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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Default Underhood mirrors having heat issues?

For those of you with underhood mirrors, are there any heat issues with using the mirrors?
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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I'm pretty sure you are supposed to remove those when you are not using them with your hood up at a carshow..
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Before I bought mine, few of the guys that daily drove their cars said no problem. I haven't had any problems with the heat, yet, but problems with using the velcro, cause it made the mirrors sit away further than I liked. Mine is a D/D. I have been riding around the city alot with my AeroForce Interceptor Scan Gauge showing 190's.
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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I was thinking of permantly installing them if I get a set. I usually drive about 700 miles per year.
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Plastic or Stainless? I have had both and I wouldnt even think of driving the car with the plastic ones on, but I have had the stainless ones from specializedstainless for about a year or so and have had no issues at all and they are permantly attached.


Now granted I dont drive the car very much, but still I cant see how they would ever be an issue with the stainless ones.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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I was looking at getting the stainless ones, not plastic.
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Originally Posted by travisnd
I was looking at getting the stainless ones, not plastic.
You should have no issues at all then. People have been running stainless dress up items for years with no problems.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:17 AM
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i made my own acrylic ones. No problems at all for the last 5k miles.
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How do you guys permanently attach them?
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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I have had the plastic ones permanently attached for over 2 years now.. No issues at all..

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How do you guys permanently attach them?
3M tape..
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How much are you paying for the Acrylic Mirrors?

I'm thinking about making them!!

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I never had a problem with heat. Until I had my (OFI) Turbo kit installed. I had three of them bend and dis-color. But we are talking crazy heat. Like I said Never had a single problem even during the summer with them.
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Originally Posted by Old Blue
How much are you paying for the Acrylic Mirrors?

I'm thinking about making them!!

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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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you can buy mirrored acrylic on ebay. Cut with a bandsaw and i glued them with rtv
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