Wing Mirrors for E-Type Coupe

[dr_gn]

Can anyone share images of nicely sytled wing/door mirrors for an E-Type Coupe?



None fitted at present, I've got a pair of universal fit Desmo items, which don't quite fit, and look a bit naff.

Looking for something a) effective, and b) in a style that matches the car. Not averse to drilling holes.

The original Jaguar door mirrors might do, but to my eyes they don't really suit the car. I've seen 'bullet' style mirrors fitted (and I've got a pair that came off my MGB, but not convinced the field of vision is great.

Cheers.

[DBSV8]

dr_gn said:

Can anyone share images of nicely sytled wing/door mirrors for an E-Type Coupe?



None fitted at present, I've got a pair of universal fit Desmo items, which don't quite fit, and look a bit naff.

Looking for something a) effective, and b) in a style that matches the car. Not averse to drilling holes.

The original Jaguar door mirrors might do, but to my eyes they don't really suit the car. I've seen 'bullet' style mirrors fitted (and I've got a pair that came off my MGB, but not convinced the field of vision is great.

Cheers.

please don't do it you will spoil the lines of the car, Jaguar never manufactured the car with door/ wing mirrors , as an example

here is my series one FHC before i sold her , and after the new owner installed door mirrors .

[dr_gn]

I dont want to do it at all, but I do want wing mirrors for safety reasons.

Just looking for the least worst option.

[dr_gn]

DBSV8 said:

dr_gn said:

Can anyone share images of nicely sytled wing/door mirrors for an E-Type Coupe?



None fitted at present, I've got a pair of universal fit Desmo items, which don't quite fit, and look a bit naff.

Looking for something a) effective, and b) in a style that matches the car. Not averse to drilling holes.

The original Jaguar door mirrors might do, but to my eyes they don't really suit the car. I've seen 'bullet' style mirrors fitted (and I've got a pair that came off my MGB, but not convinced the field of vision is great.

Cheers.

please don't do it you will spoil the lines of the car, Jaguar never manufactured the car with door/ wing mirrors , as an example

here is my series one FHC before i sold her , and after the new owner installed door mirrors .

BTW, is that an early 4.2?

[lowdrag]

Personally I hate fixed mirrors on the smooth lines of an E-type so I would recommend the clip on ones as shown here:-

https://www.holden.co.uk/p/overtaker_mirror_glass_...

They also do flat glass too. However, what I have found best is one of these:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clip-Interior-Wide-Angle-...

No holes in the body, wide angle of view, and removable as and when. I've owned my E-type over 30 years and find this the best way.

[dr_gn]

lowdrag said:

Personally I hate fixed mirrors on the smooth lines of an E-type so I would recommend the clip on ones as shown here:-

https://www.holden.co.uk/p/overtaker_mirror_glass_...

They also do flat glass too. However, what I have found best is one of these:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clip-Interior-Wide-Angle-...

No holes in the body, wide angle of view, and removable as and when. I've owned my E-type over 30 years and find this the best way.

Thanks, I've got a pair of the Holden type, but they seem to need some modification to fit securely.

I'll have to get a clip-on interior mirror and try that.

Cheers.

[DBSV8]

dr_gn said:

BTW, is that an early 4.2?

yes 4.2 registered early 1965 , i think it was feb

1E20273 , UK registered, fully matching numbers

I sold her in 2015 for 60k .................the guy i sold it to sold it on in 2018 for double that , its now in Austria i believe

[dr_gn]

DBSV8 said:

dr_gn said:

BTW, is that an early 4.2?

yes 4.2 registered early 1965 , i think it was feb

1E20273 , UK registered, fully matching numbers

I sold her in 2015 for 60k .................the guy i sold it to sold it on in 2018 for double that , its now in Austria i believe

Interesting - I've got 1E20047. Needs re-valuing this year after several years being partially dismantled.

[Yertis]

There's a whole thread on this over on the TR Register forum – bullet vs flat/trapezoidal, flat vs. convex. First – safety first, having tried it in a GT6 I couldn't consider driving a car without door mirrors ever again. The TR has trapezoidals as original fit, but they're quite ugly and are always being knocked out of whack in the garage. I've been considering going to bullets – because they look cool and wouldn't get knocked about – but having read up on it they seem pretty useless for actually seeing stuff. Bullet plus convex mirror might be the way to go.

[DBSV8]

Yertis said:

– but having read up on it they seem pretty useless for actually seeing stuff. Bullet plus convex mirror might be the way to go.

Yes look very funky ...........but very limited visibility in the real world , as Tony said probably the best compromise is the clip on style door mirrors that can easily be removed


bullets fitted to the Lotus .........although my son appears to be struggling finding the brakes

[dr_gn]

Found these earlier:

http://www.fossewayperformance.co.uk/e-type-door-m...

At least they’re removable, and not rectangular.

[1954etype]

Garth, we fit the Fosseway ones. Recommend you change the 2 mounting screws though - there isn’t a lot of meat on the mount and the screw is a coarse thread.

[dr_gn]

1954etype said:

Garth, we fit the Fosseway ones. Recommend you change the 2 mounting screws though - there isn’t a lot of meat on the mount and the screw is a coarse thread.

Thanks for that. Why is there always some kind of modification to do on things like this?

[Peter3442]

This is a perpetual problem for most owners of classics. We want to be safe, but there's no external mirror that looks good and works. At best they are inconspicuous.

I'll throw in two ideas for an entrepreneur-inventor. The first are rear view cameras. They are already around but require electronics, which might not go well with some. Is it possible to use a optical fibre image conduit? Have a mini-bullet on the outside with suitable lens. Run the fibre through a small hole, possibly combined with the attachment screw and recover the image inside the door?

[dr_gn]

Peter3442 said:

This is a perpetual problem for most owners of classics. We want to be safe, but there's no external mirror that looks good and works. At best they are inconspicuous.

I'll throw in two ideas for an entrepreneur-inventor. The first are rear view cameras. They are already around but require electronics, which might not go well with some. Is it possible to use a optical fibre image conduit? Have a mini-bullet on the outside with suitable lens. Run the fibre through a small hole, possibly combined with the attachment screw and recover the image inside the door?

Inside the door...on a screen? Don’t see how overall that’s less obtrusive than a wing mirror tbh. You’re just transferring something ugly from the outside of the car to the inside - unless I misunderstood?

[Peter3442]

Yes, it's moving the problem inside the car, but there's more possibility of making it less noticeable there. It may well be possible to project the images on to the bottom corners of the windscreen.

[dr_gn]

Peter3442 said:

Yes, it's moving the problem inside the car, but there's more possibility of making it less noticeable there. It may well be possible to project the images on to the bottom corners of the windscreen.

I think I’ll try the clip-on wide angle mirror first.

[lowdrag]

Used them with great effect on the S-type (1964) and the Mk VIII. Never found the need on the E-type with the convex interior wide mirror. Hope they work for you though. They do tend to work loose if you are not careful and I always had a small screwdriver in the glove box.

[dr_gn]

lowdrag said:

Used them with great effect on the S-type (1964) and the Mk VIII. Never found the need on the E-type with the convex interior wide mirror. Hope they work for you though. They do tend to work loose if you are not careful and I always had a small screwdriver in the glove box.

Thanks. I’m fitting inertia seat belts at the moment...

[Peter3442]

I used flat clip-ons on my Mk2 when I was still running it. The Holden ones look better made than the ones I had, but they worked well enough for the driving conditions of those days. I don't think the convex were available then or at least I wasn't aware of them. It took some effort to aim the one on the passenger and I think I had to grind the inside edge to get the correct angle. Another bridge to cross in the restoration process!