Hi all. I've got a question. Does anybody out there know what those long puerto rican stiyle rear view mirrors that you used to see in the old corollas and even in some rx's back in the day? Im looking for ine for my rx but I don't even know the name of them.

 

A common name is Broadway Mirror. You can come up with a fiew hundred hits on ebay with that term.

 

do you know by any chance where I can find one of the wooden ones now a days?

 

Are you talking about a wink mirror ?

or panoramic mirror ?

 

Here you go:
http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/mirror.htm

 

I've got a question.

Why??????

 

I've got a panoramic mirror I picked up from http://www.ioportracing.com/ (they're in my town). I both like it and don't like it. It gives me no blind spots, but it makes cars behind me in the distance just small specs in the mirror (i.e. police), and there's no flip-up night mode.

 

Actually, I think the OP was talking about a "Wink" mirror.
Wink is actually a brand name.
They usually have 4 or 5 mirror panels all next to each other and span all the way across the top of the windshield.

The Broadway mirrors are all out of Japan, and more commonly known as a convex mirror.
BTW, some of those eBay auctions are NOT authentic Broadway mirrors, although they slap the "Broadway" name all over the auction.


-Ted

 

Broadway or not, does it really matter? If it does the job and you like how it looks, you're paying for what you want. They are all probably made from the same factory anyways.

 

WTF is up your ***?
Yes, it does, cause I bet it's some PIECE OF **** Made-In-China / Taiwan rip-off.


-Ted

 

My problem with the factory mirror or the ones mentioned here is that you still will be blinded by 90% of the headlights behind you. It drives me crazy when you are at a red light, and you have a car behind you ilumitaing the whole interior of my car.


Currently looking into installing one of those auto dim mirrors

 

i've actually seen the same kind of mirror like the Broadway, only except it was Razo.

 

Have you seen some of the "rip-offs" these days? They're just as good. Maybe some cosmetic flaws, but they still serve their purpose. Many **** these days are made in China and Taiwan. Just because a big company slaps on their big name brands does not make them any better. On that note, not all JDM stuff are better either. Dont take things to heart Ted, I'm just here to voice my opinion like everyone else here.