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efnfast
10-16-2011, 06:29 PM
What options do I have for center-mirrors that preferably doesn't require drilling. I know about Dark Water Custom's and **********, but are there other choices?

So, why is poor old Alex putting on a mirror after 4yrs of not having one. Awesome story time!

Open highway. I'm doing the speed limit (50mph). One or two cars behind me so I downshift into 3rd and give it a bit of gas. Get up to 120, then let it coast back down to 50 and continue on my way (so that takes what, all of 3 or 4seconds to do). Anyways, I failed to see the police car behind me. And apparently he chased me over a mile, like 2'' from my bumper, lights and sirens blaring, before I stopped (and the only reason I realized he was there was because I had clutched in to downshift to take an off-ramp, and when clutched in I heard the siren behind me).

Needless to say he wasn't too happy :O - i got a 10minute lecture about how he should impound the vehicle, arrest me for evading a police officer, no mirrors, etc.. etc..., then he made me promise to put on a mirror, said "cool car" and he left.

I figure w/ my luck he's made a note against my license plate and will be keeping an eye out for me to see if I followed my promise, so finally i have to capitulate and put ~1~ unobtrusive mirror on :(

NICK C
10-16-2011, 09:27 PM
Phewwww! 8 more lives!

Jeff Kleiner
10-16-2011, 11:01 PM
Remembering the spirited debate we all had with you a few years ago about the need for mirrors I must resist the temptation to toss out a "We told ya' so" :p (Or did I?)

How about this? Easy on or off and cheap money:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31akGb3dYKL._SS400_.jpg


http://www.amazon.com/CIPA-11050-Suction-Marine-Mirror/dp/B0000AZ8JB/ref=pd_sim_auto25

You're welcome,
Jeff

efnfast
10-17-2011, 12:12 AM
Remembering the spirited debate we all had with you a few years ago about the need for mirrors I must resist the temptation to toss out a "We told ya' so" :p (Or did I?)

How about this? Easy on or off and cheap money:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31akGb3dYKL._SS400_.jpg


http://www.amazon.com/CIPA-11050-Suction-Marine-Mirror/dp/B0000AZ8JB/ref=pd_sim_auto25

You're welcome,
Jeff

Yea, well, I still don't think you need mirrors; I should have done better checking behind me before I did something stupid, but I got lazy so now my viewpoint is paying the price, lol.

I ordered one of those small stick-on mirrors as well as DWC's bracket. I'll play around w/ both of them and see which is less obtrusive.



Phewwww! 8 more lives!

More like 0, lol.

But atleast I got a cool story - not many people can say they were stupid enough to accelerate away from a police car behind them to almost triple the speed limit, and not pull over for over a mile, and walk away w/ just a lecture.

David Hodgkins
10-17-2011, 12:27 AM
Doing 120 on a public highway, with no mirrors, is NOT awesome.

Sorry Alex, you'll have to brag about it somewhere else.

Closing this thread.