Originally Posted by John-Tucson (Post 987535)

Hey Arthur, just wait until you can go-cart your Cobra and keep all of these suggestions as possibilities. The side mirror doesn't work very well when it's attached to the door because of vibration. No matter where you put the dash mirror it still has the same dimensions and will show you exactly the same area. The biggest "problem" with the dash mirrior is when driving at night, all of the cars behind you have their headlights pointing at your mirror. My dash mirror is mounted normally and it is turned so that I can see the right rear of a car which is passing me, it's image is in the left side of the mirror. Now, the side mirror is set so that I can see that cars right front fender at the same time. By the time the car leaves the side mirror it is in my perferial vision and I can also hear it. As for the right side of the Cobra - TURN YOUR HEAD ! When you drive any car you should have situational awareness and never be surprised by a car on either side of you. If you plan to track your Cobra regularly then look and find out what the other Cobra owners are using. Oh yes, no matter where you end up putting the mirrors they will vibrate. Good luck. PS. From reading these posts it seems that some owners are not aware that the little screw on the end of the side mirror can be loosened and the mirror adjusted.

Originally Posted by CSXDreamer (Post 986979)

"Stock" RV mirror on the dash was just too low for me because of the rear cowl rising. I made a center rod window stabilizer and mounted the modified stock mirror near the top. If you don't want/need a windshield rod, you can mount any RV mirror the same way the US factorys do: glue a slip on base mount to the windshield.

Originally Posted by John-Tucson (Post 987800)

Hey Arthur, Both Dwight and I have the windshield center rod also. The purpose in mine is to keep the top and bottom frames of the windshield together. Mine is not attached to the body. There are about three makers of that rod, I'd suggest that you attend a few Cobra get togethers and look for that rod and see how they are attached. Some are attached to the dash frame underneath the body, some are either screwed into the fiberglass or bolted from underneath. If you look at the bottom center of your windshield frame you'll see two very small holes, some makers use those holes to mount a piece of flat stock to the frame there and attach the rod to that flat stock. It can be a difficult project to do after you have the body on and painted.

Originally Posted by John-Tucson (Post 987792)

Dwight, as you lnow I occassionaly leave Arizona. The last excursion out of Arizona, June/July '09, I drove 11,500+ miles. If it doesn't rain on you , you ain't driving your Cobra. Real Cobra drivers do get wet ( even if we try not to ). When I drove thru Jacksonville, FL I had continious rain north bound thru Georgia, South and North Carolina and into Virgina. Also, in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Mass., but that was only drizzle. The worst dousing of the trip came 1/2 mile from home, I'd driven thru heavy rain in Phoenix about 1:30 am and drove out of it so I took off my "rain gear" and was in shorts and t-shirt when at 3:35am I was on the road to home and didn't think about it having rained there because the road was dry, well, I drove thru a dip that was full of water, about 5" deep, it came over the hood like a wave from the ocean. I was soaked from head to toe, there wasn't a dry piece of clothing on me. I was home about two minutes later, woke my wife up, she took a look at me and said " I didn't know it was raining outside". I think that Arthur will have fun learning all of these interesting things by himself. Let's not tell him about the shinning new instruments getting fogged up and the water shooting thru the body / door opening into his lap.