passenger mirror installed

[gatorblue92]

well i finally got around to installing the passenger side mirror i got for Christmas and i love it... i just need a new inside trim piece since the one that came with it is cracked

here is a before




and after

[TheDon]

it kinda sucks the passenger mirror doesn't adjust to where you need it. I need a new piece of "objects closer etc" glass since mine is total crap

[gatorblue92]

Originally Posted by TheDon

it kinda sucks the passenger mirror doesn't adjust to where you need it. I need a new piece of "objects closer etc" glass since mine is total crap

yeah i noticed that the mirror isn't a typical convex mirror... kinda hard to use but its better than what i had before

[TheDon]

your paint is sooo nice.. I wish I had shiny paint.. well I do.. just not all over the car

[gatorblue92]

thanks... its starting to fade a little now but its doing pretty good for 31 year old paint

[JimmyL]

I just can't stand not having a mirror over there. I got one on China is short order!
I also have two extras so I guess I need to post in the parts forum....

[yellowbenz]

Hard to believe that was an option on cars back in the day. Of course with the visualization afforded by the 123's design you can drive safely without it. I feel trapped in newer cars. My wife's Prius has three mirrors and a backup camera and I need all of them to back up. I feel like I've got a 360 degree view in the 240/300.

Your car is beautiful. I'm going to do the same thing on my 300D before I let my son start driving it.

Kevin
1978 300D
1979 240D

[TylerH860]

Nice garage! Well organized; perfect little workshop. Oh, the car looks good too.

Originally Posted by gatorblue92

yeah i noticed that the mirror isn't a typical convex mirror... kinda hard to use but its better than what i had before

The PO had put some kind of stick-on convex mirror over the glass on my right mirror; I took it off and tossed it, I hate those convex things because you can't judge distance.

[charmalu]

From my years of driving trucks of different types, I use the mirror on the
cars all the time. my eyes click on the right mirror automatically. I like
the small round mirror, it picks up a vehicle that you might not see. on the
trucks the round might be 6 to 12 in wide. now I know that would look
rediculous on my MB.

The small little stick on mirrors are a joke, time I get my eyes focused on
one it`s too late. and they are in a fixed position.
I have stick on mirrors that are rectangular, they have a stick on base.
the back of the mirror has a ball, and the base has a socket. the two
just snap together and this way it is adjustable.

I like the flat right mirror, the mirrors that say the "objects appear closer
than they are" are a PITA.

I agree with the newer cars being hard to see out of, feel like Iam
sitting in a hole.

Gator, you have a nice looking 123. as long as there is Pick N Pull, we
can get all of these little options that were never ordered when new.

Charlie

[powerpig]

I've seen that car in person and it is really nice! I've been looking for a manual passenger side mirror for my 300 TD. If anyone has one, please let me know. Also, I'm really missing Diamondhead. Glad to see you posting more.