Brooklands/Aeroscreens Wing Mirrors

[Casbar]

Just got hold of some Brooklands, so now thinking about wing mirrors. I already have a couple of SPA Formula ones on my doors and intended to just swap them over to the Brooklands stanchion.

 

Spoke to a couple of mates who have Brooklands/Aero's and they said they purchased longer arms for the SPA mirrors from SPA. I rang SPA, and they said they didn't do longer arms, as the mirrors are meant for racing cars 🙆🏻

 

So the question is:

 

What mirrors do you guys use, and if you use standard SPA ones, can you see out of them without the extension arms?

[martinwhitcher]

you don't normally look behind anyway 😬 😬, Who did you speak to at spa? I'm sure i saw some when i recently visited there , if not Demon Thieves???

 

Good Luck

 

Martin

 

MW 51 CAT

[scooby dooby doo]

I use the normal SPA formula ones. 35 quid or so for the side mirrors and 55 for the centre one i think (from DT +VAT). You can see fine out of them (convex for the side mirrors helps though)

 

HOOPY 500 kg R706KGU

[cskip]

Casbar,

 

Just found my invoice from DT - Wing mirror model numbers are P/ECBR and P/ECBL. Are these the same as yours?

 

Skip.

 

X-flow luddite and proud

 

[ian balson]

Rob,

 

Try Ian Maple at SPA (01827 288328), this is the guy I was talking to at the Autosport show the other year. He sold me a different height central mount. I know for sure that Kevin bought some longer arms for his side mirrors from them.

 

Ian

 

HPC150

 

ian_balson@yahoo.co.uk

[ian balson]

Rob,

 

Give Kevin a call, I suspect he may have just what you're after in his garage. Now that he's attached his mirrors directly to his Carbon JPE screen, he's re-fitted the old shorter mirror arms. So he probably has the longer arms spare.

 

Ian

 

Update - Don't bother calling Kevin, Skips got them !!

 

 

 

HPC150

 

ian_balson@yahoo.co.uk

 

Edited by - ian balson on 26 Nov 2002 10:55:21

[scooby dooby doo]

I'd be wary of fixing them to the aeroscreen itself - I've seen too many screens cracked by this.

 

HOOPY 500 kg R706KGU

[Casbar]

Skip.

 

Thats the same numbers that was on my Demon T bill, so they must be the same.

 

Perhaps I ended up with the office dunce when I phoned SPC. If the standard arms do the job, I'll stick with them.

 

Martin,

 

I like wing mirrors, so I can look at your face, when I go storming past

[Violet Elizabeth]

The convex spa ones are fine.....they just take some getting used to. I have found that if you set them so the ends tilt up a little you can see a bit more. But you still don't get that "way back down the road" view you get from ordinary mirrors, so are a bit of pain on motorways. But my view is, if are aren't going to hit them....who cares about seeing them anyway

[Mcalvert]

Eh! I bought some longer arms from them only last week. Steve was the guy to speak to if I remember propoerly. They'r £8 ish each, and only about 4.5cm higher, but it does appear to make quite a difference.

 

Call them back!

 

Michael.

[Casbar]

Michael,

 

Thanks, I rang them back, spoke to Steve and he is sending on the stems to me.

 

Looks like I did speak to the office dunce the first time around

[PAUL MARRIOTT]

I'm going Brooklands for my winter upgrade, has anybody any suggestions for chrome mirrors?

 

Paul M.

 

I did want to finish the engine project TBs, pistons etc but apparently I can't afford that, not if I want to be allowed out to play anyway *mad*

 

 

[Casbar]

Try here http://www.vintagemotorspares.com/

 

Also buy your actual screens from Kimble Engineering, they have the licence for the original screens - 01803 835757

 

They are £46 plus VAT each as opposed to the Caterham price.

(Great tip from Phil Waters)

[Bilbo]

Hi Casbar and Paul

 

I fitted my Brooklands to the stanchion using set screws and nuts. I countersunk the set screws into the stanchion. The wing mirrors are Lucus classics. These have a bolt built into the base which I cut off. Then I drilled and tapped the base to take set screws. These are also countersunk into the underside of the stanchion. Its best to use a slightly too small drill. There is a full write up in the 7nslist archives with bolt, drill and tap sizes. The place I bought them from no longer exists but these look the same. here. I tried a couple of Chrome centre mirrors fine on the road but not really very good for the track. So I ended up with a big black SPA centre mirror. Still looking on and off for a good chrome equivalent to the SPA.

 

I would say the wing mirrors are fine as wing mirrors but I would not like to rely on just them.

 

I changed the scuttle at the same time and left it just alli so the whole thing looks the same.

 

Send you a photo if you like?

 

 

'Can you hear me running' ......... OH YES and its music to my ears 😬 😬 😬

1988 200 bhp, 146 ft lbs, 1700cc Cosworth BD? on Weber's with Brooklands and Clamshell wings, Freestyle Motorsport suspension. Q 979 CGY