Ghetto Mirror

This is my extremely ghetto mirror I clip on my car to help me back out of weird places… like my garage. It's a bit awkward to back out of my garage, and this helps immensely. After I'm out, I just pull it off and put it under the seat.

Does anyone else do this… or have a less-ghetto solution? I don't think finding a real original passenger side mirror is an option.

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Yep! In fact, this is what happened WITHOUT the mirror a few years ago (which accelerated my time frame for repainting the car back to its original color).

Eventually we'll have the driveway redone and take out the obstructions that make it so awkward to get in and out of, but for now, the ghetto mirror does its job wonderfully.

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I could mount it higher…

 

My driveway is so awkward that it's actually harder to back in! And, sadly, the other problem with backing in is the door that leads into the house. That door opens into the garage, so the closer I park to that wall, the more likely my car is to get hit when someone enters the garage (and I have to park closer to the wall in that case so I could get out of my car).

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That mirror on eBay has been for sale for a while now because no one's going to pay that much for it! I have a Cromodora Astro 3 on the drivers side, and I also have a Cromodora Astro 3 that's used on the Fiat. A lot of folks think they're the same… well, they are, other than markings. The mirrors used on the 308 GT4 has the maker markings on the bottom of the housing, whereas the mirrors used on Fiat have the maker markings on the back of the housing. I don't think it was a Ferrari/Fiat thing, but more of a year thing. As in the Fiat mirrors were manufactured later than those used on the Ferrari.

Anyway, the bigger problem (for me) is I have never seen a passenger side mirror for sale. Yes, these mirrors are easily mounted on either side as you can flip it the right direction, however in doing that the maker markings are then exposed on top (for the Ferrari version) and upside down (for the Fiat version). I've only ever seen true legit passenger side mirrors on owners cars, never seen one for sale on its own. I'd be very, very, very interested in finding a legit Cromodora Astro 3 passenger side mirror for the 308 GT4.

 

That is on the books. Well, we're actually going to reconfigure the laundry/mud room and have the door swing the other direction. If I park nose in (as I pretty much have too), there's really no danger of the door hitting the car (surprisingly roomy).

@xpensivewino - yeah, the round mirrors look great, and they were stock for Euro cars (at least early models). And that pic you attached, wow, Prugna is one of my favorite colors!