Wink Mirror

[bchs89]

So I've had problems keeping my rearview mirror attached to windshield lately. I run my subwoofer nice and loud, and today was the 2nd time in the last 6 months that I had the entire rear view mirror (including the metal bracket) break off of the windshield. I'm wanting to get a different type of mirror that doesn't rely on a single metal bracket glued to the glass. I've seen these wink mirrors online, and know that lots of people use them for racing and whatnot. I'm not big into the street racing scene, but I'd like to think that two brackets screwed into the roof of my hatchback would hold up to some intense bass vibes better than our stock mirror brackets do. Has anyone heard of or seen this wink mirror being done on our cars? I'd prefer to not have to lose my sun visors for this, but am open to it if needed.

 

[Eric Smit]

I saw someone do it on this forum. let me see if I can find it for you.

 

[Eric Smit]

User ZachTullier did. His Build Thread.

 

[bchs89]

Very nice, thanks dude

 

[Eric Smit]

no problem.

 

[Jcordo93]

Oh man I forgot about those. Haven't seen one since the 90s. Ha post pics if you get one. I'm thinking about getting one for my sonic now.

 

[bchs89]

Got one ordered from Amazon, expected to arrive by Wednesday. Will post pictures once installed

 

[krakenredbeard]

I like the idea. I don't like the mounting. Lol

 

[bchs89]

Same. Time will tell how well the mount point hold up.

 

[krakenredbeard]

I just don't like permanence. I'd rather it hook to the visor bars or something.

 

[Sonic_Boost]

I like these. But i would want one without the breaks. I've seen some just being one large curved piece of mirror.


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[krakenredbeard]

But then you can't be like bogie in quadrant 3...

 

[bchs89]

Got mine installed, very easy approx 10 mins. It's really not permanent either, I used the existing screws for the visor mounts to hold each end bracket of the mirror up. Would be as easy as removing the mirror brackets and retightening the visor screws. Then reinstall the stock mirror and badaboom, no one knows it was there.

 

[krakenredbeard]

Piktars lol

 

[bchs89]

Simple mount up using just one existing screw on each sunvisor bracket.

 

[Eric Smit]

nice.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

You guys have inspired me to dig through my garage and resurrect 'Robo Mirror'! Was originally in my '81 Starlet and removed in '06 when my daughter sold the car. Then in '07 I installed it in my '94 Metro and removed it in '09 when I killed it. It's been in 'storage' ever since. Here are some pics of it now. It's all cracked so I ordered a new one from Amazon and will be retrofitting it with repainted Robo Mirror armor!

 

[bchs89]

I was really surprised at how well this mirror fit our car. I ordered mine from Amazon, it is a damn near perfect fit (only maybe 1/4" not wide enough between visor mounts) thankfully the swivel bar is thin/cheap steel and will bend pretty forgivingly. Am looking forward to your Robo Mirror being put back to use.

 

[NewZJ]

Does the mirror interfere with the visors? It doesn't look like it makes them useless. How about a pic from the drivers pov?

 

[SuperFudd]

Does it block your view of some stop lights?