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Old May 7, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Contrasting Mirror Color - Opinions?

I am a real fan of racing and like the look. I wanted to mimic that on my track day/TT evo. So I bought another set of mirrors and had them painted to match my wheels. I finally got them back and put one on to see what it will look like. I think it looks bad ***, but the prior look was growing on me. Kind of a lot of white going on in the front with nothing to balance it out in the back. I dunno?

What do you think? opinons pos or neg welcome. Thanks so much

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Old May 7, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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i like it.. i think id like it more if our mirrors werent so danm huge
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Old May 7, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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Looks good, I like it
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Old May 7, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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I think it looks great both ways!!
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Old May 7, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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i think it looks awesome!


btw what do those stripes mean? I see them on a lot of different cars.. just wondering if they meant anything specific? or j/a popular random design
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Old May 7, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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rather the factory color
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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Not a fan of the GG/White combination to begin with. Sorry. If you like white mirrors then rock em out
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jjm4life
i like it.. i think id like it more if our mirrors werent so danm huge
what, our mirrors are not huge. i think they are small
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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eh, i choose oem color
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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by NocturnalEVO
i think it looks awesome!


btw what do those stripes mean? I see them on a lot of different cars.. just wondering if they meant anything specific? or j/a popular random design
I have no idea. I always liked the Corvette Grand sport when I was younger with the red stripes like that. So I copied it.

Originally Posted by ImJoey
Not a fan of the GG/White combination to begin with. Sorry. If you like white mirrors then rock em out
It is a very stark contrast with the GG, not for everyone, but I think it stands out at the track. I always liked race cars with white wheels (and white cars with black wheels for that matter)
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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white vinyl for the wing!!!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by EvolvedMR
I have no idea. I always liked the Corvette Grand sport when I was younger with the red stripes like that. So I copied it.
Lol the grand sport is what i thought of originally.

Looks awesome tho!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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The mirrors being lighter definitely makes them look freakin' huge. I like it though. I think it'd be better with some smaller mirrors, but I still like the concept.

A few different concepts for those stripes ranging from pit crews being able to identify their cars (in a race where all cars looked identical?) or different colors meaning different experience levels and rankings among racers back in the 60s. Alot of the guys here at work are saying it is the latter.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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I like the before better.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by eehjay
The mirrors being lighter definitely makes them look freakin' huge. I like it though. I think it'd be better with some smaller mirrors, but I still like the concept.

A few different concepts for those stripes ranging from pit crews being able to identify their cars (in a race where all cars looked identical?) or different colors meaning different experience levels and rankings among racers back in the 60s. Alot of the guys here at work are saying it is the latter.
Interesting - I have seen where a team fields two cars with identical livery, where one has orange mirrors and the other has like chartruse or something. I will google that.

they do look huge don't they, i'm contemplating getting the racing mirrors. I think the guy that took the first shot squashed it in editing or somthing. It looks low, long and mean, compared to the second.
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