Section : Bodywork and Interior

dipping rear view mirror for a Vitesse

Posted By : Stephen Weblin, 03-May-2006, 02:02pm

• dipping rear view mirror for a Vitesse PART 2

  Posted By : Stephen Weblin, 30-May-2006, 04:06pm

  Last Wednesady I called in on David Pearson at Canley Classics. It is amazing the used stuff they have in store. There were many different rear view mirrors from all sorts of Triumphs. I came away with a grubby dipping mirror that when I modify it a bit should do the job. A quick dip in with the washing up that evening saw it come out clean and fresh. The power of fairy liquid.
  
  Will try to remember to post the results here later.
  

  • dipping rear view mirror for a Vitesse PART 2

    Posted By : Danial Phoenix, 30-May-2006, 05:12pm

    put all my bits in the dishwasher, light lenses etc, brings them up nice with no effort.

  • dipping rear view mirror for a Vitesse - a happy ending

    Posted By : Stephen Weblin, 29-Jun-2006, 08:34pm

    
    
    
    
    Top picture shows the two styles of ordinary none dipping mirror. Bottom picture shows two types of dipping mirror.
    
    I picked another ordinary rear view mirror off eBay. Much to my surprise the fitting it different.
    The stem ends in a female socket rather than a male ball (rightside of 1st picture) : the mirror has a ball on a stalk on back.
    
    Now I can fit the dipping mirror I already have onto this new stem.
    
    Job done!
    
    Thanks for David Pearson of Canley Classics for taking the time to try to help. Problem now sorted. I never thought that there would be so many variations on a theme. I would have thought that Stanpart tried to standardise!