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08-23-2013, 06:39 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Lewes,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #448, 1964-427
Posts: 111
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Need More Mirrors
Greetings to Everyone,
So, I love my ERA 427S/C Replica, but, I hate my mirrors. She has to usual small bullet on the left front fender and the small rectangular mirror mounted on the dash and nothing on the right side. I hate driving with the right side blind. Anyone add extra mirrors and can give advise? Thanks so much in advance. Art Fink
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08-23-2013, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New Britain,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Size 10 Feet
Posts: 3,011
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How about a windshield-mounted mirror for the right side?
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08-23-2013, 08:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Broken Arrow. OK ( South Tulsa), USA,
OK
Cobra Make, Engine: 66 COBRA FE 427 /4SP. (HCS Coupe w/ 408 Stroker and TKO 600 -sold)
Posts: 5,595
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That is what I have and it makes a world of difference. You can actually see behind you not the hips of your back fenders.
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08-23-2013, 09:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Katy,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA#134 427 Ctr oiler 2x4's
Posts: 51
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Where to get them?
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08-23-2013, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New Britain,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Size 10 Feet
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Complete with bracket and finger nut, right from ERA. $85
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08-23-2013, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Lewes,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #448, 1964-427
Posts: 111
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That's Perfect !!
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08-23-2013, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Lewes,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #448, 1964-427
Posts: 111
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I'll give Peter a call and order one for each side. "The More the Mirrorier" ;o}
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08-23-2013, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: West Chester,
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #795 427 S/C completed Jan. '14 - '68 FE 427 side oiler
Posts: 1,051
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I've read other threads regarding the fender mounted mirror but didn't see a consensus of opinion. I'm still building my car and have the fender mounted mirror. I've replaced the flat glass mirror that came in it with a convex mirror but haven't mounted it yet. Before I go drilling holes in the body, if anyone else has also replaced the flat mirror with a convex mirror I'd like to hear how effective that was. I've read opinions both ways on other threads, so figured I'll just have to see for myself.
Regards,
Kevin
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08-23-2013, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Bay Area (Peninsula),
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427, 427/487 side-oiler
Posts: 1,248
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You may also want to check out FinishLine. They have the Raydots, mounting brackets, and thumb nuts. I think that's all you need. Thanks for the idea, BTW. I'm going to use one of these for a right-hand mirror.
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08-23-2013, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
Posts: 4,519
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kevins2
I've read other threads regarding the fender mounted mirror but didn't see a consensus of opinion. I'm still building my car and have the fender mounted mirror. I've replaced the flat glass mirror that came in it with a convex mirror but haven't mounted it yet. Before I go drilling holes in the body, if anyone else has also replaced the flat mirror with a convex mirror I'd like to hear how effective that was. I've read opinions both ways on other threads, so figured I'll just have to see for myself.
Regards,
Kevin
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Kevin - I decided not to install the fender-mounted mirror because I had read they were not real useful. At the encouragement of others I bought the ERA windshield frame-mounted mirror to install instead. But - of course I don't have the car on the road yet. |
08-23-2013, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Prosper,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CAV GT40 #169, Ford 408 Stroker & ZF Transaxle
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I have three Raydots with convex mirrors that really give you a good wide view!
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CAV GT40
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08-23-2013, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: West Chester,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #795 427 S/C completed Jan. '14 - '68 FE 427 side oiler
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DanEC
Kevin - I decided not to install the fender-mounted mirror because I had read they were not real useful. At the encouragement of others I bought the ERA windshield frame-mounted mirror to install instead. But - of course I don't have the car on the road yet.
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Hi Dan,
Yes, and there is a thread that discusses changing the flat mirror with a convex mirror where one poster said it helped a lot and another said it's still worthless... That's when I decided I'll just have to give it a try and see.
Regards,
Kevin
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08-23-2013, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Greer,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #778 427SC Keith Craft FE 428 stroker
Posts: 243
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I have the small ERA fender mounted mirror and wish I had never mounted it! I've added the convex mirror, and that is an improvement, but the image is too small (covers too much area) to clearly see what's behind you. Perhaps someone makes a stick-on that is less curved; mine came from Advance Auto or O'Reilly's. I'm also using a very wide clip-on mirror on the dash (again from O'Reilly's) that works very well - you can see practically three lanes behind you! If I were doing it over, I'd go with the Raydots from either ERA or Finishline.
Still, I'd like to hear from someone with the Raydots - can you really see out of the right side mirror?
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08-23-2013, 03:43 PM
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Location: Orem,
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gsharapa
I have three Raydots with convex mirrors that really give you a good wide view!
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Wow! Your car looks fantastic! |
08-23-2013, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Prosper,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CAV GT40 #169, Ford 408 Stroker & ZF Transaxle
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Thanks for the comments...........recently changed the wheels to the vintage look and then decided it needed the meat balls and manufacture decals. Very happy the way it turned out! 
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CAV GT40
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08-23-2013, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Redding,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1966 Classic Roadster
Posts: 192
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If you can do any fabrication there are lots of motorcycles mirrors that can be mounted to the windshield frame. Many are very nice looking mirrors but you'll need to be able to make a mounting bracket for them. Good luck
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08-23-2013, 05:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Bay Area (Peninsula),
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427, 427/487 side-oiler
Posts: 1,248
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You guys really have me thinking. Now I may not mount my fender mirror but instead get two windshield mounted ones. No risk, besides the cost of the mirrors, which isn't much. Two questions: (1) Anyone know where to get Raydots with the "Raydot" etching/logo? and (2) Anyone know where to get (1) with convex glass?
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08-23-2013, 07:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Greer,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #778 427SC Keith Craft FE 428 stroker
Posts: 243
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Cobra Restorers has the convex lens units. Don't know about the logo!
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08-24-2013, 12:13 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: EM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strictlypersonl
How about a windshield-mounted mirror for the right side?
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I just got a pair of Ray dots.. love them |
08-24-2013, 12:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Cobra Make, Engine: 347 Stroker Morrison Injection. Registered.
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I've got 3 Raydots as well.
Regards.
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