked all through the IVA manual, and can't find anything wrong with them. i'm even getting some myself (though not carbon fibre)

try these. linky
they weigh nothing.
only problem with small mirrors is that you can see sh1t out of them.........................not that you will be looking behind much

mirrors dont have to be legal!!! my car is already registered!!

even still, the spa mirrors are the way to go!

I'm sure that SPA mirror won't pass IVA due to the glass height - defo looks less than 70mm which IIRC is required.

I would also take issue with the weight saving to be made here I sell carbon LOOK mirrors at £19.95 a PAIR for the F1 style & even less in teardrop shape - they weigh just over & just under 140g each respectively, so why not use the £170 you could save by not buying the stupidly expensive carbon parts & use it to buy something which actually makes a significant weight saving of Kg not grammes?????

A lightweight battery perhaps or a smaller fuel tank?

All IMHO of course!!!

10.
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)

- Note 2: These dimensions are the minimum requirements of the reflective surface and not the overall size of the mirror assembly.


SPA Single seater (Formula) light weight mirror with a lockable swivel mounting. Left hand side. Lens measures 52mm high by 113mm wide.


seems alright to me. what am i missing?

russ - I was thinking the same. The amount of material is so small, the weight saving would be smaller than if you took a pee before heading out in the car! If it is all about blingin up the car, then use the lookalike stuff!

Save your cash for something worthwhile!

sorry guys,i do have a carbon fetish!! both my cars have plenty of proper carbon not carbon look.

im running out of things to lighten so im going for the little bits too now!!

il have a look into the spa carbon mirrors

thanks shaun

I fitted some of these on mine.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carbon-rally-F1-type-bike-Mirrors-track-kit-car-Z0033_W0QQitemZ260505610148QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM? hash=item3ca75827a4

Hi paul,thats great,made oan offer on them and see what happens,they look great value even at full price!

thanks shaun

As Jezza once said: "Everybody knows that things measured in grams are more exciting than things weighed in pounds"

I haven't got the manual in front of me, but I'm sure from past examination that the SVA (& I assume therefore the IVA) requires a vertical measurement of 70mm somewhere along a horizontal line & perpendicular to it ie vertical?????
Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'd love to find out my mirrors are IVA ok!!!

hello!! im not bothered about sva or iva rules!,if i wanted to know if my mirrors were legal i would have asked!! looking for carbon fibre sva approved mirrors!!

Not to throw water on an obsession that we all understand, but at a very few foot distance, you could simply not see the cf weave in a friend's car. This disappointment saved me many pounds, as the Robin Hood 15 pound/pair variety I ended up with, weigh next to nothing. You still can't see poo out of them, but that's for another argument!

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Originally posted by shaun megablade
hello!! im not bothered about sva or iva rules!,if i wanted to know if my mirrors were legal i would have asked!! looking for carbon fibre sva approved mirrors!!

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your avatar says it all!!!!

Come on guys, play nicely!

lololol

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Originally posted by shaun megablade
your avatar says it all!!!!

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I wish I had some CF mirrors so I could take his money.

There are a pair of SPA carbon mirrors on ebay right now!
Just like the ones on our Phoenix.
Don't delay....bid today!!
And then again with two seconds to go!

Geoff.

update, i won those spa carbon mirrors of ebay £51 for the pair