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Euro-style mirrors (BIG PICS) not 56k safe

Old Jan 29, 2006 | 03:50 AM
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Default Euro-style mirrors (BIG PICS) not 56k safe

yeah, finally did em...and i like the way that they turned out, but would like input, not difficult, took about 10 minutes per mirror... easy as pie

















Old Jan 29, 2006 | 03:54 AM
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Looks pretty good. Where'd you get them? Price?

Some picture resizing would help.

They're perhaps a bit too blue, but look OK
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:09 AM
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what kind of tint did you use? this is something that i have on my list...... actually the lighter blue mercedes style tint has been ordered for the project
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:14 AM
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its a $10 roll of tint off a walmart shelf

me before the walmart

they are a little too blue for my liking but im sure they will grow on me
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:20 AM
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let me know when you want the mercedes blue tint..... i am friends with a banned user here that owns a tint shop and has a roll of it ordered..... it is the same blue as the toyota japan blue rain mirror glass http://www.newscionparts.com/product/?id=1058
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:22 AM
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i like my cheapo fix
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:25 AM
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That is hoit
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 05:06 AM
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legal?
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 05:09 AM
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not sure if I like it
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 05:17 AM
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i like it a lot - what is the legality of this?
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 05:26 AM
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Don, I'll try to stop by w/ my xB and digital camera tomorrow.

I've gotta leave town around noon so I'll have to see if I get up in time, if not, I'll track you down by the end of the week. No more squinting due to higher vehicles having the perfect angle!!
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 05:49 AM
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yeah, is this legal? if so i might do it!
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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i dont know weither its legal or not
Old Jan 29, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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i have to be honest, im not liking it.
just not my style.
but to each his own.
Old Jan 30, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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I really like it, but it looks a little too dark during the day, but perfect at night. Maybe we can talk to a local tint shop or a certain vinyl vendor & see if we can get lighter tint.

BTW, that's the 35% right?
Old Jan 30, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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different and it looks good
Old Jan 30, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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yeah sparky, its 35%.... i got the lighest i could find, i went to tint shops and skycraft and no body had a lighter shade

thanks alot for our imput yall,

and i actully got pulled over for my exaust being too loud last night. and i asked the Orange County PO that got me, he said it was fine
Old Jan 30, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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Not to rain on your parade, but euro mirror glass is tinted yellow. Companies like VW and Audi put blue tinted glass in the US mirrors.
Old Jan 30, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ctruss
Not to rain on your parade, but euro mirror glass is tinted yellow. Companies like VW and Audi put blue tinted glass in the US mirrors.
Maybe now, but Benz & BMW use(d) Blue.

Genuine BMW E39 5-Series Mirrors, they are blue glass.
http://www.c3bmw.co.uk/StockItem.asp...&Item=unassign
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