D0NN3R
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i have seen them on a nova but has anyone made then for a corsa
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jibjob
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Mattig mirrors?
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=620080&highlight=1&pid=8180176#pid8180176
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D0NN3R
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i mean the standard mirrors that have been cut short and then fibre glassed together. i get a pic of the nova ones
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D0NN3R
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like this but in corsa form
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?125774-Nova-Stubby-Door-Mirrors
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RichR
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a few people have done it over the years but noone springs to mind
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Balling
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Make them your self? Can't end up being any worse than the ones in your link. The workmanship is terrible on those.
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Ian
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Decide what you're doing with the glass first.
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Balling
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quote: Originally posted by Ian
Decide what you're doing with the glass first.
As far as I recall the mirrors in the B are completely flat, right?
So would be very cheap to have them cut down or even have completely new ones manufactured to fit.
[Edited on 23-12-2011 by Balling]
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Ian
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I wouldn't know how to start with cutting it down.
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Bobber123
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you can cut glass pretty easy, i used to glaze greenhouses, you can get glass cutters really cheap and there simple to use, it just scores the glass then you just crack it... takes a while to become good at it though, im guessing a mirror would be just the same.
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Balling
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quote: Originally posted by Bobber123
you can cut glass pretty easy, i used to glaze greenhouses, you can get glass cutters really cheap and there simple to use, it just scores the glass then you just crack it... takes a while to become good at it though, im guessing a mirror would be just the same.
But it would be nearly impossible to get the rounded shape with this tool, no?
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Generation
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But the bit that's made shorter, will slow just one side to be cut down? So could cut straight edge
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Ian
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You'd still want a rounded edge.
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Dave
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You can cut curves with a tungsten cutter but it takes some practice. Does the glass not sit on a plastic backer though?
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Bobber123
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yeah, you can cut curves with a handheld glass cutter, you just have to be carefull and not try to get too much of a sharp curve, i managed to cut a round hole before... i did have to smash the middle bit out though, it did not come out whole
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Ben G
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take the mirror glass into a shop to get them cut properly by a professional.
my dad needed a shelf cut and they did this, no problems.
cost him 50 quid right enough, but better than breaking the glass.
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jr
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Irrlevant of the glass how are you going to make a teardrop shape shorter, unlike a Nova which is essentially a rectangle where you can cut out any amout of the middle your still left with 2 ends of the same measurement one side to the other
A corsa is nothing like that
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AlexW
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^Nova ones aren't perfect like that, It takes a fucking lot of effort to make them, I made some when I had a nova (Never fitted them though, Sold on due to the mad amount of money they were/do sell for)
Its a lot of work.
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D0NN3R
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i will be looking in to this more and might have a go at after new year but i will get some bits done professionaly as i dont want to bodge anything
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Paul_JC
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as far as cutting the glass is concerned a good remmel cutting disc does the job. well for mirror glass it does.
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by jr
Irrlevant of the glass how are you going to make a teardrop shape shorter, unlike a Nova which is essentially a rectangle where you can cut out any amout of the middle your still left with 2 ends of the same measurement one side to the other
A corsa is nothing like that
the same way someone fits a prowler kit to a corsa i reckon.
[Edited on 24-12-2011 by Ben G]
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GregGsi
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Mattig mirrors
were do you get them from
BHP vaux
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kennySRi
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i have some mattig mirrors for a nova for sale, not sure if you can make them fit a corsa though.
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JordyCarter
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alot of work for not much imo
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