where can I get these parts ?
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944 man
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Cable operated mirrors were a Porsche part and theyll fit the mounts in a normal Porsche door. The unpainted mirror found on poverty spec cars were a VW part (only the NS part was fitted to UK cars) and I'll be surprised if you can buy them new: used theyll have fallen to pieces. The wiper bung can still be bought from an OPC but the price is ridiculous: in my first hillclimb car I used the plastic plug off a Fiesta Pop, which cost a few pence from a dealers.....
I was about to say what Simon already has; the bung is available from Porsche. I'm not sure how much as I was rolling on the floor laughing by the time we got to £35+VAT and were still going when I priced it up. I used an aerial bung from Halfords. Someone will be along in a minute to tell you you can get a bung from Promax, but it's still £20 I believe, which is about £19.50 more than it's worth.
Also note with both expensive options you get a nut protruding to the inside whereas with mine I have a second bung so it's smooth black rubber on both sides. You pays your money.
I'm not sure what mirrors you mean, but Demon Tweeks for instance do a range of period door mirrors in numerous styles in both black and chrome. You might get some sort of areo shell suppsoedly for a 944 from Club Autosport or similar, but knowing their kit it would probably fit the rear window as well as the front. Or possibly the front wishbone [8|]
Also note with both expensive options you get a nut protruding to the inside whereas with mine I have a second bung so it's smooth black rubber on both sides. You pays your money.
I'm not sure what mirrors you mean, but Demon Tweeks for instance do a range of period door mirrors in numerous styles in both black and chrome. You might get some sort of areo shell suppsoedly for a 944 from Club Autosport or similar, but knowing their kit it would probably fit the rear window as well as the front. Or possibly the front wishbone [8|]
Peter Empson
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For the mirrors try DP Motorsport as they do them to fit the 944. Other possible suppliers include Gt Racing and V-Z but I think they will all require a bit more hassle getting them to fit a 944 door thatn the DP ones..
I was very tempted by them, but decided that for a road car they wouldn't offer enough visibility (especaily if you're wearing a harness). Simon Davidson has something similar on his track slag (it's a generic part from memory) and I know he's remarked on this too since then. For this reason I went for the Spa GT mirrors, they're almost as wide as the standard ones but quite a bit shorter in height and an awful lot lighter. Quite how they'll last on a road car I'm not sure, give me a few months and I'll get back to you [
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I was very tempted by them, but decided that for a road car they wouldn't offer enough visibility (especaily if you're wearing a harness). Simon Davidson has something similar on his track slag (it's a generic part from memory) and I know he's remarked on this too since then. For this reason I went for the Spa GT mirrors, they're almost as wide as the standard ones but quite a bit shorter in height and an awful lot lighter. Quite how they'll last on a road car I'm not sure, give me a few months and I'll get back to you [
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Peter Empson
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Forgot to add, when talking of the other mirrors did you mean like the ones that appeared on the Cup racers? (please see pic attached) They're quite similar to ones that appeared on the early VW Golf/Rabbit, however the bases are different apparently.
I'm sure you'll realise you'll have to have some paintwork done with all these options, I suspect the Cup mirrors (meaning the 968 style, and not the other Cup mentioned above, boy this is confusing!) are the only ones where you might get away without doing any painting, but I suspect you're like me and find them a little too modern looking for the appearance you're going for (I think they look ace on a Turbo, but I'm not so sure on the earlier body style (sorry Paul! [])).
I'm sure you'll realise you'll have to have some paintwork done with all these options, I suspect the Cup mirrors (meaning the 968 style, and not the other Cup mentioned above, boy this is confusing!) are the only ones where you might get away without doing any painting, but I suspect you're like me and find them a little too modern looking for the appearance you're going for (I think they look ace on a Turbo, but I'm not so sure on the earlier body style (sorry Paul! [
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If you want the look to be perfect you often have to have paint done with teardrop (that avoids confusion!) mirrors as the base doesn't cover all of the part the flag base did. That's on top of the 500 quid you already spent getting the mirrors and having them painted of course. It's top of the list of "simply not worth it" mods.
Whassat? What mirrors do I have? Teardrops...
Whassat? What mirrors do I have? Teardrops...
Peter Empson
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If there was a decently lightweight version of them then I wouldn't have changed either (but I think bare carbon teardrops would really suit your car [
]).Neil Haughey
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ORIGINAL: Peter Empson
Forgot to add, when talking of the other mirrors did you mean like the ones that appeared on the Cup racers? (please see pic attached) They're quite similar to ones that appeared on the early VW Golf/Rabbit, however the bases are different apparently.
Thats the jobbies! I had a very close up look at both a cup car and a 924 carrera GTS, they both had these which to my eyes have/had a top part that is as near as dammit identical to early golf. The base though is completely different, I had some close up pictures somewhere and they don't look like any standard base I could find which is a shame because they would look great on a track modded 944 if all you had to was get some golf/golf clipper mirrors and mate up with a base from another car. ISTR that when I asked around the idea seemed to be that the base was bespoke for Porsche motorsport so likely insanely expensive, if they even have any.
Peter Empson
PCGB Member
I got these part numbers from a thread on Rennlist before I decided to do something else. If anyone 'phones their OPC to see if they're still available I'd be amused to hear the answer (I suspect you'll need to sit down before hearing the price in the unlikely event they're available). Note sure if they'd be ideal for a RHD car, but I don't think they're anything other than flat glass so should be ok with correct positioning.
477 857 522 D (Clubsport mirror, R)
477 857 521 D (Clubsport mirror, L)
477 857 579 (mirror base basket)
478 857 579 (mirror base gasket)
477 857 522 D (Clubsport mirror, R)
477 857 521 D (Clubsport mirror, L)
477 857 579 (mirror base basket)
478 857 579 (mirror base gasket)
Tam Lin
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Hi Neil,
these were the ones I've fitted to my 924S, as a token nod to its 924 Carrera ancestry. Still available from OPCs, listed in PET as 477 857 521 D for option M 637. Nice & rugged. As for insanely expensive, they're cheaper than 968 cup teardrops, which I considered, but dismissed, as in London districts, these now form an alternative currency to Euros, drugs and Pounds Sterling for the chavs.
Base attachment visible here Sligtly smaller than the flag mirror base, but not difficult to get a decent fit.
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