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Discussion in '308/328' started by Brunello, Jul 12, 2006.

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  1. Brunello

    Brunello Formula Junior

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    #1 Brunello, Jul 12, 2006
    Has anyone tried swapping the US spec side mirrors for Euro spec side mirrors on a 308 or 328? Is this a difficult job? I prefer the smaller and less bulky euros.
     
  2. Rod

    Rod Formula Junior

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    #2 Rod, Jul 12, 2006
    Not sure how difficult it is.. but I have seen a few us cars imported to the uk and the mirrors have been repaced with the Euro one's... Much nicer!!! And they are very reasonable to buy new!!

    R
     
  3. branko

    branko F1 Rookie
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    #3 branko, Jul 12, 2006
    Yes, Dr. Tommy Cosgrove has and they look great. He is on FC offen.
     
  4. sp308qv

    sp308qv Karting

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    #4 sp308qv, Jul 12, 2006
    I purchased a pair of Euro mirrors and tried to put them on My US car, they will fit but will require drilling new mounting holes, something I wasn't willing to do.
     
  5. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

    Dr Tommy Cosgrove Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Jul 12, 2006
    I did it.

    You do have to drill two new holes but that is no big deal really since they will be covered by the US mirrors if you swap back. Besides, there's 3 other holes there anyhow - one's big too - one more won't hurt anything.

    Unless you have some way to drill a hole with the correct diameter and pitch for a screw, you will have to remove the door panel and just use a nut on the other side to hold the screws. That's what I ended up doing. It took a little longer but it wasn't too bad really.

    I was lucky and found two factory Euro power mirrors with all the hardware. Forget those little "baby" tornado mirrors, they are WAY too small.
     
  6. donald

    donald Karting

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    #6 donald, Jul 12, 2006
    My 328 has euro mirrors which look great. I got the car that way and really like the look. They tend to shake a little over bumps even though they are tightened however.
     
  7. Brunello

    Brunello Formula Junior

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    #7 Brunello, Jul 13, 2006
    Will look into ordering the Euro style mirrors. If anyone has a contact, please feel free to chime in.

    Gotta love this forum!

    cheers
     
  8. racespecferrari

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    #8 racespecferrari, Jul 13, 2006

    Try here

    http://www.superformance.co.uk/
     
  9. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

    Dr Tommy Cosgrove Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #9 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Jul 13, 2006

    I found mine on ebay from some guy in Canada. It took about 4 years before I found them.
     

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