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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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rx-7 Savanna mirrors on hood? Tight sauce!

Where can i get this mirror set up. Just look at those... ok a little longer.... ok now those make you look like you should be chasing (and beating) james bond. Wow, beautiful. Where can i get these?
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 05:04 PM
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remove mirrors from doors. Fix holes. Install mirrors on fenders.
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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Originally posted by Rutnick
remove mirrors from doors. Fix holes. Install mirrors on fenders.
wont realy work. there not the same.

the fender mounted side views are "taller" in the neck. if you mount the stock ones all you will see is very little of the side of the car and the rest the will be you and the front window.
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 05:48 PM
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wont realy work. there not the same.

the fender mounted side views are "taller" in the neck. if you mount the stock ones all you will see is very little of the side of the car and the rest the will be you and the front window.
word to that, i know from experience, i tried this when i first got my car.... im wondering if maybey you could buy the mirrors from a dealer straight outta japan...?

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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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maybe some of the forum peeps in japan could send us some. coz i think they look really nice.
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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Yeah they are pretty interesting, those crazy japs!

Not sure how well it will be recieved in this day and age tho.... I think you would be best to leave em on the doors
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 09:58 PM
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Originally posted by oni-dori
maybe some of the forum peeps in japan could send us some. coz i think they look really nice.
i i tryed that once.

i made a post in the japan section. and i accualy had a guy say he would do it.. but then he just disapered.

it would be expencive. i said i would pay,

Junk yard cost + shiping + gas + the guys time.

i dont know the cost for things at a japan junk yard. but out here a side view is around $10-15 so i figure if there the same... $30 for 2, $40(if hes nice prolly more) for time, $5 on gas, and like $30 for shipping (or more)

so i would guess $150-250 as a guesstimate.
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:09 PM
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Yeah they are pretty interesting, those crazy japs!

Not sure how well it will be recieved in this day and age tho.... I think you would be best to leave em on the doors
you gotta keep in mind that this isint a car of THIS DAY IN TIME.... i think fbs look sexy with the savanna mirrors

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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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Originally posted by Gregs
i think fbs look sexy with the savanna mirrors

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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:15 PM
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I GOT AN IDEA! (there rare)

lets see if we can find a guy in japan. that can get a hold of some of these... GROUP BUY!!

lol hey.. he can make a nice amout of money.

good idea?
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:16 PM
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That's crazy enough to work!

Oh...and 100posts...yay to me
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 11:03 PM
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I think pretty much everyone agrees about the savanna mirrors.

I'd do it if I could get the proper mirrors.
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 12:23 AM
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I agree

the look SOOOOO fine
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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Okay i will be the first one to say they are fugly.
There i said it :x

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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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THey look cool, they don't function very well. My friend has a 77 Savanah and they look cool but you can't see **** out of em.
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 01:45 AM
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Tell you what is really cool......removing the passeenger side mirror, filling in the hole and only having one mirror..yeah that rules the fender ones really damage the look of the car unless you have an 79-80 model....they can probably pull it off..
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 10:06 AM
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Don't forget even if you do get the savanna mirrors that you'll have to run some long power mirror cable.
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 10:09 AM
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Originally posted by MyRxBad
Don't forget even if you do get the savanna mirrors that you'll have to run some long power mirror cable.
power mirrors are for wooseys
along with every other creature comfort
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 08:13 PM
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anyone see that orange right hand drive 1st gen at sevenstock this year? Me being a dumbass.... I was talking to the owner when I noticed two holes, one sightly larger than the other, on both fender tops. I asked, "what are those holes for?". He told me, then I remembered about the mirrors.

Anyways, I would'nt run them on the car unless they came stock. It's like wearing a fake watch or something, not to mention that they probably don't function very well.
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