Well, here it goes, I was wanting an areo mirror and not just any aero mirror, I wanted a fender mounted aero mirror. There are few options for aftermarket mirrors for modern Japanese cars, and even fewer for fender mounted mirrors. Anything I did find was the wrong shape to match the car, or way too expensive to even think about buying. This started the Fender Mirror Project.
I started off with a block of 3"W x 4"H x 5"L signfoam. This stuff only comes in 1 1/2 inch thick panels, so I glued a few panels together with gorilla glue and began shaping after that.
This material reacts well to using files and that's what I used to shape the majority of the piece with.
I used a 3" convex motorcycle mirror as to be able to see as much as possible. Here it is next to the mirror housing:
A lot of time and careful shaping to get it just right.
And a little bit more before the final product:
I had to cut out a bit to fit the 3" mirror to the back of the housing.
Here is the final product on the car, mounted using 3m VHB designed for mounting door trim. ( this was also used to mount the mirror to the housing. )
I did have to make some mirror deletes for the sides, but it was the simplest part. I can post info on there about that if the need arises.
The convex mirror provides a wide enough angle to eliminate the blind spot completely and can be seen without moving your head to the side at all.
I started off with a block of 3"W x 4"H x 5"L signfoam. This stuff only comes in 1 1/2 inch thick panels, so I glued a few panels together with gorilla glue and began shaping after that.
This material reacts well to using files and that's what I used to shape the majority of the piece with.
I used a 3" convex motorcycle mirror as to be able to see as much as possible. Here it is next to the mirror housing:
A lot of time and careful shaping to get it just right.
And a little bit more before the final product:
I had to cut out a bit to fit the 3" mirror to the back of the housing.
Here is the final product on the car, mounted using 3m VHB designed for mounting door trim. ( this was also used to mount the mirror to the housing. )
I did have to make some mirror deletes for the sides, but it was the simplest part. I can post info on there about that if the need arises.
The convex mirror provides a wide enough angle to eliminate the blind spot completely and can be seen without moving your head to the side at all.