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snakoil · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 362 Location: Montreal, Canada

One of those latest 06-10 sedan civic was parked next to me yesterday and I realised that this car has door mounted mirrors like on our cars.
Angle seemed also quite close to what we have.

Does anyone here ever tried this or has a set of civic mirrors to compare ?
If this works with a little DIY it would be quite cheapper than true 968 mirrors

civic sedan mirrors can be had for 50$ a pair, 968 mirrors seem to be more around 250$

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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

ugly things....besides...it feels wrong to put jap crap on a porsche

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smart931 · Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:16 am Post subject:

But the Germans and the Japanese worked together before. Back in the forties i believe. Don't remember how that worked out.

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Morghen, WTF?

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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

sorry, was a bit OutOfmyMind..too much work can make you weird.
those offended please accept my apologizes.

in any case..i don't like the civic mirrors...thats my personal opinion.
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snakoil · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 362 Location: Montreal, Canada

no hard feelings at all, I know this solution ain't for purist.
Unfortunatly I don't see my 924 as my entry into the world of prosche but rather a cheap sports car that is better in any aspecs than the typical sport compacts available at that price.

I guess I'll try it and let you know
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Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

What's wrong with the stock mirrors??

Putting another brand of parts on any car just makes it look like you don't know shit about your car. Especially Jap stuff on a Porsche!

Porsche second hand parts are plentiful, may be 968 mirrors?
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Scorpio · Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject:

Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

rather jap stuff than chinese stuff.
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mikebola · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 361 Location: Parkside, PA

I will happily use any mirrors from any car on my porsche, as long as they fulfil 3 needs:
-First, they need to fit. if they're electric, they need to be controllable by the stock joystick.
-Second, they need to be aerodynamic. the flag mirrors are more like ones you'd find on a truck than a sports car.
-Third, they need to hold up to normal use. That's just a given.

968 mirrors are a bit pricey, even compared to many "racing mirrors" that I have considered. If these work, I'll use them as well.

BTW, I also have a pair nissan headlight motors floppin' the winkers on my 924. gonna rag on that, too?

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the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia