Anyone have opinions on suitable and period correct solutions for side view mirrors?
Hard to believe but none have ever been fitted to my car.
Do they all mount on the wing or do some mount to the doors?
TIA
Jarrid,
There are many types of period side mirror available, but style, size and quality vary.
Being a series ii and knowing your sporting leaning perhaps the bullet mirrors or raydot style might suit your tastes, however due to their short mounting posts if you are a taller driver they give limited field of vision if mounted on the leading edge of the door, but are better if mounted further forward, but then it also becomes about aesthetic.
If you like bullet mirrors many of the modern repros are a little to round at their forward edge and often have smaller mirror glasses than many period options.
Sunbeam specialties sells a bullet repro that is durable, but I personally don't like the way the screw sits proud at the end.
A guy in CA makes correct replicas of the Talbot Berlin jr/snr bullet mirrors in both spun brass with chrome or alloy, but they are very pricey.
TEX do stainless steel bullet mirrors which are quote popular.
On my sii the car had never had door mirrors and I didn't want to drill the body, but it had a radio antenna so I used that hole with a raydyot style mirror ( often sold as "raydot") which I replaced the mirror with a convex one. It gives great field of vision and is in my field of vision while driving, I don't have to move my head at all.
If you are patient you can shower eBay UK for Walpres, Wingard, Styla and talbot bullet mirrors. The wingard and styla " floline" are really good, great shape and a large mirror head.
Styla/wingard floline:
Walpres/asm:
