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Fixed minor damage to my mirror
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:11 am
by bkcheong
A few days ago, my car right hand mirror was just clipped by a bastard truck driver who was speeding. He was just inches away from me. I thank my lucky stars he didn't side swipe the whole side of the car. I couldn't gave chase as I was turning left and he sped off straight ahead. My in car camera failed to show his registration plate. As it was only a minor damage, claiming insurance was useless as my excess is $500. So, I've come up with this idea to cover the damage with a small piece of gloss black vinyl wrap.
Re: Fixed minor damage to my mirror
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 2:38 am
by murcod
Have you thought about doing the mirrors entirely in black? You've already got a lot of the black "highlights" happening (bumper, roof, stone protector etc) so it might tie in well.
PS: what sort of camera have you got?
Re: Fixed minor damage to my mirror
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:45 am
by bkcheong
murcod wrote:Have you thought about doing the mirrors entirely in black? You've already got a lot of the black "highlights" happening (bumper, roof, stone protector etc) so it might tie in well.
PS: what sort of camera have you got?
Yes, my original intention was to wrap the entire mirror, but gave up when I couldn't achieve a smooth
finish due to the curve surface. So I came up with just the strips instead. So much easier!!
The camera I have is Navig[8]R.
Re: Fixed minor damage to my mirror
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:24 pm
by murcod
I've never tried applying vinyl but can imagine that wouldn't work too well.
Is the Navig[8]R you've got 1080P? I bet you were mad when you couldn't pick up the rego.
Re: Fixed minor damage to my mirror
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:42 pm
by bkcheong
murcod wrote:I've never tried applying vinyl but can imagine that wouldn't work too well.
Is the Navig[8]R you've got 1080P? I bet you were mad when you couldn't pick up the rego.
Yes, either 1080P or 720P. I've got it set on the latter, simply because it takes up less space on the micro SD card.
You bet I was fuming when it couldn't get the rego!
Re: Fixed minor damage to my mirror
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:49 pm
by bootymac
Nice fix! Goes well with the hood guard.
What kind of vinyl did you use? I think you'd have to use the special stuff for curved surfaces
Re: Fixed minor damage to my mirror
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:49 pm
by bkcheong
bootymac wrote:Nice fix! Goes well with the hood guard.
What kind of vinyl did you use? I think you'd have to use the special stuff for curved surfaces
Didn't realise there was a special stuff for curved surfaces!! I used the same vinyl as I did for the roof. My son bought a whole roll (20 metres, I think) for his Subaru and I just cut a piece enough to cover the roof and the mirrors.