G60Dan 0 Posted August 4, 2004 What's the going rate for these? Are any mods needed to fit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted August 4, 2004 genuine ones ??? - expensive! My local breaker has recently stripped an Audi RS2 (the one with porsche wheels, manifold, mirrors & brakes) and is asking ~ £250 for the pair! Probably require a bit of metal trimming on your doors for the brackets to mount - & possibly a weld tack to hold the mounting nuts in place?? . Check http://www.s2forum.com to see how the S2 owners modded their cars for 911 (RS2) mirrors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pau1 0 Posted August 4, 2004 I know GPC sell them brand new for £280 + VAT. Also some Corrado owners have used the DSP bases to get them to fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valver 0 Posted August 4, 2004 ...or you can try the MX5 mirrors like G60 Renshaw - look just as good imo and prob a fraction of the cost of 993 mirrors! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Dan 0 Posted August 4, 2004 ...or you can try the MX5 mirrors like G60 Renshaw - look just as good imo and prob a fraction of the cost of 993 mirrors! Sounds like a spot on idea! Anyone know if they are electric? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Dan 0 Posted August 4, 2004 also, I don't suppose anyone knows where to find them, how much, & are mods needed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigben 0 Posted August 4, 2004 ...or you can try the MX5 mirrors like G60 Renshaw - look just as good imo and prob a fraction of the cost of 993 mirrors! They are not a straight bolt on though, some care is needed to make them fit... taken straight from the horses mouth.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rado16v 0 Posted August 4, 2004 saw these: Porsche 911/993 mirrors, teardrop type, like new 020-7372 8894. NW6. Price: £165.00 or very near offer HTH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted August 4, 2004 want.. want... want.... :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A20 LEE 0 Posted August 4, 2004 I've got genuine 993 mirrors on mine. Firstly, don't use DSP bases. They look shit IMO. The way to do it properly is to use a LHD base on one door and a RHD base on the other door. Costs were £200+vat for the mirrors secondhand from porsche-a-part and the LHD base was £30+vat. Fitting is a pro bodyshop job as it involves cutting two ovals into each door for the mirror clamps to grip into. I'll post pics in the members gallery of the fitting process. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pau1 0 Posted August 4, 2004 Which base did you go for Lee ? Ones for a 968 or 911/993 ? Also, as far as i know the MX5 ones are around £100 each also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A20 LEE 0 Posted August 4, 2004 Which base did you go for Lee ? Ones for a 968 or 911/993 ? Also, as far as i know the MX5 ones are around £100 each also. 993 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowslc 0 Posted August 25, 2004 Lee, will you PM me the part # for the passenger side RHD 993 base. I will be fitting my OEM 993 mirrors soon and have been told I need this base. I'll have the p/s US spec base if anyone over there needs that? R Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott 0 Posted August 25, 2004 Why anyone would want to replace their door mirrors that are the same as on TVR / McClaren F1 on their Corrado with inferior Porsche / Mazda ones is beyond me.... :roll: :roll: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Dan 0 Posted August 25, 2004 Why anyone would want to replace their door mirrors that are the same as on TVR / McClaren F1 on their Corrado with inferior Porsche / Mazda ones is beyond me.... :roll: :roll: :lol: It doesn't matter who manufactures the mirror or what other car has the same ones, it doesn't effect how they look on your car. I think they look pretty good, much better than std! So that's why :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A20 LEE 0 Posted August 25, 2004 Don't know the part no as their on the car now. Still you shouldn't have any trouble asking a dealer for a rhd 993 base and gasket. Trick with porker mirrors is to get them sat right on the doors. Not 100% happy with mine but there better than all but one car i've seen with them on. Definiately better than corrado mirrors if you look at it side by side with a std C IMO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowslc 0 Posted August 25, 2004 Why switch them out? simple.. so you can SEE what is actually behind you. 993 mirrors are wider in the middle which increases rear visibility. I live in a city filled with 7 million idiots who cannot drive therefore knowing where they are at all times leaves me an "out" so a 7 year project isnt ruined. R Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A20 LEE 0 Posted August 25, 2004 Why switch them out? simple.. so you can SEE what is actually behind you. 993 mirrors are wider in the middle which increases rear visibility. I live in a city filled with 7 million idiots who cannot drive therefore knowing where they are at all times leaves me an "out" so a 7 year project isnt ruined. R Visablity is ok, would say its better than standard ones tho. The mirrors sit lower than the std ones so the passenger one is slightly obscurred by the door. On the plus side there more aerodynamic than the brick-like factory mirrors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
