Well I suppose its more common to bump something with your mirrors while driving in a highly congested area.

right, but i was going by the key term "parking." i understand it for driving through extremely narrow places, but not parking. i assume the japanese dont climb out their sunroofs and trunks. but hey, they didnt come up with the term 'culture shock' for nothin.

i dont know for sure, but if u ever meet the guy who invented folding mirrors, tell him i said "hi" and ask "how are the wife and kids?" OKAY???? ...............lol

Most cars in Japan these days actually have powered folding mirrors. Flip a switch on the dash and they fold in. As mentioned, it's to stop people whacking them in tight car parks. :)

yea, i remember the electric ones because i could have gotten them for my integra. i believe type-r's had them, but i'm not sure. i just think the door would get wacked before the mirror. unless it was someone walkin by.
if i had them, i would rig them to the ignition (somehow) where they'd automatically fold in when i shut the car off. haha. yes! ricer mod. :) i'd do it.

yah, cuz to reach over to the passenger side and manually try to fold it would be a bitch all in the same time trying to park ur car without hittin the facker next to you.

Com'n it makes perfect sense why they fold they stick out farther than anything else on the car. If something is gonna get hit they will be first, another thing i like about em is if the get hit from the right direction the just fold back instead of breaking

well one day i wanna order a pair, i like the way they look, i think they flow well with the car

except the fact that i was referring to parking. as far as parking and getting out of your car, the mirrors are the least of my concern. i'm worried about hittin someone elses car with my bumper and door getting out. as far as driving between vehicles, sure, makes sense.
parking<< >>driving
i, in my question, was referring to parking.

if every car has lambo doors, we wouldint have to worry about door dings.....untill the "modders" started making those crazy sideways fold out doors....

i'm sayin ! see, now this man is thinkin. mirrors would fold in, then door would flip up.
also, was it GE that came up with that material thats scratch proof? or was that commercial a giant joke? seemed cool.

my buddy is interested :D

email me at higgi@rx7cz.net

i have a set of JDM mirrors on my car. I think they look way better than my S4 TII mirrors. I can take pictures tomorrow. I'll be seeing my car again because I need to put the new RE-Amemiya wing on her.

kevin

cool! thankyou very much!

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ewww, I think base model S4 mirrors are nicer than the JDM folding ones...they are just so plain. TII mirrors ae nice...RE is nicest but they ae GARBAGE.

yeah i like em a lot, do you know for about how much you can get a pair of those? (hates his solid S4 mirrors bleh)

they arnt too bad, i think id need to see them in person to make a decision. they would of saved me 150 bucks when i broke my solid mirror backing out of the garage

about $200

http://www.jt-imports.com/Mazda_FC_JDM_Parts.htm

I got my pair for $80.. check teamfc3s.org

I've seen a few between $100-150. I will post pictures Wednesday. Forgot the USB cable for my digicam.

Ganador mirrors are the l33t

btw puma, your sig is awesome

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remember that there's no such thing as stall parking in Japan (ok, that's an exaggeration, but there's very little stall parking). It's all parallel parking in REALLY tight streets. People who drive in Asian countries are used to driving in tight spaces. In hong kong I went down a street that's just wide enough for 3 lanes of cars. Equivalent to 3 stall parking spaces wide. I drove down the middle while there were cars to the left and right of me parked bumper to bumper all the way down the street, if they hadn't folded their mirrors in, i would've been in an even tighter position. trust me, the folding mirrors help a lot!

but these FC mirrors are foldable only in event of accidend, u could fold them but they will not stay folded, spring will bring them back...

I;ve been looking for those mirrors.. i would trade my 91 t2 mirrors for those..:D *hint hint*

hmmm, i dont think so. why do you have a set? or someone who does? are you sure you folded them all the way?
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i have/had them on every FC i had and i broke few of them etc....check my location, i know what i am talking :)