so i was watching the newest james bond movie, and looking at the aston martin db5, and loving the fender mounted mirrors. and i couldnt help but wonder what they would be like on my xjs. I like more unusual aspects on my car. so i figured id get some opinions on them. What do you guys think?

 

I like the idea. Would you use the XJS mirrors? How far down the fender would you move them?

 

Gahhhh! No no NO ! I object. I *strenously* object! I hate those !! They look entirely out of place! Gahhhh!


But, hey, it's YOUR car. Do what YOU like . I'll just avert my eyes :-)


Cheers
DD

 

Ill drive it to your house and park it in your driveway for about 6 months, and eventually theyll grow on you. And your XJS will have its own pair.

 

Having owned a number of vehicles with fender mounted mirrors, I'd opt out. Their function is limited at best!

 

Never really thought of that. I guess moving it farther away would make it harder to see what's in the mirror!

 

Here, CyberSib did these renderings for me:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...fender+mirrors

And for those who complain about lack of room for backseat passengers:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...legroom-85114/

 

I've had wing mounted mirrors on an MGB, an XK150, and on the fenders of an MG TA. Hard to see because of he distance and impossible to adjust without a helper.

I do like vintage bullet mirrors, particularly these from Merlin, and I think they would look good on an XJS. I think I would mount them a little further to the rear than the stock mirror just to get it out from behind the quarter light.

 

Did you have something like this in mind?

 

er, NO. Even my TR-6 has "normal" mounted mirrors...there I went and said it.

 

How about the legality of fitting them? Over here in Blighty we are not even supposed to fit a bonnet leaper unless it was an original fit (although that still seems to be open to interpretation between police forces); apparently they cause excessive amounts of damage to idiot pedestrians/cyclists when they come flying over your bonnet. Maybe mirrors ahead of the windscreen would have the same effect?

 

Yes, I could see that the head of a steel Jaguar imbedded in your **** could be damaging. lol
Calvin. you are proving you really do not know. XJS Jaguars do not need improving.
RagJag

 

Try the mounting position used on the early Datsun roadsters. The cars had a longer cowl area and the mirrors are placed on the fenders at the line where the hood and cowl meet.

 

get yourself some mirrors from a fairlady Z

 

Thumbs up on watching 007, I am a huge fan. Great taste as far as admiring the Aston and the fender mirrors are concerned.

IMO you took a wrong turn in trying to translate that to an XJS. Even the E types s3 have door mirrors.

 

the idea makes sense...the mirrors on mounted in your field of view when driving so you don't have to look anywhere. However there are a lot of specifics that affect it. Wrong thing and it is in a weird place with a small image.

My MG has one and i have never really liked them. It ruins the lines of the fenders IMO. i don't think id ever put one on an XJS...plus there is a huge hole in the door to fill. I guess YES the car does have classic enough looks it wouldn't be out of place to any passerby...but no...just no (imo)