KiwiTR6 Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 After a lot of procrastination, I've decided to go with the Tex bullet style mirrors. There are two options for the glass mirror portion, flat and convex. Any suggestions as to which is best? Gavin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 I've always used flat mirrors on the TR. I have an Isuzu Dmax with convex mirrors and they take a lot of getting used to- I can live with them in this case because the Dmax has a backing camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 I prefer on the door and flat Tex ones. Regards Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4Mal Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 I was put off bullet style and went for Tex flat ones as TR6 original I think. Having driven a car with bullet style, it was one of my better decisions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkerwilliams Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Depends on your driving style. Flat glass offers the traditional "can't see nowt behind me" narrow view of the world, and therefore necessitates driving quickly to obviate being overtaken by an unseen vehicle. Convex glass allows a clearer rear view and allows for a more leisurely pace. Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brian -r Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Convex glass gives a better field of view but can distort the distance from an object. I have flat glass bullet mirrors on my 6, fitted by PO and find them pretty useless. I will get around to replacing them with the original flat style ones on day Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aldpilot Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Take care when fitting the passenger side mirror as bad positioning can mean you cannot adjust the view sufficiently to see down the cars body line. I did not know this and utilised one of the existing holes (drilling a second), only to find the best view I can get is of the hedge wizzing past!!! I have flat glass and should probably try convex. You can also get bullet mirrors with substantially better adjustment than others. I know this now. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRseks Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) I have the convex bullet mirrors but as previous owner mounted the mirrors to far to the rear I struggle to see anything so have plans to move the mirrors as far forward on the door as possible. This means I have to fill and paint the old holes, had plans to dot that this winter so well see, what puts me off it the difficult of matching the paint. Will assume the mirrors then will be much more usable even if the original style mirrors is even better, but imagine flat bullet must be rather useless as the surface is much smaller. Magnus Edited January 29, 2018 by TRseks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Hi Gavin, Bullet Mirrors look period and Racey , but that's about it... Pretty useless for seeing what's behind you, and presumably that's why you are fitting mirrors. Just an opinion, Cheers, Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiTR6 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Harry, Mal, Alan, Brian, Mike, Magnus & Conrad Thanks everyone for your comments. I get the distinct impression that no one likes the bullet mirrors so I'll back off that style and look for something a little larger. The 'Ital' style mirror seems to fit the bill without being too bulky which has been a criticism of the large British Leyland style previously (and which was my original choice). Mike C Funnily enough I've been driving a D-Max for several years now and had no idea the mirrors were convex (just checked with a straight edge to be sure). For this reason I'll be quite happy using this type on the car. Regards to all Gavin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesStag Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Hi Gavin, realise I'm a bit late to comment, but just to add to views already i can confirm that the bullet style mirrors that were on my car when i got it were little more than useless!! A swap to standard style Tex mirrors was a vast improvement. .. Cheers J. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiTR6 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Hi Gavin, realise I'm a bit late to comment, but just to add to views already i can confirm that the bullet style mirrors that were on my car when i got it were little more than useless!! A swap to standard style Tex mirrors was a vast improvement. .. Cheers J. Thanks James. I've ordered a set of Ital style convex mirrors which appear to fit somewhere between the bullet and standard mirrors. This will be the second set I've purchased, the first (as suggested by Stuart) looked great on the supplier's website but the finish was pretty disappointing - the mirror glass a very poor fit in its housing and the gasket being a hard black plastic moulding and a lot larger than the the mirror base. They will find their way onto our local auction site in due course Cheers Gavin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thanks James. I've ordered a set of Ital style convex mirrors which appear to fit somewhere between the bullet and standard mirrors. This will be the second set I've purchased, the first (as suggested by Stuart) looked great on the supplier's website but the finish was pretty disappointing - the mirror glass a very poor fit in its housing and the gasket being a hard black plastic moulding and a lot larger than the the mirror base. They will find their way onto our local auction site in due course Cheers Gavin Sorry you were disappointed with my suggestion, the quality must have gone down hill since I bought mine as they are much better than that. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silverfox4 Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Stuart, are those the car Builder Solutions, model M12PD listed at 24gbp? Alf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiTR6 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Sorry you were disappointed with my suggestion, the quality must have gone down hill since I bought mine as they are much better than that. Stuart. No apology necessary Stuart, these things happen and your suggestions are always very helpful. Alf Yes, these were from Car Builder Solutions and the issues mentioned can be seen in the pics attached. Otherwise, they would have been ideal as Stuart said. Regards Gavin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hi Gavin, What did you end up buying? My bullet style mirrors were OK when I was a younger and used to motorcycle mirrors, but these I days l find the vision a bit limited. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silverfox4 Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thanks Gavin, It seems many of us are in the same boat - I have original bullet style on the driver side and nothing on pax. So keep looking out for best solution convex mirror pax - I'll keep watching this space. Alf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiTR6 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hi Mike and Alf. Coincidentally my latest purchase arrived from the UK this morning, a pair of Omnico 316 Italian-style (part # OM-316) from Halcyon in Hertford for the princely sum of 16.16 quid each (plus freight to NZ). They actually look quite well made, the gasket fits nicely and is a soft rubber material. My only concern is that the mounts are fairly short so they may not be a hell of a lot better than the bullet style other than the mirror itself is 20mm larger in diameter. I'll let you know how they work out in due course. Cheers Gavin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thanks Gavin. The mounting arrangement also looks like my existing bullet mirrors and I don't know about the single allen headed bolt to fix it in place. I'll be interested to see how they perform in use , I want to replace my existing bullets but only with something better. Regards, Mike C Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silverfox4 Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 +1 Alf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc R Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) A nice option is the typical & specific TR5 door mirror (TR5 badge shape, or TR250 badge up side down) .. as per my experience a big improvement vs the bullet one and, as per my point of view, a nice look w/ the TR6. https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-622352 Regards Edited February 13, 2018 by Marc R Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiTR6 Posted February 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Hi Marc I didn't realise there were so many mirror options! The one you suggest actually looks pretty good and only a single hole required.. I haven't drilled the doors yet so still time to change my mind You don't by any chance have photo's of these installed ? Regards Gavin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 The drilling of the doors is why I want to get it right with any replacements. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc R Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Hi Marc I didn't realise there were so many mirror options! The one you suggest actually looks pretty good and only a single hole required.. I haven't drilled the doors yet so still time to change my mind You don't by any chance have photo's of these installed ? Regards Gavin Few exemples: On a TR5: http://int.search.myway.com/search/AJimage.jhtml?&searchfor=TRiumph+TR5+Door+mirror&n=783A607F&p2=%5EBXM%5Exdm115%5ETTAB02%5Efr&ptb=F8D376F9-173E-4F16-AC1F-60640138BB06&qs=&si=&ss=sub&st=tab&trs=wtt&tpr=sbt&ts=1518597772666&imgs=1p&filter=on&imgDetail=true On a TR6: https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/tech-tips-triumph-tr6/ Nevertheless take care, the hole required is a large one (vs the two for most of the other mirror). Best regards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 The advantage of the single hole fixing is you do get a greater range of movement rather than having to swivel the mirror to its maximum which is often the case with the two hole fixed type. Moss do a repro which is showing as in stock unlike Rimmers. https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/door-mirror-flat-chrome-622352.html Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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