Re: Question about mirrors

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Hi Greg:

About a year ago I bought a pair of Vitaloni baby Tornado mirrors for my 
'74 Spider from Car Custom, in Azusa, CA.  Their part numbers are 4555 
(left) and 4557 (right) @ $19.99 each.  This price is about half what most 
of 'Alfa' parts vendors charge, but Car Custom deals in VW parts, so 
perhaps that's a clue.  I got a real laugh when I was shopping for these, 
and saw the exact mirrors selling for $100 each (and more) from some of the 
Ferrari parts vendors for use on early 308's.  Car Custom's phone is (626) 
334-4951, or see their website at:

www.carcustom.com

I can't say for certain if these mirrors will cover the existing screw 
holes from your old mirror, but on my car, which came only with a left 
mirror as original, the new mirror fit well in the stock location.  The 
Vitaloni mounting system uses plastic anchors, similar to sheetrock wall 
anchors, to hold the screws into the metal of the door.  They will work 
well if your original screw holes have become slightly enlarged from rust, 
and also isolate the new screws from any further metal-to-metal 
contact.  The screws are covered by the mirror base when everything is in 
place.

The Vitaloni mirrors won't win you any extra points at a Concours event, 
but they certainly don't look too out of place on a '74, as Alfa used 
similar mirrors (some black, painted body color, or chrome; some manually 
adjusted, others powered) on Spiders beginning in the later 70's.

Regards,

Dean W. Cains
Lutz, FL
'74 Spider Veloce


At 05:16 AM 2/4/2002, you wrote:
>Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 03:07:06 -0600 (CST)
>From: "Gregory S. Youngblood" <greg@domain.elided>
>Subject: Question about mirrors
>
>I'm going to replace the mirror on my 74 Spider with something a little
>larger. I was wondering if there are mirrors from other cars or
>manufacturers that just so happen to fit the mounting patterns from the 74
>spider?
>
>I seriously doubt it, but I thought I'd ask..
>
>Thanks.
>Greg

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