Date:         Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:44:42 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Hilux Surf mirror conversion pix
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I FINALLY got my cast alloy adaptor mounts back from the CNC-milling
shop (only to discover that they drilled the doormount holes at 60mm
spacing instead of 50... GRRRR!!!).

So they'll have to go back to be filled with weld and remachined...
then to a finishing shop to smooth edges & screwholes and smooth the
rough finish. The powdercoat.

Anyway, I put the mirrors on them and put them on the van using one
screw each... they look good. I haven't quite gotten the angle right,
so may need to cut the stems and reweld at a slight angle so I can
center the rear view on the road behind, with the window bottoms
level and the side of the van just visible.

These mirrors I think are Japanese-market only. They are bigger than
export mirrors and have deepish chromed fronts. Hilux Surfs were
exported as 4Runners (for interest of the Canadians, there are also
Masterace Surf vans and Carina Surf-badged wagons, so calling a Hilux
Surf "Surf" is potentially misleading).

I have taken images, if anyone wants to see. P-mail me.