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Mirrors '56 Austin Healey 100 4

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Just joking. Your point that the field of vision, in these small mirrors,increases as they are placed closer to the cockpit is well taken. Thanks and God speed, Mike
 
Hi, been awhile. I recently got my belt and fittings. I would like to take you up on your offer to advise me as to the installation. Thanks and God speed, Mike
 
We have campaigned a '56 100 LeMans in vintage racing for a very long time and use a "wink" mirror to replace the rear view, and have two other mirrors mounted in the holes that would have held the front part of the side curtains. This works really well, no blindspots....... Of course we do not use the side curtains so its not an issue for us...... BUT, no extra body holes!
 
Unless I spot the original holes in the wings, I will just go with NO MIRRORS unless something forces me. Then just the driver side.
 
Editor_Reid said:
It's not often that someone contributes to a 14-year old thread. Just wondering hat motivated you, Jknpa, to search the subject and post in this very old thread.
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Reid--

It may be old but the topic's resurrection reflects upon its importance,

I'd also suggest that folks read Peter Carbone's article telling how to relocate the rear view mirror into a much more useful position:

Rear View Mirror Relocation

Hi Guys, I was never completely happy with the location of the rear view mirror on the top of the dashboard. It blocked the right front corner of the car, which made sighting a corner more difficult. It was also hard to see out the back over the cross bow of the tonneau cover, so I came up...
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Because I have a hardtop that I never remove I chose to mount the mirror--modified in the manner Peter illustrates--to the HT header, but in any case getting the mirror off of the top of the dash makes it much more useful, especially at night.
 
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