JDM parts FTW!

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:17 pm

Still working on shipping out my rear window and wiper from Japan, but I picked this up on ebay for as much as it was going to cost me in Japan.

JDM folding mirrors

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:20 pm

Those are super tyte.

A friend has them on his Impreza/WRX swap. At stop lights, he waves his mirrors are fellow enthusiasts.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:23 pm

Is the right mirror convex? Is the left mirror's convexity suitable for the left seating position?

Can the mirror glass itself be swapped for US-spec glass?

Post by **Legacy777** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:17 am

That's cool. I wouldn't mind picking some up. They'd be totally novelty

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:23 am

although useless. :-p

HomeSlice · Post by **HomeSlice** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:15 am

i want the rear wiper too. i got bent over on customs for shipping my front n rear bumper, and tails n head lights. it was like $600 in custom handling fees xray fees processing fees and so on. thats with out the actual $380 for just geting it to the states. so the rear wiper is on hold.

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:52 am

My brother just put those on his 92 SS (folding mirrors), and no, they aren't convexed right. You have to have the driver's side one turned in as far as it can, and the passenger side as far out as it can go to be angled right to see the right spots behind the car. Also, when you look at them you get a feeling that something isn't completely right. Although you can see fine, your eyes just feel a little funny. It all has to do with the fact that you should be looking at the driver's side one from further away, and the passenger side one from a closer position. They are pretty cool, though, and you can just deal with it and make t work.

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:32 am

why not swap the glass?

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:27 pm

58.00 dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????? holy crap, I'd pay 150 for those. I need to spend more time on ebay

Psychoreo · Post by **Psychoreo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:32 am

vrg3 wrote:Is the right mirror convex? Is the left mirror's convexity suitable for the left seating position?

Can the mirror glass itself be swapped for US-spec glass?

um ouuc..the uhhh....brain malfunction....high school geometry coming back to bite me in the ass...ouch!!!

valid questions though. From the mirrors i've seen, you could pop the glass out and probably change them. if not then you could trim them to fit.

corsair · Post by **corsair** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:57 am

Vikash, I belive you can, just a heat gun and being very very careful if I remember correctly from some post about the GC8 versions.

edited due to skills of self confusion

Psychoreo · Post by **Psychoreo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:01 am

^ what did i score?

but yea...usually a heat gun and a lot of patience.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:01 pm

Hmm... I don't think I could do what your brother's doing, Ryan... I need my mirrors to be intuitive.

But if the glass can be changed like corsair says... then, man, I should dig up the JDM mirrors I've been sitting on for years. I'm eager to hear more, dscoobydoo.

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:15 pm

I should have them in and functioning this week.

corsair · Post by **corsair** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:09 pm

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showth ... ht=mirrors

guy puts heaters in his impreza mirrors in that post

short version below

To get the glass out of the mirror holder, Subaru says that you need to heat the glass untill the black surrounding is soft, approximately 2-4 minutes. Heat the glass and the surrounding directly for 3 minutes at least! The drivers side mirror will begin to stink when it is almost done, the passenger side will not (On Mine).

Once you can move the black surrounding with your fingers, and the glass is way too hot to touch, grab two thin objects. I used 2 butter knives. Place them as shown in the picture, and gently pry the mirror glass out. Apply slow, but firm pressure and the mirror will unstick itself and come out like a peice of taffy.

eph · Post by **eph** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:09 am

shake that laffy taffy

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:58 pm

OK, the mirrorsare in, but I have not changed out the glass or finished the two wired to make it fold. ( Due to time constraints) More to come later.

John Drivesabox · Post by **John Drivesabox** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:39 pm

For all your positioning problems that I've experienced with Civic and 240SX mirrors. The Civic mirrors I really couldn't do anything about, but for my 240 mirrors...

If the mirror is removeable from the base (unbolt the mirror where it folds), you can re-use your USDM mirrors and bolt them to the JDM bases. Of course, that's only if the folding motor is inside of the base. That's what I did for my 240 and it was GOLDEN!!!!!!!!!

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