where to find mirrors

[gator]

hey all .. I am looking to find new mirrors for my z. I would like to find these ones I had on my old z. Anyone know where I can find a good deal on mirrors?

Cheers ..Bruce

[jackboxxx]

hey all .. I am looking to find new mirrors for my z. I would like to find these ones I had on my old z. Anyone know where I can find a good deal on mirrors?

Cheers ..Bruce

I had a set of those...on my last Z too...they were made by "Tornado" or thats the name on them and the box. it looks like your pass. miror still has the yellow "Tornado"sticker on it. and the type is a "flag" style mirror.

I did a little bit of looking on google, for like 10 minutes, but didnt find any for sale. jc whitney had a flag mirror for sale, but, it has a longer post than the old tornado mirrors did.

maybe a bit more searching will find some.

good luck.

[ZIII]

You can try AutoZone..... They have a set that looks very similar to yours for $24.99. I don't recall if they were Tornados or not but I can check tomorrow when I go by there.....

George

[gator]

Thanks .. hey .. any other opinions or suggestions for what non-stock mirrors look good on z's ..in your opinion hehe

[Arne]

The original Tornado mirros were Italian, and made by Vitaloni, the OE supplier to Ferrari, Alfa, Fiat, etc. It appears that Vitaloni still makes that style, but Tornados are now electric only. The non-electric version is now called "Pronto" and is either red or silver painted. (Black is shown on the price list as "out of stock.")

http://www.talbotco.com/vitaloni_mirros.html

[jackboxxx]

The original Tornado mirros were Italian, and made by Vitaloni, the OE supplier to Ferrari, Alfa, Fiat, etc. It appears that Vitaloni still makes that style, but Tornados are now electric only. The non-electric version is now called "Pronto" and is either red or silver painted. (Black is shown on the price list as "out of stock.")

http://www.talbotco.com/vitaloni_mirros.html

nice work I shoulda went and looked at my parts car...it still has them on it

I tried to go to the kragen/checkers etc etc site and everytime i clicked the mirror link it went to a zip code checker...then i entered it, and would loop back to zip code again.

[gator]

hey Jack ..if they are on your parts car .. do ya wanna sell them???Ü

[jackboxxx]

hey Jack ..if they are on your parts car .. do ya wanna sell them???Ü

they are pretty beatup from the Sun, but ill go look more closely at them..perhaps they could be refinished...

Decided to go take a look see and a pic

heres 1

and the other

[cremmenga]

i have some old ones in pretty good shape for sale in the classifieds.

[gator]

JAck ..hmmm I like them .. how much do you want for them? Is the glass all good? I wonder if the plastic can be re-finished .. hmmm Ü

[ZSaint]

I am still looking for a RHS chrome mirror for my '71 240Z. I tried the guys in Australia/New Zealand but got no response. I know they made them. A guy that works at ZTherapy has one on his '70. (It is a REAL RHS mirror!) It was on the car when he bought it. Anyone with ideas are welcome.

[jackboxxx]

JAck ..hmmm I like them .. how much do you want for them? Is the glass all good? I wonder if the plastic can be re-finished .. hmmm Ü

They are real tornados, nothing wrong with the mirror side, and anything can be refinished im doing body and paint work these days, and we do old sun beaten plastic all the time. mouldings, mirrors, windows trim bumpers, quite often. the key is Proper preparation prior to painting. if you prep it right, the paint will stay on a long time. 2 stage painting might not be a bad idea..(adding a protective clear coat on top of the paint). ummm price...well let me go look them over today in the light...