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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Default Mirrors, Power mirrors.... Question inside.

With mirrors like these:

Sorry to borrow your image, but the best one I could find


Do they make power ones?
I'm too lazy to adjust them by hand when I go thru the carwash

If so could you pass me the info on where to get them? thanks
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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aren't those the new spoon mirrors? AFAIK, they never made power mirrors.

edit: they made some spoon replicas that are powered. look on ebay.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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Auto Dynamic has a few styles of mirrors with power adjustment, including "Spoon-style". While I can't vouch for the quality of these mirrors, I can say that, FWIW, I've heard of more than one issue with the quality of actual Spoon/Vision mirrors too.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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OK thanks guys.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Padawan
...FWIW, I've heard of more than one issue with the quality of actual Spoon/Vision mirrors too.
They were never really designed to be used by huge numbers of people on their street vehicles, and it's a shame that they're sold to anybody who knows to look for them.

They were originally designed as an ultimate tweak for endurance cars that had tweaked the rules as much as possible, and the retail interest in items like this has always been a surprise to Spoon HQ.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 07:50 AM
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So what are you saying George, I should not get them because it would be lame or not what their ment for?

JFWY

To each his own right
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 07:54 AM
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Yes, indeed, to each his own.

I would not buy them myself. (Forgive me, Ichy. LOL...)
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton
They were never really designed to be used by huge numbers of people on their street vehicles, and it's a shame that they're sold to anybody who knows to look for them.

They were originally designed as an ultimate tweak for endurance cars that had tweaked the rules as much as possible, and the retail interest in items like this has always been a surprise to Spoon HQ.
George, I do agree that the Spoon/Visions were never intended for street vehicles (although some of the replicas have been modified to cater more to everyday use). However, we (myself anyway) normally tend to think of most "racing" products as being, if anything, over-engineered in terms of street use. This fact, combined with their high cost, makes it surprising and a bit disheartening to read of negative experiences with their overall construction quality.

I also find it interesting to hear of Spoon's surprise at the popularity of such items. Many of the items that Spoon (and other aftermarket tuners and/or teams) offers could be considered "ultimate tweaks", but those are the very types of modifications that are at the heart of the automotive performance enthusiast concept. One need only look at the tremendous following generated by Honda's "R cars", BMW's M's, etc., to see how vehicles that narrow the gap between race car and street car can be so highly coveted.

Well, that was certainly quite a tangent. Back to the mirrors....
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