Laserjock

<FONT SIZE="3">EG Mirrors on EK</FONT>


I wanted a different look and did not like the “fat” appearance of the stock EK mirrors. I couldn’t see paying ~$250 for JDM stuff either. I remember on my ‘93 Celica that the mirrors had a cutout and the airflow helped keep the windows clear when driving in rain. The EK mirrors would allow the water to swirl behind the mirror, which I found annoying. Total time: 45 minutes for the first one and maybe 25 for the second one.

Tools needed:
·Drill
·8mm wrench or socket
·screw-driver, flat and Phillips

Before pic on the driver side, after pic on the passenger side:



1. Remove mirrors. I had to pop the door trim away to get the adjuster arm out of the way to get to the 3 nuts behind them.
2. Use the rubber seal from the EG mirror as a template to lay out new hole locations. The EG power mirrors I used for this had a different hole pattern. I wonder if the manual EG version has the same hole pattern as on my CX.



3. I used a slightly larger drill bit than the ones already there for the new holes to allow for adjustability. Newer holes are the bigger ones!



4. I removed the 2 screws for the electrical connector and tucked that behind the rubber seal.



5. For now, I used only two nuts to secure the mirror in place. The nuts are flanged and are too wide for the top hole. I will need a set of spacers between the nut and the sheetmetal. Seems secure for now. I test drove at ~55mph to test the strength.
6. Re-assemble the door panel and the mirror cover.
7. TADA!

After pics:





<FONT SIZE="2">I am looking for non-power EG mirrors if anyone is selling some, contact me!</FONT>

Mods, if this is in the wrong forum, please feel free to move it. Just tell me where it is going!


***Edited for smaller pics!***

Modified by Laserjock at 8:12 PM 1/19/2005


Modified by Laserjock at 8:26 PM 1/19/2005


Modified by Laserjock at 8:30 PM 1/19/2005

Laserjock

Holy massive pics Batman! Someone re-size these!

The wicked 8itch lives in that yellow house!

Soccerking3000

looks good, much better than the ek mirrors

ian.

not bad not bad

Rodney

props to you my friend! good job. i'm impressed. someone here on h-t has enough initiative to create something on their own.

Lord Helmet

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rodney &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">props to you my friend! good job. i'm impressed. someone here on h-t has enough initiative to create something on their own. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ditto, something different. I like it

Fuster_Cluck

Nice write-up

I prefer the Ek mirrors over the Eg ones. But, that's me. I prefer the smaller spoon style mirrors over both Eg & Ek

Still nice How-to none the less

AutoXer

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sleeperciv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

ditto, something different. I like it </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, not bad at all. I've been wondering how to fix the rain swirling as well; since with all the salt on the roads where I drive, it becomes a safety problem when it builds up and you can't see the mirrors. Can this be done with power mirrors?

99hatch

nice job, now you gotta work on fixing your headlights

eg dash six

thats pretty nice looking, ive never seen it done before

rasinhell

yeah way beter

senpai

if you like it, but I think it doesn't match; too skinny

rasinhell

almost looks like ctr mirrors to me.

WongFeihung

i like it. looks better than those fat mirrors. nice write up

Laserjock

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EX_AutoXer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yeah, not bad at all. I've been wondering how to fix the rain swirling as well; since with all the salt on the roads where I drive, it becomes a safety problem when it builds up and you can't see the mirrors. Can this be done with power mirrors?

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I don't know and don't care much for pwr mirrors. Weight I just ended up with EG power mirrors. I personally would not spend any effort into looking at the wiring unless someone paid me to do it. Should not be that hard. Then again, when was the last time someone adjusted their mirrors

Laserjock

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice job, now you gotta work on fixing your headlights </TD></TR></TABLE>

ya, ya. the headlights suck. I just got the car this Aug. and haven't had time to fix it up. Junkyards around here are a bunch of rapists.

Laserjock

Skinny is good here. It's gotta be more aerodynamic.

thanks for all the + comments.

Evs-One

bout time someone does this...first thing I'd do if I had an EK

WongFeihung

just wondering, how much did you get those eg mirrors for? I want to do this on m ek

Laserjock

I got them local for $70 but that was 'cause they were pwr.

And no comments please on my wiper arms or headlights...

WongFeihung

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Laserjock &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I got them local for $70 but that was 'cause they were pwr.

And no comments please on my wiper arms or headlights...</TD></TR></TABLE>

70 dollars for both or for one?

snwmangtr

mulletov

looks good. its a nice alternative to spoon and ctr mirrors.

distortedfuture

liam821

Looks good - nice fab work.

liam