Fukeng road debris....

[Doppelgänger]

So this morning I leave the house a bit early so I can swing by the house we are moving out of. I had put some free stuff at the end of the driveway and wanted to see if any of it had been picked up. My other reason is because my commute to work is sooooo short, I wanted to give the car some warm up time because it had been sitting outside all night (usually gets parked in the garage...but it wasn't last night).

So anyway, I jump on 285, and get about 1/2 mile down and something catches my eye. I can't even guess what it was...but before I knew it BAMMM! from my right side. W T F? !? !?! !? I look over to see my mirror shattered. Great. Something got kicked up from the car in front of me and destroyed my pass. mirror.

So I hopped over to Parts Group to see if they had any used. No. Call MazMart and indeed Paul has a mirror for me.....but it's Titanium II from a Mazdaspeed and it won't match. But, Mr. Paul can get me a brand new mirror for a killer deal...about $50 more than my comp. deductable if I were to make an insurance claim. Since it's not woth the claim, I'll be coming out of pocket for the whole mirror. The good thing baout the new one is that it comes painted in my shade of titanium.

All good?

Almost.

You see, go figure that I had just bought a pair of hard to find Bomex mirrors, but they need to be painted. So do I just buy a mirror or do I take that cash and get the new ones painted and buy a new OE mirror later?

BTW, here are the Bomex mirrors...

http://www.mdstreetscene.com/content/rotm/2008/rotm-08-10_airbrush1_8.jpg

see attachment for carnage.

[Bernie]

BOMEX and worry about OEM later... Lemons into lemonade my friend!

[carfiend]

That sucks! Did you ever figure out what hit you? I would go with the new mirrors since you want to put them on there anyways.

[Doppelgänger]

The only thing about the Bomex is that I have to see how much it will cost to paint them and turn around time to get them back. I can get the OE mirror very quickly. I am going to be irritated driving around with one mirror missing.

That sucks! Did you ever figure out what hit you? I would go with the new mirrors since you want to put them on there anyways.


Nah, I only saw something flying out of the corner of my eye. I wasn't about to pull over on 285 and walk back to look for something. It could have been a number of things. I just don't get my luck...or lack thereof sometimes.

[MeFryRice]

Paint the Bomex mirrors. No sense in paying for an OE mirror when you know you're going to need get the Bomex mirrors painted anyways.

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah, it makes sense. Guess I'll eventually pick up another OE mirror just to have a original pair on hand in case. But now also comes the fun of finding time to hit up a couple body shops to get quotes. At least I have part of the OE mirror that I can give them to make sure the paint is an exact match...if the color is off, it'll bother me like hell.

[tbone heller]

I have a friend that is a painter in Kennesaw. He can usually paint stuff the same day.

[simontibbett]

I have a can of spray paint.

What do you mean you put free stuff outside your house...? lol

[Doppelgänger]

Ahh the joys of the Ignore function.

[jzilla]

I have a can of spray paint.

What do you mean you put free stuff outside your house...? lol

if you put anything at the end of your driveway, it is free game for anyone.

[MeFryRice]

Yeah, it makes sense. Guess I'll eventually pick up another OE mirror just to have a original pair on hand in case. But now also comes the fun of finding time to hit up a couple body shops to get quotes. At least I have part of the OE mirror that I can give them to make sure the paint is an exact match...if the color is off, it'll bother me like hell.

Don't you and Jenn usually have repairs done at Magnum? If you were closer to me, I'd refer you to the guy that painted the Honda.

[carfiend]

Yeah, it makes sense. Guess I'll eventually pick up another OE mirror just to have a original pair on hand in case. But now also comes the fun of finding time to hit up a couple body shops to get quotes. At least I have part of the OE mirror that I can give them to make sure the paint is an exact match...if the color is off, it'll bother me like hell.

You know we did get those little foam paint brushes in our dupont home welcome kit.

[simontibbett]

if you put anything at the end of your driveway, it is free game for anyone.

Yeah, I'd just worry about the wrong person getting it and thinking hey this is nice what else is in the house? lol.

[blk95r]

BOMEX, those will look great on your car. I'd still get the OEM because you know if you don't they'll be impossible to find a year from now and the price might go up. My .02

[nickt93]

Damn dude...that's f-d up! All in all it could have been worse. I'm with all of these ^^^ guys. Paint the Bomexes and forget about the OEM ones.

[RotorNutFD3S]

That sucks! I thought I was going to come into this thread and see a trashed GV front bumper, glad to have found that not to be the case.

Also vote for paint the Bomex set now and get an OEM later. At least it was your passenger side mirror. You can somewhat survive without that mirror for a short time, you're a capable enough driver.

[Atlanta93LE]

I just don't get my luck...or lack thereof sometimes.

Sounds to me like were actually really lucky in this case. Mirror is the only damage? Count your blessings!

Last winter, I had **** fly up and break my windshield 7 times. :cry:

[mustangtomiata]

given the color of the car...duct tape :lol: paint the bomex mirrors and go.

[JennB]

I'm probably going to drive up to Magnum on Monday to see about getting my bumper repainted... again... I can drop them off for you if you like.

[mustangtomiata]

also that nb pictures looks damn good.

[MeFryRice]

I'm probably going to drive up to Magnum on Monday to see about getting my bumper repainted... again... I can drop them off for you if you like.

What happen to your bumper?

[JennB]

Rock chips are bugging me. I'd rather repaint than touch up.

[MeFryRice]

Ah. I don't blame you.

[jzilla]

Rock chips are bugging me. I'd rather repaint than touch up.

this is how i deal with this cuz i hate chips.



its a miata and i dont look at it. LOL.

trust me your bumper probably looks like it was showroom stock compared to mine.

[oldgrayfrog]

I would go to CR collision over in Stone Mt. They did a great job on my car, and on something like your mirrors , I'm thinking you could get it back the next day, he did my extra GV headlight trim for me next day. Also, get a stock OEM painted at the same time, it won't cost anymore, you are paying for paint mixing as much as anything in a job this small. Bomex mirrors look cool, tell me where you got them so I can copy you again...lol.

[Doppelgänger]

Luckily, a new mirror comes from Mazda already painted in my exact color.. no need to have it painted :)

[oldgrayfrog]

But a used mirror from Kurt is cheaper, if you are paying yourself.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

That sucks! I thought I was going to come into this thread and see a trashed GV front bumper, glad to have found that not to be the case.

Also vote for paint the Bomex set now and get an OEM later. At least it was your passenger side mirror. You can somewhat survive without that mirror for a short time, you're a capable enough driver.

+1

I expected much worse when I saw the title of the thread!

[metalman]

But a used mirror from Kurt is cheaper, if you are paying yourself.

Yes, please visit my website cheapusedmirrors.com :lol:

[Sawyer]

That sucks Mike, sorry to hear. I'm glad it was just a mirror. I vote for Bomex as well.