pmobbs Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thought this might be useful to someone....fitted circular convex glass Lucas mirrors to my Roadsport Brooklands aeroscreen and liked both the retro looks and the visibility they provided. For long tours I shift back to the normal windscreen and doors. Have never liked the Caterham mirrors - some do, well and good. Leaving for Le Mans next week and thought about how to fit Lucas mirrors to the doors. My solution was to use the Caterham mirror stands - remove the nasty plastic-backed oblong mirror, using a big drill, mullah out the turret that normally holds the plastic mirror spigot down the level of the hole at the back, thread that hole (1/4 20tpi) that normally carries the star-head fixing screw, put a spring and normal washer on the Lucas spigot and screw it in. Looks like this........takes ten minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmobbs Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 P.S. 35 grams lighter but then I am many kilos heavier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 You can't directly embed that photo, but here's a link to your Flickr page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmobbs Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks Roger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2000 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 O/T - that looks like a clever set up for the insect macro photos.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ. Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 They do look a lot better Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingars Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myothercarsa2cv Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 And if you could chrome the pedestal... Looks good If you're not handy with a drill, CBS is there for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ. Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Quoting myothercarsa2cv: And if you could chrome the pedestal... Looks good If you're not handy with a drill, CBS is there for you. Has anyone tried those on a Seven with sidescreens? They look good, but I wonder what the view would be like. Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmobbs Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 I can vouch for the fact that the convex glass in the Lucas mirrors gives a great view - can't think why Caterham use flat..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ. Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Thanks I think your mod would be the way to go as the CBS ones have got flat glass too. Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 How much are the Lucas convex mirrors? Do they do them in black too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmobbs Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 You just need the mirror and the ball joint: £16.00 here - Mirrors from svc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmobbs Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 PS Only in stainless. PPS if you can drill and tap aluminium rod I think it would be easy to adapt them to mount on the windscreen too. Edited by - pmobbs on 30 Jun 2014 11:19:35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ. Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I was lucky to receive a pair of these mirrors for my birthday I was going to mod the original mirrors, but decided I'd have a go at folding some stainless sheet I have in the shed. I copied the angle and length from my existing brackets, and can confirm the convex lens gives a much better field of view than the standard mirrors. http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r538/underhay/003_skcc/mirrors_1.jpgandhttp://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r538/underhay/003_skcc/mirrors_2.jpgare some pictures. The finished units are 68g each lighter than the standard mirrors. Duncan Edited by - DJ. on 22 Aug 2014 20:40:47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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