Side Signal Mirrors

TheForce · 06-17-2006, 09:08 PM

Sigma might be able to import the folding mirrors.

Seems like this is slowly going off topic.

I remember seeing install instruction or at least some pictures somewhere. Don't know if it was here or on a different site but I do remember seeing them. I just cant find them now.

TheParadox66b · 06-27-2006, 08:57 PM

...well, thanks all, that folding mirror is pretty neat, but i wonder when it would be useful? so i get the feeling its not too hard?

...how do you guys like the signal mirrors?

naterprius · 06-27-2006, 11:32 PM

The signal mirrors are by far my favorite mod. Absolutely the best mod ever. They really make a difference at night; NOBODY can claim they didn't see the signal.

Nate

mee081224 · 10-01-2006, 10:47 PM

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The signal mirrors are by far my favorite mod. Absolutely the best mod ever. They really make a difference at night; NOBODY can claim they didn't see the signal.

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DO you have any pictures of the install or what they look like, where did you buy them and how much ?

DocVijay · 10-02-2006, 08:35 AM

I would love to get those power folding mirrors! That's the reason I'm doing the signal mirror upgrade now. If I had the power folding mirrors maybe I'd still have a passenger side mirror...

NuShrike · 10-06-2006, 04:46 PM

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I would love to get those power folding mirrors! That's the reason I'm doing the signal mirror upgrade now. If I had the power folding mirrors maybe I'd still have a passenger side mirror...
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Or, instead of breaking just a mirror off, you would've scraped your bumper or side body-panels.. Some ways, just the mirror was a blessing.

They use the folding mirrors in Japan for parking because of the automated garages (your car on a vertical rotating loader that you thought only existed in newsreels of the 1930s), and tightly packed spaces.

Friend of mine hangs "markers" from the ceiling in his garage to help his wife line up when parking, for instance ...

DocVijay · 10-06-2006, 05:16 PM

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Or, instead of breaking just a mirror off, you would've scraped your bumper or side body-panels.. Some ways, just the mirror was a blessing.

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That's true. Actually I doubt it would have been that bad though. I just misjudged the distance I had between the car and the wall. I wasn't so far off that I would have scraped the side!

Anyhow, my mirrors should be arriving either today or Monday (damn that no weekend delivery!). If it arrives today that would be great, as I could do the work this weekend, but it's not likely.

I'll post pics in my mod thread once they arrive.

ceric · 10-06-2006, 05:45 PM

I once sent inquery to SigmaAuto about the Auto-fold side mirrors.
The cost of the mirrors (new ones) plus the two motors needed are very high. (>$1000).
Not to mention the installation process would be much harder than simple signal mirrors.
I gave up on that idea. Also, SigmaAuto discouraged me from pursuing that, I remember.
They can import it for you, but it would cost you $$$$$$$$$.

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06-17-2006, 09:08 PM	#11
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,744 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 2 Thanked 164 Times in 120 Posts Friends: 22	Sigma might be able to import the folding mirrors. Seems like this is slowly going off topic. I remember seeing install instruction or at least some pictures somewhere. Don't know if it was here or on a different site but I do remember seeing them. I just cant find them now.

06-27-2006, 08:57 PM	#12
TheParadox66b Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 67 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	...well, thanks all, that folding mirror is pretty neat, but i wonder when it would be useful? so i get the feeling its not too hard? ...how do you guys like the signal mirrors?

06-27-2006, 11:32 PM	#13
naterprius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,831 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	The signal mirrors are by far my favorite mod. Absolutely the best mod ever. They really make a difference at night; NOBODY can claim they didn't see the signal. Nate

10-02-2006, 08:35 AM	#15
DocVijay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,455 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 1	I would love to get those power folding mirrors! That's the reason I'm doing the signal mirror upgrade now. If I had the power folding mirrors maybe I'd still have a passenger side mirror...

10-06-2006, 05:45 PM	#18
ceric Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 1,040 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 16 Posts Friends: 0	I once sent inquery to SigmaAuto about the Auto-fold side mirrors. The cost of the mirrors (new ones) plus the two motors needed are very high. (>$1000). Not to mention the installation process would be much harder than simple signal mirrors. I gave up on that idea. Also, SigmaAuto discouraged me from pursuing that, I remember. They can import it for you, but it would cost you $$$$$$$$$.