Custom work Part 2 (Pug 307 mirrors)

[willsy]

Fancied having a bit of a fanny about again with my car and mirrors were the next thing that came to mind.

After having a good look round the best alternative for Saxo mirrors appeared to be the Peugeot 307 ones.

They're pretty much identical in size, but have a little fresher look about them. The baseplate however wont fit a Saxo

So off i went to track down some standard Saxo mirrors where id dismantle them and use the baseplate, hack up the 307 ones a little and see what happens.

Progress so far:

A Pug 307 mirror

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/4dc8_1_b.jpg

Carefully cut the 307 baseplate down to the slim section, remove the Saxo mirror from its baseplate, then shave 5mm of that back around the edge

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/04032007120.jpg

Similar pic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/04032007118.jpg

God bless fibre glass

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/04032007119.jpg

Mirrors compared, angle not quite matching but you can see how the dimensions compare

More to come soon

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/04032007122.jpg

[willsy]

At this stage its entirely experimental.

If anyone has any other good suggestion of some really nice looking mirrors please post up a pic with the suggestion and ill give it a crack :)

[hesslevtr]

are the base plates the same

[Dan]

Looks interesting mate. Mirrors need to be a little more round imo.

[willsy]

Looks interesting mate. Mirrors need to be a little more round imo.

Thats what i was thinking, can anyone pull a beauty out the bag and suggest any?

Paul the baseplate that ive attached is from standard Saxo mirrors so it will fit to the car :)

[grantsmith1985]

liking it mate, always fancied putting some different mirrors on but couldnt be assed with all the work ,lol.

[willsy]

liking it mate, always fancied putting some different mirrors on but couldnt be assed with all the work ,lol.

lol i get bored easily, little projects like this keep me going :)

[VTSKris]

Not being funny but they look alot like the saxo mirrors so would it not have been easier to just smooth the standard 1s?

Kris

[mattwesty]

matt - that base plate won't fit to the car, the threaded parts for the bolts have been snapped off. (i think)

[willsy]

matt - that base plate won't fit to the car, the threaded parts for the bolts have been snapped off. (i think)

Dont worry Matt i still have that part, i just need to reattach it. Sorry forgot to mention that id not put it back on yet

[hesslevtr]

matt - that base plate won't fit to the car, the threaded parts for the bolts have been snapped off. (i think)

thats what i saw plus in the side by side pics they look diffrent slightly

[willsy]

Yeah the side by side angle i couldnt get right because of the adjusting cables kept poking in the way

[rushy_23]

Looks good Matt, personally I really like this idea. Should look simple but
effective when done mate!
Keep us posted

[ChrisJ]

Looks good so far mate. The mirrors look surprisingly similar aswell.

[Predator_R32]

hmmm looks nice will be interested to see how this turns out :y:

[Bissee_99]

personally would have gone for the 206 mirrors, but its looking good with the 307's :)

[riggsy]

They do look alot like standard saxo mirrors mate.

[Mark51]

looking good mate, what about using the tandard mirrors and cutting them down and re-moulding them to make them smaller?

[Connor_scotland]

looks cool mate

[Yates]

picasso mirrors? sure they are more curved

[willsy]

The Pug 206 and the Picasso mirrors are the same.

Thoughts?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/picasso.jpg

Im not so keen

[samcook]

The Pug 206 and the Picasso mirrors are the same.

Thoughts?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/picasso.jpg

Im not so keen

dont like those ones! the ones your working on atm should look quite good when finished

[riggsy]

Dont like those atall mate ^

[Mattvtr]

stick with 307 mirrors matt
you and your ideas.lol

[VTS_16v_Boy]

stick with 307 mirrors matt
you and your ideas.lol

Cant agree with that more really :clapping:

[craig180]

A bit boring but what about 106 mirrors?

[Yates]

thought they were more than that, id stick with saxo ones personally, as stated why not smooth them? or some 106 ones

[Skorpion]

Not sure about this idea Matt. Had it in my head they looked different to that! How are you doing the adjuster's? do they fit into the saxo holder inside?

[Mattvtr]

get a photoshop done with 307 ones on :y:

[Japman]

ychi fi ,not my cuppa tea

[Mystic]

Try get some eleccy ones like the GTO & such has so that when u turn the motor off they fold themselves inwards. That would be braggable :P

[rushy_23]

:ill: stick with the 307 ones Matt!

[willsy]

thought they were more than that, id stick with saxo ones personally, as stated why not smooth them? or some 106 ones

I like to be a bit more individual, Saxo ones dont really do it for me, theyre nice, but im not afraid to do something new.

Not keen on 106 ones either, theyre a bit dull.

[willsy]

I may have found another alternative :) Golf Mk5 mirrors. I just need to see some on the flesh and compare sizes

[vtr_driver]

LOve the ideas!! Stick with the 307 ones. I like it them because most people wouldn't realise that they'd been changed. Its a fantastic subtle modification. Nice attention to detail.