Chrome Bullet Mirrors

[Alan Archer]

Does anyone have any links for decent chrome bullet mirrors on stalks to go nicely with the brooklands screens?

Alan

[SM25T]

You are turning the 7 into .... a Cobra replica ? :-) ahhhhh ... funded by the new badger bristle shaving brush empire !!

[Kensboats7]

I am almost with you on this one Alan, streamlined mirrors have got to be better than the bike type I fitted this year. I think that they may work better on the doors than the Caterham originals too, which on my car give an image like viewing a  3D movie without using the glasses!  

[Drumster]

Alan,

I considered bullet mirrors many years ago and found that they all sem to come with a very stylish but short stem which when attached to the Brooklands stanchion were not high enough to see properly over the rear wing. 

More common on foreign 7s is the tripod stem. Something to consider perhaps?

 

[pugwash]

Alan, I tried a pair like that on the doors of my Elan for a while (was some time ago!). They do look good.  The drivers side one was fine but the passenger side did not have enough adjustment in the glass to allow you to see anything behind you.  So practically not much use.  Back in the day they were designed to go on the wings so the adjustment angle did not have to be so great.  Maybe the ones you can buy today have better angle of adjustment but see if you can try before you buy.

[nickh7]

Redline did the kit 

i did a black pack version and they are brilliant 

[Alan Archer]

Thanks Chris, the tripod type would be perfect just without the 3rd support. 

Pugwash, point taken about checking the adjustment first.

Nick, what kit did Redline do?

Thanks Alan

[nickh7]

They did the chrome bullet mirror kit 

[Alan Archer]

Thanks Nick, are they single stem or multi? how did you fit yours?

Thanks Alan 

[nickh7]

I am off out for a blat I'll take some pics later 

[nickh7]

Blat done

Here they are on the windscreen (the dent in the mirror was stone by the way , hence now using the screen) For this arrangement I use a shorter stay to the screen upright . The mirrors are great rock steady and I think look great

 

When the aero was on I used a longer arm into the scuttle

 

[Alan Archer]

Thanks Nick, do you think they would be okay with just the two arms?

Alan

[nickh7]

No you need the arm to stablise the mirror or it will vibrate . I've a friend who runs the chrome set up with brooklands and he just got a longer arm made to fit to the strap .I'd talk to Red Line they might even have an off the shelf option. if not I'd find a local engineering place to make you the long arm , they'd love to do something different and would charge you very little. 

[Alan Archer]

Okay, thank you very much.