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Old 02-01-2011, 10:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
Geo Metropolis
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Side View Mirror delete

The stock mirrors on the 96 metro are giant and do not fold. Not to mention they are the most annoying things to operate ever! The control stick moves the miror up and down when you steer it up and down, but right and left when you steer it left and right. Since most adjustments are compound I found this really annoying (not enough to justify removing them, I am just ranting, I removed them to continue to improve aerodynamics and Cd.
The interior covers pop off, and there are simply 3 phillips screws holding the mirors on from inside the cabin. Once off I used the miror bases as a template and cute plastic triangle covers. At first I removed the foam backing off the mirrors and placed it on the new covers like this:

It turns out the original mirors cover significantly more area than is necessary. The foam allows it to go smoothly over the metal, weatherstripping, and a good inch or so of the window. So I ended up cutting these down to simply cover the bare sheetmetal like this:
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