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Old 05-25-2012, 05:16 PM
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Default Side mirror delete plates?

Who sold these and are they still available? Thanks.
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Much appreciated.
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Is there anyone that can make these for a late model truck?
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Just get a thin sheet of carbon and.cut them out with scissors....there wasn't anything to them....just glued them on with black silicone.
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Fireball has it... Nothing to them. I'm still on the fence about how they look.... Kind of lost something when the mirrors. Ame off
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
I'm still on the fence about how they look.... Kind of lost something when the mirrors. Ame off
Index racing without mirrors? Think about it.....
If you accually want blockoffs, I'll make them for you. I have some pieces of C/F laying around.

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Here is the thing, I'm sure they are easy to make. I just have the worst luck cutting carbon. I can't figure it out. It makes these small cracks around the edge and looks like ****.

Should I cut bigger and then just grind/polish down to final size? Only thing I haven't tried.
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Originally Posted by Blown06
Here is the thing, I'm sure they are easy to make. I just have the worst luck cutting carbon. I can't figure it out. It makes these small cracks around the edge and looks like ****.

Should I cut bigger and then just grind/polish down to final size? Only thing I haven't tried.
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Guys, just use the 3M double backed adhesive tape. Most car manufactures use this on all their moldings and trust me, if prepped right that **** ain't coming off!
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I had my buddy build some out of sheet metal with three studs mounted on the back so that they bolt in place of the mirrors.





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Those look good Daren! Gump wasnt like that at the shootout was it?
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Rick I have a set that are on the car now... Really not sure about leaving them on though. Like you said, mirrors are very useful..... At least when index racing
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Originally Posted by MADMAN
Clear finger nail polish.
Care to explain a little more? lol
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Originally Posted by Blown06
Care to explain a little more? lol
We do all our cutting and shaping then is it is frayed we use clear nail polish to touch the edges.
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
Those look good Daren! Gump wasnt like that at the shootout was it?
Gump had the LT1 front end on it. Still had no mirrors though:

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I remembered he went back to the LT1 bumper. Just couldnt remember about the mirrors. Thanks for the pic brotha!!
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
I remembered he went back to the LT1 bumper. Just couldnt remember about the mirrors. Thanks for the pic brotha!!
Yeah. I decided to retire Gump from competition. So, I put the stock front end back on. What's cool is that it was an IHRA record holder when I took the fenders off in 1999 and when I put them back on in 2011! The 1998 front end is all on the red car now (except for the stock Ram Air hood).
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Originally Posted by MADMAN
We do all our cutting and shaping then is it is frayed we use clear nail polish to touch the edges.
Got it.

Man for a second I thought you where on the wrong forum, talkin bout how you paint your nails or some ****.
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Originally Posted by GIZMO
Yeah. I decided to retire Gump from competition. So, I put the stock front end back on. What's cool is that it was an IHRA record holder when I took the fenders off in 1999 and when I put them back on in 2011! The 1998 front end is all on the red car now (except for the stock Ram Air hood).
Retired at what 125 miles on the car??? lol The record holder deal is awesome though Im happy to have pushed it to the line once or twice!

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Got it.

Man for a second I thought you where on the wrong forum, talkin bout how you paint your nails or some ****.
Hahaha!



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