Wing mirrors

I think the only thing about the mk1 that i can truely say i don't like is the wing mirrors, just wondering what options are available for changing them and what others have done? Pics would be good.

my personal favs are manta 500 mirrors (sometimes known as engelmanns) but anything is possible bullet mirrors, carbon f1 style racing mirrors, iron cross ones etc. ebay is a great place to start looking

same here cant see anything out of the passenger mirror, i suppose because it was only really meant for the LHD market

These are the best alternative mirrors I've seen:





(englemanns)

Whatever you do, don't put M3 mirrors on  8O

set on the bay too

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Opel-Manta-400-Engelmann-Mirrors-Ascona-Golf-Mini-Astra_W0QQitemZ230239048522QQihZ013QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Standard flag mirrors look best if ya ask me, colour coded or chrome

I think the standard mirrors are alright, its just were vw mounted them thats the problem! i have to crane my neck to see anything in them!!! its easier just to turn round or put your head out the window!

Yeah I actually think you are right its just where they are on the door I find it a little odd.

Quite like the engelmanns, I had some mirrors on my old mini clubman that were a vaugely similar shape only they mounted differently. Wonder if they'd work, I thought they'd be too roundy for the golf at first but seeing the engelmanns I'm not sure now.

What do you reckon - sorry for the pic showing them that well but its the best I've got.

Whatever you do, don't put M3 mirrors on

Please give me credit for having some taste    

i was thinking about changing my mirrors but the original once have the car reg on so im gona keep them on , that way its all the same if you get what i mean  :wink:

steamo said

Lovely Clubby  :mrgreen:

Cheers Juz, took a while to get it like that from a knackered old 1100. Once it was done I loved it, one of those that I wish I still had.

Still not sure if the mirrors would work on a Mk1 though.

i don't have any problems with the mirrors on the mark 1 but then i'm almost sat in the back seat when i drive.

Those mirrors would look good i think, the ones on the red un look sweet

Im usually im not a mini fan, but that clubman does look good i must say 8)

Look what I found - those look like the ones (pic lifted from the everybodies favourite thread - hope no one minds). Don't suppose anyones got more pics of this one. I'm liking them so far though.

Cheers for the mini appriciation as well.

the engelmanns look cool but i dont fancy having to fill the original holes to relocate the mirrors just because i like the shape tbh, plus its way beyond my capabilitys and finance range lol

Think you can buy blanks for the original holes, if I change the mirrors on mine I'll be using the blanks to fill the original holes and fitting the new ones in the corner of the quater window (not sure how yet but I'll think of something) to avoid having to drill the doors and making sure it can be put back to original easily.

steamo said

Look what I found - those look like the ones (pic lifted from the everybodies favourite thread - hope no one minds). Don't suppose anyones got more pics of this one. I'm liking them so far though.

Cheers for the mini appriciation as well.

Thats Rileys mk1 (He runs the Volksdevil site), they're the Manta ones.

Cheers. They look like they're mounted differently to the other manta pictures thats all. Look nice all the same and  similar to the ones I'm thinking of.

Hello mate,

The mirrors pictured on my ol' mk1 (rip) above were actually Sebrings
I still have them safely packaged away…



Neil.

could be a bit different and put some chrome bullet style ones on the wings?  :wink: