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Old 12-08-2012, 12:13 PM
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My wife has two cats that live in our garage.........


One of these days they will make a fine general Tso's.
Old 12-10-2012, 10:12 AM
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i have the exact same ebay specials on my 240.. same mirror mold, different bases.. the only thing going for it is that they are extremely light compared to the OE mirrors (the s13 ones) and that's about it. build quality sucks.. but i didnt really care since i wanted something light and usable.



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I is disappoint by the amount of effort you've put in modding your 240.
Old 12-10-2012, 02:02 PM
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I know this is off topic, but in Chebosto's last picture, on the top right, is that a WRX/STI with Evo X stock wheels?
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No, Evo X GSR wheels have 12 spokes.

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Old 12-10-2012, 03:07 PM
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Fair point; thanks. Perhaps I should have looked in the garage before posting. Carry on.
Old 12-10-2012, 07:28 PM
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Man that 240 is horrible. But that's the typical 240 on the road lol
Old 12-11-2012, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mr. sparco
I is disappoint by the amount of effort you've put in modding your 240.

Old 12-11-2012, 12:46 PM
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the brake setup cost more than the car!

I like it!
Old 12-13-2012, 02:00 PM
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these are kinda koo aside from the chrome

http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-07-NISSAN...9f6ece&vxp=mtr

weird they have them for the g35 too but different and looks better

http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-06-INFINI...sories&vxp=mtr
Old 12-13-2012, 03:44 PM
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I've seen those for the 350 in a carbon fiber look.
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^but those were probably the real ones and rather expensive ones huh
Old 12-13-2012, 03:53 PM
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Here they are:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400200692272?redirect=mobile
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Actually amazon has the ones we are thinking about:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005VX...941985-2852449
Old 12-13-2012, 04:13 PM
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oh yea those are much better than that m3 style stuff. only ricers rock the m3 style imo
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I was the guinea pig for the other set. Someone order those.
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Only thing I dont like is that my car vibrates too much and the mirror shakes too much. the mount on the mirror is not solid enough
Old 12-14-2012, 06:48 AM
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Dayum.

Are those the el-cheapos I have? They look amazing on your car.
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Originally Posted by Tackett
Actually amazon has the ones we are thinking about:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005VX...941985-2852449
these are the knock offs of i think the APR GT mirrors.

very similar to the Craftsquare stem mirrors... just a different location for the stem.

the craftsquare and APR come with very strong pivot ball locking mechanism that will not move during driving.

thecheaper knock offs will need constant adjustments and are easily out of adjustment after some hard driving.

i had the autotechnkic replicas of the craftsquare stem mirrors and although they were full carbon, and super light, they moved a bit too much for my liking and were difficult to adjust properly. i was able to adjust the pivot ball mechanism to be stronger, but even after that i sold them..


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Old 12-23-2012, 02:28 PM
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As promised, here's some installed pics minus the cat footprints.




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