[s-cars] rear view mirror

[Pantelis Giamarellos]

Lee Hi,

Try www.donnely.com or www.donelly.com and most probably you will find what
you are looking for.

Take care
Pantelis


----- Original Message -----
From: Igor Kessel <ikessel at amexol.net>
To: <lee at wheelman.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>; <s-car-list at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] rear view mirror


> On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:22:23 -0400 lee at wheelman.com wrote:
>
> > I've just gotten my windshield replaced, and now I need a new rear view
> > mirror (mounting tab is broken). Rather than replace the mirror with
> > another
> > one from Audi, I'd like to install one that has a built-in compass.
> >
> > Has anyone done this?
> >
> > There's a supplier that offers an auto dimming mirror with both
> > compass and
> > outside temp...I already have the temp, so I don't need that...but the
> > compass would be nice.
> >
> > Anyone have a good source for these? Possibly something off a late
> > model car
> > that would work rather than paying for new?
>
> Lee
> I can't live w/o compass in my car coz I have a pitiful sence of
derection.
>
> I've tried them all. Up until I have built inot the central console of my
> S6 an all-electronic compass with the biult-in error compensation and red
> illumination. Life is good now.
>
> IME all mechanical compasses, be it either w/o or with the built-in error
> compensation for the mass of the automobile, are utter garbage.
>
> My crystal dream is a full GPS sys tho. Not a tiny monochromatic window
> with arrow, that Audi perceives as a navigational marvel, but a real
> large colour LCD unit painting maps and roads, say a-la that of an Acura
> or a Lexus. Made by Alpine I think.
> Failing that, perhaps a Palm V + GPS add-on...
>
> Also, it must be noted that over the past 18 years each and every car
> that I owned sported a Russian-made tinted panoramic mirror with a
> built-in 24 hr alarm clock. I can't sing enough praises to such mirrors.
> Together with the DOT-illegal European "Asymmetricl Wide Angle" driver
> side mirrors, that I had purchased last summer in Audi Zentrum Munchen
> and installed into my both Audis, the viewing range has become pretty
> much 360 deg. No more blind spots!
>
> --
> Igor Kessel
> two turbo quattros
>
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