[BMWCSRegistry] I can't see out of my side mirrors

[bill wallace]

  John: just how short are you? I am 5' 8" and my mirrors are behind the 
vent ....I can see just fine. The alternate location seems to be 
alongside the vent or slightly forward, but on the fenders? Gadzooks! 
Horrors! Try to avoid doing that if you can: they changed the styling 
on 2000 CSs for lots of reasons, you know.
Bill '74 3.0 CS, 4310008
On Nov 3, 2007, at 3:57 AM, John Davis wrote:

> Hi all,
>  
> I am new to the Registry. Yes, I just took the leap and bought a 1972 
> 3.0 CS hoping that the very mediocre second paint job in silver isn’t 
> hiding too much rust LOL.  Getting to the point of this post, I am 
> short and the side view mirrors on my car are mounted behind the vent 
> windows, thereby rendering them literally useless to me. Before I ask 
> you guys for feedback on what I am contemplating doing, I also would 
> like to hear about any and all solutions.
>  
> Okay, I am sure that this is going to turn a lot of your stomachs, but 
> I am seriously considering putting mirrors on the fenders, possibly 
> farther back than those on the 2000 CS. Yes, one of the main reasons I 
> have wanted this car for the last 30+ years are its beautiful lines 
> and I am definitely concerned about ruining them by adding fender 
> mounted mirrors. Although I have never driven a car with fender 
> mirrors, I have always liked the idea and maybe it’s somehow part of 
> my desire to return to my youth in Europe through this car. Can anyone 
> who has driven a car with fender mirrors confirm that my assumption 
> that it is a very good safety feature, especially for someone like me 
> that has a need for speed. I also don’t have a clue which kind of 
> mirror is better from a functional standpoint, flat or convex.
>  
> As for determining the esthetics of fender mirrors with regard to a CS 
> 3.0, the only pictures I have found are frontal views, one on page 102 
> of Laurence Meredith’s “BMW The Classic Cars of the 1960s and 70s” , 
>  one on page 248 of Jeremy Walton’s “Unbeatable BMW” , and a similar 
> Luigi Racing CSL picture (1) at 
> http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/Brno-1977-06-05-photo.html   I 
> would greatly appreciate if anyone could point me toward any pictures, 
> especially side views, of 3.0 CSs, CSLs, or racing variations with 
> fender mirrors. Naturally, it would be fantastic added bonus for me if 
> you might actually know the make and model number of the mirror in the 
> Luigi Racing pictures I mentioned above or any pictures you might 
> send. Speaking of model numbers, does anyone know the exact model 
> number of the Talbot mirrors that were on the 2000CS--- Group Berlin 
> 300 Junior flat or Group Berlin 300 Junior Convex or Senior or 333?
>  
> Finally, since this is just the begining of my endless newbie 
> questions, are there detailed archives on the e28 window motor swap, 
> solutions to vent window noise, e28 M5 OEM wheel spacing on a CS 3.0, 
> suspension upgrades, CSL steering box swap, etc., etc., etc.
>  
> Many Thanks,
>  
> John Davis
>  
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