Are my carbon wing mirror covers going to fit? V8V to V12V?
Are my carbon wing mirror covers going to fit? V8V to V12V?
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AstonExige

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661 posts

138 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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So I've taken the carbon covers off my 2008 V8 before it goes with a view to fitting them on my new 2010 V12V (might have noticed I'm getting one smile )

Anyway just noticed on a website the covers are listed pre and post 2010.5 scratchchin

Does this mean they're not going to fit? weeping

And if not what car shares its wing mirrors with a 2010.5 + vantage? Another Volvo?

Big Ry

1,682 posts

150 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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AstonExige said:
So I've taken the carbon covers off my 2008 V8 before it goes with a view to fitting them on my new 2010 V12V (might have noticed I'm getting one smile )

Anyway just noticed on a website the covers are listed pre and post 2010.5 scratchchin

Does this mean they're not going to fit? weeping

And if not what car shares its wing mirrors with a 2010.5 + vantage? Another Volvo?
I'm not sure of any other changes to the wing mirrors other than the switch from the slimmer ones (which you probably have on your V8 if it's an 08) and the chunkier not so nice ones you see today. Can't comment which ones are fitted to the 2010 V12 though as I've never really looked. Visually you can tell the difference between them straight away though.

AstonExige

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661 posts

138 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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Big Ry

1,682 posts

150 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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I'd say the're different, the V12 looks like they're a bit chunkier which is what's fitted today, nowhere near as nice IMHO.

Carbon_monkey

11 posts

123 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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That (gorgeous) V12 has >10.5 mirrors so the earlier ones won't fit I'm afraid.

Handyman2009

207 posts

134 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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Let me know how much you want for your Carbon Fiber mirror caps as I have a 2009 Vantage and looking to buy some

AstonExige

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661 posts

138 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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Way to go Aston, make improvements that aren't improvements frown Wish I hadn't looked now, wouldn't have noticed but that's all I'm going to see now when I look at the car....those big f&&k off ears. Wonder how much of a ball ache it would be to buy some used pre-2010 mirrors and fit them?

Big Ry

1,682 posts

150 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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AstonExige said:
Wonder how much of a ball ache it would be to buy some used pre-2010 mirrors and fit them?
I suspect a bigger ball ache than you'd want !

dbs2000

2,756 posts

223 months

Thursday 15th December 2016
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AstonExige said:
Way to go Aston, make improvements that aren't improvements frown Wish I hadn't looked now, wouldn't have noticed but that's all I'm going to see now when I look at the car....those big f&&k off ears. Wonder how much of a ball ache it would be to buy some used pre-2010 mirrors and fit them?
I'd never noticed before but you're right, the older ones are much nicer.

Big Ry

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Thursday 15th December 2016
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dbs2000 said:
I'd never noticed before but you're right, the older ones are much nicer.
Took me a while to realise they were different between my 09 V8R and 14 SP10.......the originals are much nice, much sleeker.