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aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:45 pm
by Artacoma
Ok I'm all about the bling, made a new mirror bar with solid aluminum stock ,it took a bit of jigging and fiddling but not bad for a prototype, hacksaw , file , drillpress, tap and some various sundries , gonna pickup some more aluminum tomorrow and do the passenger side , I'll take some pics as I go to show the process.

cheers


:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D Just made a few sets see my ad in the parts section!!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:02 pm
by konadog
8-) Very nice :-D

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:19 pm
by pedro
nice indeed 8-)

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:06 pm
by fishslapper
every single day i look out my window while i am driving and i am just sickened by the sight of my rusty protuberance !!!! :-D

Good idea. !

Anyone know if the stock ones could be plated ? I have often wondered. I think the aluminum ones would be better though.

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:56 pm
by Luna-Sea
Well Done man!

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:13 am
by mararmeisto
I'll have to catch up with you to see what you've done: Moon Machine's mirror bars can't be re-chromed, they're far too pitted.

From the images, I now have one answer: the bar goes all the way through the mirror. Always wondered about that.

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:34 am
by konadog
Hey fishslapper, maybe this could be your next 'skidplate' venture... I'm in :-D

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:23 am
by Delicanadabc
Me 3! I would like that indeed.

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:17 pm
by Artacoma
You aint got a thing if you don't have the bling :-D :-D
The aluminum polished up nice as chrome
I'm gonna pickup enough bar stock to make 8 or 10 sets next week
Prices will be around $115 polished , $ 80 not polished, 10% off for :M members :M with 20 posts or more or something to that effect.
Will come with necessary fasteners.
Will be at least 2 weeks before any go out the door
These are way stronger than stock and cant fill up with water like my old ones were
The ends are drilled and tapped for 1/4- 20 machine screws.

one pic shows the plastic plug that needs to be trimmed :? otherwise its a pretty simple swap the toughest part is taking the plastic bushings that are aged and decrepit :o
you can see the end of the drilled bar in this shot aswell

cheers

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:02 pm
by fishslapper
Hey konadog !! I would never rain on artacoma's parade !!! not like what happened with the lift kits !! :-D (inside joke)

Good on you artacoma !! Great project !

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:03 pm
by jessef
:roll:

They look clean.

Will it up my km/l's ? :-D

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:46 pm
by Artacoma
Absolutely way less air friction and the shiny bar is reflective enough to be an extension of your mirrors, the sparkly glare will keep other traffic alert too!!! 8-)

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:00 pm
by konadog
Sorry guys - I didn't mean to dis anyone or have someone bite someone elses rhyme. Cool you're up for doing multiple pieces to share with the rest of us Artacoma - I'm certian they will be popular!

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:06 pm
by mararmeisto
Artacoma wrote:Absolutely way less air friction and the shiny bar is reflective enough to be an extension of your mirrors, the sparkly glare will keep other traffic alert too!!! 8-)
And given aluminum's high strength-to-weight ratio, it's also an excellent choice for the Festivus Pole (besides, I find tinsel distracting). :-D

Re: aluminum mirror bars

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:24 pm
by Artacoma
Just made a few sets :o :o on sale now see my post in the parts section :-D :-D