Corrado Mirrors: HOW TO?

Post by **lbyford** » 18 Apr 2006, 11:33

I know there are vans out there wil 'rado mirrors. Anyone able to share what was required to get them to fit on. Im not worried about the electrics side as that is easy-ish to add later on once they are in place.

Thanks all

Lee

Post by **monsho** » 18 Apr 2006, 14:04

I've just done last weekend...

It isn't a straightforward thing, mainly because the way the bolts go through the mirror base are at an angle.

The way I went about it was to grind the bottom of the bolt holes down flat on the base of the new mirrors, this lets the units actually sit on the door. Then I set a drill (8mm I think) through the original captive nut on the door at an angle of about 15 degrees (the angle that the bolts go through the mirror base). Stuck a bolt through, then marked the other bolt hole (they are further apart than the original mirrors) and drilled another hole through.

the mirror then sits on the frame flush with two bolts running through.

to take up the angle that the bolts are at so that a Nut sits flat I took some steel tube, fairly heavy walled stuff, about 10mm diameter, and ground an angle into the face, the same as the bolts are going through. this makes the spacer so the nut can sit flush. Its very fiddly getting the nuts on and making sure its all tight, plenty of adjustments to make, but all seems good now.

Will try and get images but the bus is in the spray shop now...

Post by **lbyford** » 20 Apr 2006, 12:03

if you can get us some pics i think a number of people are prerty interested.
40 viewings!

cheers

Post by **angry vanagon** » 21 May 2006, 22:06

To fit my corrado mirrors i used a piece of 15mm thick alloy plate to make a base i then tapped angled threads into alloy for corrado mirror and countersank the standard fixing bolt heads that go into the door by doing it this way i didnt have to redrill my door and can go back to stock mirrors if i choose to without welding and repainting my doors.

Post by **Louey** » 21 May 2006, 22:20

looks like a neat job. Reckon you must lose a lot of vision out of them though, I guess its the sacrifice for going bling

Post by **angry vanagon** » 21 May 2006, 23:03

it's all about the style

Post by **angry vanagon** » 21 May 2006, 23:05

plus a good white van man never need's to use his mirror's

Post by **PEET** » 22 May 2006, 14:50

i find em better than my old standard ones, bit like more like driving a normal car. Jus have to watch out for things 12" high or lower when reversin..

Post by **angry vanagon** » 22 May 2006, 20:19

yes but with them being electric you can easily lower them when reversing plus there £30-40 a set not £250 for the T25 one's

Post by **PEET** » 23 May 2006, 10:38

if i ever get around to wiring em up that is...