wipper Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 I know not everyone looks in the parts wanted section all the time, so I thought as I'm desperate, I'd have a go on here. I'm trying to get hold of a pair of windscreen pillars (any colour) without the mirror fixings..... Think they were off the earlier cars. Has anyone got an old pair lying around anywhere. Don't mind what condition..... Running out of ideas now!! Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 I still have mine fitted to the car. The engine job is done so I can give a higher priority to getting mine changed. It involves a good deal of fettling to get the later ones to fit my mid 90s car, though. Hence the reluctance. How desperate are you? Quote
wipper Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 I've just got hold of some carbon mirrors that I want to put on asap (knowing my luck they'll get knackered lying around and at £150 a pair, can't afford new ones!). As soon as you get a chance to remove the old ones let me know. I take it you have the new ones to replace the old ones? Gareth Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Indeed I have. I bought them from a member on here last year assuming that they were a simple unbolt and rebolt but they aren't. The shape of the bottom end is different and the holes don't align either, so it'll be a bit more of a job than twenty minutes with a spanner unfortunately. The same might apply to yours, of course. Not being the builder of the car I don't know how much fettling has to be done to fit the pillars in the first place. Quote
jedi Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 ive got some, they have got a couple of extra holes in them, but they to bad nick, Quote
AidanPlace Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 I know what you mean.... I spent a whole evening with a grinder trying to replicate the shape of the earlier ones..... I have given up temporarily and bought a mirror to attach to the body Quote
wipper Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Anyone got any photo's of what the pillars look like. Would be nice to see what sort of a job this is going to be. Like I said, I have cash waiting for the right set.... Gareth Quote
AidanPlace Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Sorry it's in the mother in laws garage 6 miles away at mo. Could take a couple of pics on Sun. A decent metal fabricator should make light work of them. The leading edge on mine is virtually straight rather than cut in like the new ones. Quote
wipper Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Sorry it's in the mother in laws garage 6 miles away at mo. Could take a couple of pics on Sun. A decent metal fabricator should make light work of them. The leading edge on mine is virtually straight rather than cut in like the new ones. A pic would be great to see the shape. Quote
AidanPlace Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 closest i have here is this http://www.aplace.vispa.com/upright.jpg not very clear, but i will rip it off on sunday and get you some close ups Aidan Quote
wipper Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Cheers Aiden. They look ok so far....... Gareth Quote
Martin Keene Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 I had SPA mirros on my old pillars, sold before you ask, and I drilled and tap the pillar at the flatest area, which was approxiamtely at the height where the screen fillet is. That would give a much better field of vision. Quote
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