4G - Removal of wing mirrors?

Post by **4thgenphil** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:17 pm

you can do it by not removing the door car, its a pita though and not the best way to do it, personally for the extra 5 mins it takes just pop the cards off

Post by **Donald** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:19 pm

I once had a wingmirror removed by an oncoming car at around 60-65mph. It smashed the drivers window and hit me in the face

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:56 pm

Gorgon wrote:I once had a wingmirror removed by an oncoming car at around 60-65mph. It smashed the drivers window and hit me in the face

not the best way to take it off then

Post by **Donald** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:25 pm

mercutio wrote:
Gorgon wrote:I once had a wingmirror removed by an oncoming car at around 60-65mph. It smashed the drivers window and hit me in the face
not the best way to take it off then

No it bloody hurt, and the dancer didn't even stop! Had to drive the remaining 20 miles home in mid-December with no window and a sore face

While we're on the subject of removal though, is it the same procedure basically for 5G?

Post by **rob quilter** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:18 pm

Gorgon wrote:
mercutio wrote:
Gorgon wrote:I once had a wingmirror removed by an oncoming car at around 60-65mph. It smashed the drivers window and hit me in the face
not the best way to take it off then
No it bloody hurt, and the dancer didn't even stop! Had to drive the remaining 20 miles home in mid-December with no window and a sore face

I would of spun the car around and chased him down!

Post by **Donald** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:18 pm

Bit difficult to chase anyone down in an 8v 99 Suzuki Swift

Post by **indigolemon** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:20 pm

Gorgon wrote:Bit difficult to chase anyone down in an 8v 99 Suzuki Swift

It was lightened though, by at least however much your wingmirror weighed?

Post by **4thgenphil** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:21 pm

Gorgon wrote: by Gorgon »Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:18 pm

Bit difficult to chase anyone down in an 8v 99 Suzuki Swift

could have followed them till the ran out of petrol

Post by **Donald** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:25 pm

Weight reduction is the way forward! That thing was so light anyway, 780kg IIRC! I remember one night I was out and in a particular condition, I went to the chippy and came back to the where all my mates where (because we were cool kids that hung out in Co-Op Solar car park

), took me about 20 minutes before I realised my car was missing, they'd just picked it up and hid it behind a trolley shelter

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:27 am

Power folding mirrors weigh alot, I was supprised when I took it off