Without getting completely Char-broiled. F1 mirrors on a slammed B5?

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Im just thinking out loud here. I cant decide if they would look good at all on a slammed B5. With the right mounting plate, on a tinted B5, I think they would look "OK".

Thoughts? My mirrors are starting to get a brown film between the glass and reflective tint and its driving me nuts.

[ILoveT]

I don't think you could pull those with the kind of body style we have.

[Stumanbmx]

I'm going to say no.

[i5wikcedi3]

You should be a leader, not a follower. So the opinion that really matters is yours. I think it'll look nice if your car was full carbon fiber ;p

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I think they would look amazing on a black Avant with tint and some BBS Reps.

If I had an Avant I would have already done it. Maybe not with real expensive CF ones at first just to make sure I like them lol.

[zrowcool]

i dont know how they would look, i seen them on an is300 and they were hot... the b5 might be able to pull them off if the color and theme is just right.

[anmagro]

I think they would look great as long as they arent TOO long, as in, when there on the car, if they stick out like big ears then it would look doofy. but as long as their not to long they would look dope...

photoshop anyone?

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I was playing with the idea of picking up a set to test on my Rx7. I ebay searched em and guess what $17.

Cant beat that to see if you like the look.

[big_greasy_taco]

I dunno, I would tend to say no... Although on a black with tinted windows... may be fair

[anmagro]

wtf? 17? wow man. please, please, try'em out for the RX7 and the A4 so i can know how they look! That would be a hell of an upgrade if they look good.


Side note...i would hope they fold flat. right? that would be a pain in the azz for a car cover owner like me.

[andyrew]

GL mounting them and getting rid of the stock mirrors in a clean fashion.

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^Why is that? Just make cover plates with some black plastic stock.

[Lazer Viking]

what the hell does tint and being slammed have to do with how some cheapo mirrors will look ?

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Uhhhh because I cant picture it fully I would rather buy the $17 mirrors to see if I like the look/ functionality of the mirrors before spend $200 on Carbon fiber F1 mirrors.

I just think that a mildly modded car can better pull off the Mirrors, dont you?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-01...Q5fAccessories

[onemoremile]

Might look good on a Vadered car but then you wouldn't see them much at all. If something has to disappear to look good then buying it for aesthetic reasons is questionable.

[TMorris]

how do you feel about these cup mirrors? i always liked them


97AudiA4 on 4T. Sold the car though

[A4Rob]

I like them.

[erode]

You should be a leader, not a follower. So the opinion that really matters is yours. I think it'll look nice if your car was full carbon fiber ;p

Yeah, he can be a leader with those mirrors -- but he isn't going to have any followers. Maybe he's cool with that. if that is the case, go for it. I don't think those mirrors would compliment the body style nor would they enhance your vision.

[anmagro]

Ok, the carbon fiber ones looked good, but no freakin way on the silver ones. Dont think they would look good at all, way to bright. Try the carbon fiber! Audi = Never follow!


Um, i believe a PHOTOSHOP is in order here. .....

[AP-Specialties]

how do you feel about these cup mirrors? i always liked them


97AudiA4 on 4T. Sold the car though

I run cup mirrors on my A4. I had to shave then in because of a nasty gap in the design of them.

-Rob

[SurferForever]

how do you feel about these cup mirrors? i always liked them


97AudiA4 on 4T. Sold the car though

Also looks like crap

[silverman]

I think the cup mirrors look like crap, thats just me.
but i might like to try those when i "vader" out my avant.

[eelpie]

. . . F1 mirrors belong on F1 cars.

I see a lot of guys spending a lot of money to go faster, or to look like they can go faster, when the reality is that the best money you can spend is on the Bondurant School. Car control and understanding the basics are much more useful than inane add-on carbon fibre doo-hickeys . . .

F1 mirrors on a street Audi are, to me, as tacky as an adjustable wing on the back of a Neon . . .

[xraycer2012]

. . . F1 mirrors belong on F1 cars.

Car control and understanding the basics are much more useful than inane add-on carbon fibre doo-hickeys . . .

exactly... spend your money else where. From a design standpoint, the edges on the mirrors are way too sharp compared to the edges on our cars.

[UN-PIMP-Z-A4]

Looks great on a S240SX rx7 or a sporty car but not on a 4 door sedan like the b5

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Ordered them up, held them up to the car.

Not happening lol.

They're going on the 340HP FC3S :)

[kovalevandrew]

Im just thinking out loud here. I cant decide if they would look good at all on a slammed B5. With the right mounting plate, on a tinted B5, I think they would look "OK".

Thoughts? My mirrors are starting to get a brown film between the glass and reflective tint and its driving me nuts.

No. No.. No... Seriously... No. No.... Please... No...

[kovalevandrew]

Ordered them up, held them up to the car.

Not happening lol.

They're going on the 340HP FC3S :)

Oh thank toast(because toast is awesome... Right...?)!

FC3S.... <-- what that...?

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Oh thank toast(because toast is awesome... Right...?)!

FC3S.... <-- what that...?

FC3S is the engine code for the 2nd gen Mazda Rx7. Mines a Series 4 to be exact. 340hp in a 2,000lb RWD car.

[kovalevandrew]

FC3S is the engine code for the 2nd gen Mazda Rx7. Mines a Series 4 to be exact. 340hp in a 2,000lb RWD car.

Ah... Well why didn't you say so... People are always out to confuse me.

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lol its mad JDM yo.

Audi A4 98-01 = B5
Mazda Rx7 86-90 = FC3S

[andyrew]

340hp in a 2,000lb RWD car.

I know the feeling :) v8 914, race prepped...


Glad you realized the F1 mirrors are a bad choice.

[kovalevandrew]

lol its mad JDM yo.

Audi A4 98-01 = B5
Mazda Rx7 86-90 = FC3S

Got an old EG myself. With a stroked out H22A going into it. It's ricer bashing time!