Turbo Cup Mirrors and Ducts
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TTM
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Mirrors are the same as some 924.
The panels that replace the fog lights and on which you attach brake ducts are as far as I know not available, but nice replicas are still made by a company in France (they follow the rounded shape of the bumper contrary to the ham-fisted/half-finished, flat ones usually found on the original racers).
Send me an e-mail if you are looking for a set.
The panels that replace the fog lights and on which you attach brake ducts are as far as I know not available, but nice replicas are still made by a company in France (they follow the rounded shape of the bumper contrary to the ham-fisted/half-finished, flat ones usually found on the original racers).
Send me an e-mail if you are looking for a set.
944 man
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Hello Thom. I didnt recognise the mirrors as 924 type: are you sure? A long, long time ago I had a 1979 model poverty spec 924 (no tints, manual windows, no sunroof etc). This had a flag type case with a cable operated inside painted body colour on the drivers side and a VW derived black plastic mirror screwed to the top edge of the passenger side door. 'Lux' models had a pair electrically operated flag mirrors. Were these found on domestic or mainland European models only?
I can email now if you wish, although Im only looking for prices and availability at present.
Simon
I can email now if you wish, although Im only looking for prices and availability at present.
Simon
TTM
Well-known member
It seems to me these black plastic mirrors, thicker than the chrome-ish ones fitted to the earlier 924, went into production sometime at the beginning of the 80s, but I could be wrong, and yes they were taken from the common parts bin when the Cup cars were built - I even believe that the shells are actually from the VW Rabbit.
As I now live near the German border and know a couple of 924/944/968 breakers around I could go and have a look for a pair if you can't find a set locally.
Send me an e-mail and I will give you the address of the company that makes the ducts. Last time I looked the pair cost about 30euros in fiberglass, a bit more in carbon fiber. I actually have a spare set lying around that was on my car when I bought it but I took them off as the French MOT don't like the omission of driving lights, and have since been looking at modifying them to fit some driving lights in them...
PS : this is Seb's car (Asarus) and yes we are talking about the same items. BTW the front panels for ducts are from the company I'm talking about, they are not original Cup items. The mirrors on his car are painted, which is not original either ;-)
As I now live near the German border and know a couple of 924/944/968 breakers around I could go and have a look for a pair if you can't find a set locally.
Send me an e-mail and I will give you the address of the company that makes the ducts. Last time I looked the pair cost about 30euros in fiberglass, a bit more in carbon fiber. I actually have a spare set lying around that was on my car when I bought it but I took them off as the French MOT don't like the omission of driving lights, and have since been looking at modifying them to fit some driving lights in them...
PS : this is Seb's car (Asarus) and yes we are talking about the same items. BTW the front panels for ducts are from the company I'm talking about, they are not original Cup items. The mirrors on his car are painted, which is not original either ;-)
TTM
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Hmmm... I'd be interested to know how much work was involved in fitting them.
Did you reuse the bases of the flag mirrors?
I remember spending a couple of hours with Seb (the guy with the red Cup car pictured above) partly taking the left unit off the door in order to replace the gasket but can't remember much from it apart that we miserably failed to make the new gasket seat properly with the base and refitted to old dry one
Did you reuse the bases of the flag mirrors?
I remember spending a couple of hours with Seb (the guy with the red Cup car pictured above) partly taking the left unit off the door in order to replace the gasket but can't remember much from it apart that we miserably failed to make the new gasket seat properly with the base and refitted to old dry one
Tam Lin
New member
Hi Thom,
The mirrors come from Porsche (in a dusty box..) with the base and a sealing gasket. The "footprint" is slightly different from the flags, so some polishing of door is required, but they fit really easily, using the same attachment points/tightening hex screw as the flags.
They're light. They're sturdy. And seeing pictures of Rothmans 944 with them on from the 1980's gets me all nostalgic..
The mirrors come from Porsche (in a dusty box..) with the base and a sealing gasket. The "footprint" is slightly different from the flags, so some polishing of door is required, but they fit really easily, using the same attachment points/tightening hex screw as the flags.
They're light. They're sturdy. And seeing pictures of Rothmans 944 with them on from the 1980's gets me all nostalgic..
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