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4th March 2007, 18:40
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Location: Nuneaton (West Mids)
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Car(s): '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S
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Custom work Part 2 (Pug 307 mirrors)
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
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
Similar pic
God bless fibre glass
Mirrors compared, angle not quite matching but you can see how the dimensions compare
More to come soon
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4th March 2007, 18:43
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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 
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4th March 2007, 18:44
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hull (England)
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are the base plates the same
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4th March 2007, 18:49
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Looks interesting mate. Mirrors need to be a little more round imo.
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4th March 2007, 18:54
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Originally Posted by Dan
Looks interesting mate. Mirrors need to be a little more round imo.
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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
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4th March 2007, 18:55
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Saxperience Forum Bum
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liking it mate, always fancied putting some different mirrors on but couldnt be assed with all the work ,lol.
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4th March 2007, 18:57
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Originally Posted by grantsmith1985
liking it mate, always fancied putting some different mirrors on but couldnt be assed with all the work ,lol.
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lol i get bored easily, little projects like this keep me going
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4th March 2007, 19:14
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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
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4th March 2007, 19:21
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matt - that base plate won't fit to the car, the threaded parts for the bolts have been snapped off. (i think)
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4th March 2007, 19:24
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West Midlands
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mattwesty
matt - that base plate won't fit to the car, the threaded parts for the bolts have been snapped off. (i think)
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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
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4th March 2007, 19:31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mattwesty
matt - that base plate won't fit to the car, the threaded parts for the bolts have been snapped off. (i think)
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thats what i saw plus in the side by side pics they look diffrent slightly
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4th March 2007, 19:40
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Yeah the side by side angle i couldnt get right because of the adjusting cables kept poking in the way
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4th March 2007, 21:15
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Looks good Matt, personally I really like this idea. Should look simple but
effective when done mate!
Keep us posted
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4th March 2007, 21:18
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Looks good so far mate. The mirrors look surprisingly similar aswell.
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4th March 2007, 21:31
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hmmm looks nice will be interested to see how this turns out 
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5th March 2007, 00:20
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personally would have gone for the 206 mirrors, but its looking good with the 307's
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5th March 2007, 01:18
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They do look alot like standard saxo mirrors mate.
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5th March 2007, 06:56
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looking good mate, what about using the tandard mirrors and cutting them down and re-moulding them to make them smaller?
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5th March 2007, 08:33
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looks cool mate
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5th March 2007, 10:38
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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picasso mirrors? sure they are more curved
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