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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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under hood mirror

where would i find the mirror that you can put under the hood to reflect the motor and other stuff like that?
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 07:22 PM
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Honesly man, ive been trying to find something like that for mine also......the only thing that i can come up with at all is jcwhitney sells a product that is insulation but it has a shiny side on one and sticky on the other. I was thinking of buying a new hood insulation piece and then taking and making something custom. Might want to try that. Hope this helps.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 07:27 PM
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It would have to be detachable...if you left it under the hood it would probably crack from the heat.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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Originally posted by Adam62083
It would have to be detachable...if you left it under the hood it would probably crack from the heat.
Unless you used polished aluminum! lol
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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Something like this..?
Attached Thumbnails under hood mirror-paint5.jpg  
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 10:56 PM
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you can go that route by basically bolting it down but it isn't daily driver friendly.

go to a major hardware store or any place that caries plexiglass and look for a the mirrored version

cut out templates of how you want it to lay using some sort of paper, cardboard, or anything to get the impression and then cut away.

this is how it's usually done, you can use double sided tape or most like to use magnets. just remove them after the show.

good luck.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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I have thought about the same thing except using polished stainless steel.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 11:44 PM
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you can do that, not nearly as reflective though.

materials might cost more too........i'm not sure what a sheet of it goes for?
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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car Audio Shops. We carried it all the time for installs.

Mirror Plexi as Kandied91z Said.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 08:44 AM
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wouldn't a mirror get broken under the hood? i'd go with the polished alumminum it reflects if polished well and kept up it reflects just as well as a mirror would...wouldn't it?
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 08:47 AM
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Originally posted by transam305
wouldn't a mirror get broken under the hood? i'd go with the polished alumminum it reflects if polished well and kept up it reflects just as well as a mirror would...wouldn't it?
yes it probably would but with the other suggestions like the mirrored plexiglass it shouldnt.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 08:50 AM
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i see... where do you get this stuff?
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 10:36 AM
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Most major cities have industrial plastics and polycarbonate dealers; check the yellow pages. Standard mirrored polycarbonate is fairly common; the colored stuff is usually special order. It should be removed when driving, since it won't hold up to the heat.
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