New Mirror Mod !!!!!! - LotusTalk

kestrel74 · 07-13-2005, 04:37 PM

I'm still experimenting to see if they'll hold up to heat, but i may have a bunch of them made up if anyone's interested....... about $ 2.00 for a set of 2........

mikester · 07-13-2005, 04:52 PM

Nice !

JeffersonRaley · 07-13-2005, 04:57 PM

Bueno. Let me know if you make a set up.

Win · 07-13-2005, 05:01 PM

I am interested.

Brian 111 · 07-13-2005, 05:09 PM

I'm in too.

NMRJock · 07-13-2005, 05:12 PM

I've seen that before. I like it, but I don't think that people need more encouragement to race me.
This morning my wife and I were driving back from dropping the Audi off at the dealership (A mouse chewed through a bunch of wiring. Naturally, that is not covered under warranty.). I'm passing some guy in an old F-150 driving sort of slowly in the right lane. I'm just about past when he guns the engine. He has a really open exhaust with twin pipes. My wife complains about all the noise he's making as he slowly repasses me. Then we come to a light. He revs his engine a couple times. I ignore him. And he stomps it when the light turns green. I just drive off as I normally would. He slowly pulls away. Then when he's a car length or two ahead he does a couple of lift and stomps. You would think he'd work out from all the ignoring him that we weren't impressed, but he repeats this display at four or five lights. At one point he tailgates somebody and weaves in and out of traffic. All in a ~'89 F-150. What a maroon.

kestrel74 · 07-13-2005, 05:16 PM

Merely a novelty item for the multivex mirrors

ttowsontt · 07-13-2005, 05:24 PM

thats very funny, count me in too

looney · 07-13-2005, 05:29 PM

whats the deal? is it a sticker? or an etched mirror?

how much would it cost to mail to Australia???

kestrel74 · 07-13-2005, 05:38 PM

They're high quality vinyl letters.....just stick on.......BUT I want to make sure they hold up to heat before i send them to anyone ...... I'll let everyone know how they hold up....

SweetDaddyD · 07-13-2005, 05:56 PM

It wasn't made on a label maker with a clear background? If those are individual cut letters somebody is insane for selling them that cheap. There is no way I would deal with weeding those that small. At that rate for your time you'd be better off working in a sweat shop. If it's a good quality film it will take the heat no problem, but letters that small have a hard time holding up to washings, dryings, etc. Heck I have a plotter and I would buy them for that price to not have to deal with picking out the insides of those small letters with micro-tweezers. You get what you pay for. Something doesn't add up?

Nick O'Teen · 07-13-2005, 07:54 PM

I've done a few similar to that for various friends' race cars (as well as on my own, in the photo below) though mine say "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE LOSERS."

I did all the graphics on a friend's Tyrrell F1 car and I put one of those on his mirror without telling him. He said he never noticed for the longest time until midway through a race one day and it surprised him so he almost ran off the track from laughing.

Brad B · 07-13-2005, 08:27 PM

Send a set to me for a test we live in Phx 115 today

babak · 07-13-2005, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by looney

whats the deal? is it a sticker? or an etched mirror?

how much would it cost to mail to Australia???

It's a sticker; here is a different one.
http://www.mwspeedshop.com/objectsare.htm

But I like his better and would be interested in a couple of sets. Looney, I'll just mail it to you. Buy me a pint of Toohey's one of these days and call it even.

kestrel74 · 07-14-2005, 05:14 AM

Ok..........a few clarifications: they are individual vinyl letters... that are on their normal backing. You peel the backing off to expose the adhesive on the letters, and they have a ( masking tape ) type of covering on the front face of the letters. you center the letters on your mirror, stick them on, and then remove the covering on the top of the letters. They stay on uniformly as you can see. I'm not out to make any money on these.... just whatever they're going to cost, and postage. ( havent gotten a price yet ) BUT as I've said... my car is parked in a hot garage today...and i'll be "washing" the mirror multiple times to make sure they dont come off easily before i ship them out to anyone.... Theres no guarantees folks..... theyre just a novelty item...... ( but i think they'll hold up just fine ) I'll let you know in a day or so.... John

knucklehead · 07-14-2005, 06:49 AM

Sign me up for a set!!!!

kestrel74 · 07-14-2005, 05:35 PM

Looks like they held up fine in the heat and simulated multiple washings. I ordered 120 of them.....looks like they'll be about $ 1.50 a set of 2 ---includes US postage....... I'll give ya more details when i get them. ( RANDY GETS A FREE SET ! )

SilverArsenal · 07-14-2005, 05:40 PM

I'm in for a set. I like the subtlety of them. Passengers should get a kick out of them when (if) they notice.

pdemaio · 07-15-2005, 10:47 AM

Me too. Mind if I ask where you ordered them from? Might be some other cool applications.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilverArsenal

I'm in for a set. I like the subtlety of them. Passengers should get a kick out of them when (if) they notice.

Faux26 · 07-15-2005, 01:14 PM

Must have!

That is great!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kestrel74

I'm still experimenting to see if they'll hold up to heat, but i may have a bunch of them made up if anyone's interested....... about a buck for a set of 2........

07-13-2005, 04:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 9,268	New Mirror Mod !!!!!! I'm still experimenting to see if they'll hold up to heat, but i may have a bunch of them made up if anyone's interested....... about $ 2.00 for a set of 2........ Attached Images __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Nitron Sport SA / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ChaseCam / V1 / SS lines w/ R4-S "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/ Last edited by kestrel74 : 12-21-2006 at 06:48 AM.

07-13-2005, 04:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
mikester Registered Shmoozer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 4,596	Nice ! __________________ Covered in Brandy and Lard

07-13-2005, 04:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
JeffersonRaley www.HillCountryDrives.com Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 826	Bueno. Let me know if you make a set up. __________________ Jefferson www.thedriversedge.net www.hillcountrydrives.com

07-13-2005, 05:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
NMRJock A smile a mile. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 3,560	I've seen that before. I like it, but I don't think that people need more encouragement to race me. This morning my wife and I were driving back from dropping the Audi off at the dealership (A mouse chewed through a bunch of wiring. Naturally, that is not covered under warranty.). I'm passing some guy in an old F-150 driving sort of slowly in the right lane. I'm just about past when he guns the engine. He has a really open exhaust with twin pipes. My wife complains about all the noise he's making as he slowly repasses me. Then we come to a light. He revs his engine a couple times. I ignore him. And he stomps it when the light turns green. I just drive off as I normally would. He slowly pulls away. Then when he's a car length or two ahead he does a couple of lift and stomps. You would think he'd work out from all the ignoring him that we weren't impressed, but he repeats this display at four or five lights. At one point he tailgates somebody and weaves in and out of traffic. All in a ~'89 F-150. What a maroon. __________________ Paul Parkanzky Magnetic Blue with Biscuit Touring, LSS, Starshield

07-13-2005, 05:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 9,268	Merely a novelty item for the multivex mirrors __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Nitron Sport SA / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ChaseCam / V1 / SS lines w/ R4-S "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/

07-13-2005, 05:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Win Elise owner Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 1,265	I am interested.

07-13-2005, 05:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brian 111 I friggin' love coloring! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,486	I'm in too.

07-13-2005, 05:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
ttowsontt God Save the Mustache! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lutherville, Maryland Posts: 358	thats very funny, count me in too __________________ 05 SY Elise Touring, Hard Top, Star Shield, Quicksilver exhaust, Sector 111 Speedglass windshield, carbon fibre Raceview mirrors, Polk Audio system with JL Audio Stealthbox, Fujita Performance Intake, 6000K HID Ekological kit, maybe racing stripes soon?? and of course me.....

07-13-2005, 05:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
looney Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 396	whats the deal? is it a sticker? or an etched mirror? how much would it cost to mail to Australia???

07-13-2005, 05:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 9,268	They're high quality vinyl letters.....just stick on.......BUT I want to make sure they hold up to heat before i send them to anyone ...... I'll let everyone know how they hold up.... __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Nitron Sport SA / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ChaseCam / V1 / SS lines w/ R4-S "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/

07-13-2005, 05:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	It wasn't made on a label maker with a clear background? If those are individual cut letters somebody is insane for selling them that cheap. There is no way I would deal with weeding those that small. At that rate for your time you'd be better off working in a sweat shop. If it's a good quality film it will take the heat no problem, but letters that small have a hard time holding up to washings, dryings, etc. Heck I have a plotter and I would buy them for that price to not have to deal with picking out the insides of those small letters with micro-tweezers. You get what you pay for. Something doesn't add up?

07-13-2005, 07:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
Nick O'Teen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 19	I've done a few similar to that for various friends' race cars (as well as on my own, in the photo below) though mine say "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE LOSERS." I did all the graphics on a friend's Tyrrell F1 car and I put one of those on his mirror without telling him. He said he never noticed for the longest time until midway through a race one day and it surprised him so he almost ran off the track from laughing.

07-13-2005, 08:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
Brad B Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 8	Send a set to me for a test we live in Phx 115 today

07-14-2005, 05:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 9,268	Ok..........a few clarifications: they are individual vinyl letters... that are on their normal backing. You peel the backing off to expose the adhesive on the letters, and they have a ( masking tape ) type of covering on the front face of the letters. you center the letters on your mirror, stick them on, and then remove the covering on the top of the letters. They stay on uniformly as you can see. I'm not out to make any money on these.... just whatever they're going to cost, and postage. ( havent gotten a price yet ) BUT as I've said... my car is parked in a hot garage today...and i'll be "washing" the mirror multiple times to make sure they dont come off easily before i ship them out to anyone.... Theres no guarantees folks..... theyre just a novelty item...... ( but i think they'll hold up just fine ) I'll let you know in a day or so.... John __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Nitron Sport SA / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ChaseCam / V1 / SS lines w/ R4-S "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/

07-14-2005, 06:49 AM	#16 (permalink)
knucklehead TWRD & Blip advertising Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Posts: 3,834	Sign me up for a set!!!!

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07-14-2005, 05:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
kestrel74 G-200 Driver Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of Detroit; Watkins Glen, NY Posts: 9,268	Looks like they held up fine in the heat and simulated multiple washings. I ordered 120 of them.....looks like they'll be about $ 1.50 a set of 2 ---includes US postage....... I'll give ya more details when i get them. ( RANDY GETS A FREE SET ! ) __________________ 74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Nitron Sport SA / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ChaseCam / V1 / SS lines w/ R4-S "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/

07-14-2005, 05:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
SilverArsenal KLF HNGR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Studio City, CA Posts: 782	I'm in for a set. I like the subtlety of them. Passengers should get a kick out of them when (if) they notice. __________________ Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination