I drive my 230SL a lot, and one thing I've wished for (especially in the traffic around the SF Bay area) is better side-mirror visibility. I've often fantasized about adapting convex glass to my mirrors, but realize that it would be very difficult to do properly for mirrors as unusually shaped as ours. (Obviously, I am not willing to change the look of the car for this extra safety and convenience!)
As a result of owning a Honda Goldwing, I heard about these mirrors:
http://www.multivexmirror.com/(Goldwing owners swear by them; I haven't ordered a set yet, but intend to before my next big bike trip.)
In reading the Multivex site, I found that they would make mirrors to order at little or no extra cost. So, I sent for their measuring instructions, and am going to send them the specs on my 230SL mirrors. When they arrive, I'll put them on my car and report back to the group on (1) how well they work, and (2) how they look.
I'm wondering how many other 113 owners would be interested in better mirrors, assuming that they aren't particularly noticeable. I won't ask for a poll now, but will wait until I report back on them. We might be able to work out a club deal on a large batch of them. One nice thing is that our mirror shapes are the same left and right, so Multivex would only have to build one shape and folks could order one or two as needed.
If this works well and is interesting to folks, I'm sure some 280SL owner could have a master made for their mirrors, too.
The Multivex mirrors attach on top of the "original" mirror glass. As I have brand new mirror glass, and this is an experiment, I'd like to use some older mirrors to test on. Does anyone have one or two old, no longer in use, pieces of 230SL mirror glass that they'd be willing to donate to the cause? Thanks!
-David Pease
'66 French 230SL
