Wrd!

lol
Thanks Gabe, thats nice to hear. Comments like that just make me want to keep the build going.

Hows your hatch? Fresh motor, fresh paint and fresh suspension. Must be nice!

haha do et!
That much better? lol I never thought the Sis looked bad, just not that good. Everyone is saying the same!

I'm just glad to switch it up, those wheels have been on there for way too long. The only other set I ever rocked was OEM 14'' with gun metal hubcaps.

 

I never cared for SI's as wheels, they are what stock cars roll on til you get other wheels. Which is how you did it. THey look good regardless of whether they are Konig or Volk. Nice pickup on the lugs too.

 

Yup! Same way I look at it. No wonder why everyone would say " you need wheels" haha. Sis don't count lolz.

The Rays lugnuts are pretty nice, no bling bling, just light, strong and simple. I def like them a lot.

 

Nice box head, pabst blue ribbon ain't bad!!

I have a poster just like that one behind you haha

 

I am going to start my own build thread for my Si also. I hope you will chck it out. I am happy to see you aren't losing the love for your car. Keep it up!

 

Real enthusiast don't lose love for what we do.

Its a lifestyle not just some some hobby we pick up and lose like most bandwagon riders

 

^ Amen!

 

Best bang per buck beer lol. Natty Ice gets you banged up for pretty cheap too but it taste like water lol.

Start it up, I will take a look. Never loosing the love for this car. When you put so much time and effort into it all by yourself for the most part, thats when you know the car is special. I love the car more and more. To me it never feels like "bleh, I should get a new car, have had this forever".

Its like the first time I drove it day after day
You got that right!

 

Update:

SHG decals are in!


And so is my new 270mm tinted convex Broadway mirror!





My other 270mm flat non tinted Broadway mirror is the same size but I've been wanting to check out the convex version and the tint so I got that.

Haven't driven it yet with it but first impressions after throwing it on is that I can now easily see out of the rear 1/4 glass

The downside with the convex is that while they cover more area, objects seem much farther away. I hope I can still see cops

Oh and one more for the kids


More updates soon...

 

shotgun your old mirror

 

Already gave it to my buddy yesterday lol. He liked it so I was like alright then you can have it.

 

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Sweet! Were more than likely going to run a convex broadway in the DC5

One downside to the convex is there will be alot more headlight reflection at night, but a flip of the mirror and it shouldnt be so much an issue

 

Really? Thats why I got the tinted version, hopefully does the trick!

 

Any more comments about the mirror? I want a new one

 

Sure. The flat version is very crisp. You can see things with great detail. Also with the 270mm I was able to use my visors without issue. Only slightly touched it (drivers and passenger) so that was my reason not to go any bigger. It didn't cover the 1/4 glass though so that left room for blind spots still.

Stock mirrors are made by polishing a cheap reflective material so thats why they have double vision. When I push the night vision button its all dark and I can only see the lights behind me.

The Broadway is of great quality and doesn't have double vision so when I flick the night vision button there is no reflection whatsoever and the mirror becomes completely dark so any annoying eBay HID kit equipped cars behind you are blocked off 100%.

It makes switching lanes much easier and you are always aware of whats going on behind you.

The blue tint is supposed to help with night glare and thats mostly the reason why I got it. With the Convex the passenger visor hits it so it might be a slight inconvenience but with the banner its not even needed most of the time.

 

Personally i dont like the blue, but thats me. I think everyone should just rock a wink mirror, Like the pros use

 

Wink mirrors....

Know why theyre called wink? because you look like youre winking when you try to see jack out of them.

 

I own both... a Wink mirror and a 270mm Convex Broadway.

I hated the Wink at first but got used to it.

I love my Broadway, but the Wink helps out a lot because I deleted my passenger mirror.

 

Half o our customers use wink in their race cars and half use longacre convex. You can see at least 30% more of the passenger side with the convex. The wink barely gives visibility past the rear c pillar, at least in our cars. They are also always coming loose and flopping down -__-

Maybe it's just because I have to deal with them every day and the POS Miatas they're in that or developed such a hatred towards them lol

 

Don't forget to "still" check your blind spots. Even with all the added vision my "Wink" gives me...I still make it a habit to double check each time.

Ha...you fellas knock the Wink but in reality...I enjoy the benefit of it in my car. For one...the stock rear view in the 5th gen hatch seemed to be mounted way to low on the windshield, (atleast for me)...I'm not huge...but at six feet tall with an abnormally long torso...it was literally in the way...right in my line of sight...especially when looking ahead into a turn and definitely during most solo runs. The previous owner even had one of them flat Broadway mirrors in the car when I bought it and it felt like I had to look around a wall to see out the windshield. With the Wink...I was able to mount it high and tight against my headliner...thus giving me a clear view ahead of me to the right. I think it's super.

This morning on my way to work...I was pondering your comments about the lack of vision with the Wink...but as I peered deep into the reflections during my daily commute...I couldn't help but think...man...this is great...I can see tons of action behind me...just by moving my eyeballz.

 

I'm right there with you. I love my wink mirror. The amount of coverage it provides over stock is truly amazing! I'm VERY happy with it.

Steve

 

Ha i guess we stuck a nerve. If you all love it keep rocking it.

In the small miata race cars convex mirrors provided MUCH better vision and were of much better quality. I hated how the rear image was broken up and not smooth with the wink.

 

I hate the Miata in general. The entire windshield is in the freakin' way. Every Miata I've been behind the wheel of...it's almost impossible for me to see. My eyeline seems to be right in line with the top of the windshield and or sunvisors.

 

lol you dont know how much SHG LOATHES the miata. The race cars have the seats on the floor pan so normal vision is fine and Im 6'