Ray Dot Windshield mounted mirror or fendor mount? - Page 2

Cashburn · #21 (**permalink**) 02-10-2005, 08:44 AM

Mounts to the original srews in the windshield frames. Ray Dots come in the brushed or the chromed.

tony martin · #22 (**permalink**) 02-10-2005, 01:36 PM

HEY GUYS,

ITS FANTASTIC TO SEE ALL YOUR INPUT.

IT REALLY MAKES US THINK BACK HERE AT THE FACTORY.

BUT REMEMBER IF EVERYTHING WAS 100% CORRECT IT WOULD NOT BE A COBRA, AND WHATS MORE ALL OF US HERE IN THE COBRA FAMILY WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT!!

SO HANG IN THERE IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE A SMALL PART OF THIS FORUM, ITS ALMOST UNIQUE...

Rogers · #23 (**permalink**) 02-11-2005, 05:30 PM

Hey guys I've posted the Billit Raydot Mirror Bracket for all us BDR owners. Any q's lemme know. Picture is under latest posts. I can't quite figure how to get the picture into this post, so you'll have to go to latest picture posts.

Rogers · #24 (**permalink**) 02-11-2005, 05:34 PM

Sorry...I just figured this one out..click on my camera....

DonC · #25 (**permalink**) 02-11-2005, 05:46 PM

If you go with the fender mirrors get them with the convex lenses and you probably won't be able to go with the standard mounting locations.
Mine are in a line with the windshield mounting escutcheon and just over 6" forward.
Pictures in my gallery starting on (I think) page 3.
DonC

tfarhood · #26 (**permalink**) 02-14-2005, 07:14 PM

I bought 2 ray dot mirrors with windshield mount brackets (the flat style). After looking at the car from several angles I decided to scrap the idea and use one mirror on the fender mount (driver side of course). I just didn't like the look of the window mount position. As for the rear fender obstruction comments this is how I see it: The driver side mirror is designed (on any car) to be aimed more so to your blind spot rather than directly behind you. The dash mirror is for seeing directly behind you. If you aim your driver side mirror to the blind spot, the rear fender is not even in the view at all. It is not supposed to be. On standard autos, the passenger side mirror is always a wide angle mirror (objects are closer than they appear!) so when you aim it in your blind spot, you can still see the side of your car or rear fender. Unfortunately, on a Cobra a passenger side fender mount mirror is obstructed greatly by the windshield frame and windwings, so if it is mounted semetrically to the driver side mirror is is pretty useless. The way to fix that is to mount both fender mirrors forward enough to see them both. Unfortunately, that doesn't look right to me either. My final decision was to only mount one fender mirror and point it in the true blind spot and rely soley on the dash mirror for rear view directly behind me. I just make an effort to check over my right shoulder before I switch lanes to the right. After all, how did we get along with only one driver side mirror for all those years growing up. Two outside mirrors only became standard on all cars in the mid to late 80's. Besides fighter pilots don't even use rear view mirrors! Of course there is no right or wrong. Just my $.02 worth.

round_midnight · #27 (**permalink**) 02-16-2005, 07:06 PM

I'm reminded of the movie "Gumball Rally". Raul Julia played an Italian race driver. As he pulled out at the start of the rally, he snapped of the dash-mounted mirror and said to his passenger, "What is behind me is of no importance."