your thoughts on CF mirrors

[scandmx5]

i need new mirrors
would carbon fiber be too "mad tyte jdm yo"
or could they pass off as ok?

i got my taxes back and am ready to order, just want some thoughts 1st?

[metalman]

I dont like them...but if you do what does that matter? :lol:

[simontibbett]

I like carbon fiber as long as it's real.

[scandmx5]

well i dont want to be associated with "shawtys" in the whole fast and the furious, FWD scene lol...i was hopin for another DL metalman private message of "hey i got mirrors, good condition...."

[metalman]

well i dont want to be associated with "shawtys" in the whole fast and the furious, FWD scene lol...i was hopin for another DL metalman private message of "hey i got mirrors, good condition...."

:lol: I got mirrors for NAs and NBs too I think...but nothing in carbon, just OEM stuff.

[scandmx5]

let the PM's commence...OEM is ok, but i knew the price would be so outrageous to buy them new, i thought CF was a good alternative @ $250.oo/pair on slickauto.net

you must have a candy shop of miata **** huh?

[simontibbett]

eBay ftw.

[metalman]

let the PM's commence...OEM is ok, but i knew the price would be so outrageous to buy them new, i thought CF was a good alternative @ $250.oo/pair on slickauto.net

you must have a candy shop of miata **** huh?

Hmm...youre NB right?
I need to look...its possible I may only have one side or the other on that.
I cant remember. I'll check though. You need both sides?
And yes, new oem is EXPENSIVE...something like $150+ each.

Candy shop? More like junk shop. :lol:

[metalman]

And **** ebay...that place sucks.
I rarely do biz there if possible.

[Reverend Greg]

I LOve CFRP ,www.pegasusautoracing.comfor alll kinds mirrors Bro.

[simontibbett]

And **** ebay...that place sucks.
I rarely do biz there if possible.

Why? I love it, never had a problem there.

[metalman]

Why? I love it, never had a problem there.

Full of bull**** scammers....both on buying and selling end.
And then waiting around for shipping...emails, jerking around...it all sucks.
I never buy anything there I can possibly find local or otherwise, even if it
costs a bit more. In the long run its cheaper.

I have done much biz there in the past...but only when there were not other
means.

Plus, I am oldskool, a business relationship with another enthusiast is more
important to me then 'saving' $5 or $10. Its the big picture that counts. It amazes me
how retarded some people are. You can hook them up with hard to find pieces
at a fraction of normal used cost once or several times even, then another time they need something offer them a $20 part which they will pass on because its "$5 less on Ebay".....thats truly idiotic. They actually lose on that, just too stupid to realize it.

[metalman]

let the PM's commence...OEM is ok,

I looked. I only have the left side power mirror for NB, thats driver side.
I have silver or blue.
PM if you have any further interest.

I used to sell these only as pairs but one of the local race guys needed the
passenger side...so he bought one....twice! I recall that now. Too many fender
benders at RA. :lol:

[scandmx5]

hmm
i checked out pegasus and they are cheaper
these are the slick autos
i think this is ripley's car on their page as it has a Carroll Co. GA tag
could be wrong though?
http://www.slickauto.com/sa-miata01.html

[metalman]

hmm

i think this is ripley's car on their page as it has a Carroll Co. GA tag
could be wrong though?
http://www.slickauto.com/sa-miata01.html

Yep, thats it.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Doesn't Eric have a set of these? Hopefully he'll chime in.

[metalman]

Doesn't Eric have a set of these? Hopefully he'll chime in.

:lol: yeah...thats his car on their website.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:lol: his "alleged" car. I've never seen that thing. He's just a Previa owner who buys parts and pretends.

[metalman]

:lol: his "alleged" car. I've never seen that thing. He's just a Previa owner who buys parts and pretends.

Hahahahaha :lol:

[scandmx5]

:lol: his "alleged" car. I've never seen that thing. He's just a Previa owner who buys parts and pretends.

Previa!! that was that ugly car next to Sean's miata the day i got my mx5atlanta card in the windshield haha

[jester911]

For what it is worth I think carbon fiber should be used where you can save weight over using stock. I would think mirrors would save you nothing.

The manual mirrors are so damn light I couldn't believe it when I replaced one recently.

[Doppelgänger]

The ONLY reason I would ever put these on my car (and I have been thinking about it) is to cut down on aerodynamic drag at the track. The stock mirrors have a pretty big surface area and i'd imagine at high speeds, probably produce a decent amount of drag.

[scandmx5]

For what it is worth I think carbon fiber should be used where you can save weight over using stock. I would think mirrors would save you nothing.

The manual mirrors are so damn light I couldn't believe it when I replaced one recently.

im doing this b/c of price
not aerodynamics
of course the improvement would be minimal if any

i checked around and the OEM ones are outrageous

[RotorNutFD3S]

:lol: his "alleged" car. I've never seen that thing. He's just a Previa owner who buys parts and pretends.

Damn, I'm busted... Time to go pose on some other forum I guess... :(

Previa!! that was that ugly car next to Sean's miata the day i got my mx5atlanta card in the windshield haha

Hey, don't hate on the spaceship egg. That Yamaha built engine will outlast most anything on the road. :)

In any case, yes, that's my car on SlickAuto's website. I really like those mirrors. The view is very good out of them and the anti-glare coating does a good job of dimming the headlights of cars behind you. Not to mention they fit the look of our cars much better IMO.