... Because I'm really getting sick of this E36 M3. I really do expect the heavier mirror did more damage to the hit & runner than they did to me, so I'm satisfied. Off to the Googles for a cheap Indonesian replacement. 
... Because I'm really getting sick of this E36 M3. I really do expect the heavier mirror did more damage to the hit & runner than they did to me, so I'm satisfied. Off to the Googles for a cheap Indonesian replacement.
You should see if you can get a good offroad-worthy mirror for that truck, like the ones on a Land Rover Defender. They just get pushed out of the way when something (like a tree branch) hits them.
Not a bad idea. The main bracket on this survived. It was just the mirror that got berkeleyed up. I never had a problem until recently. I may just have my wife move the truck to the driveway every night after she gets in. I'll probably research some options that attach to the F150 brackets I have.
Oh that definitely berkeleyed someone's car up.
The plan. One for each side. Painted a reflective color of course.
Add spikes
Go one the inside of the door and tie the door mirror mount to the door hings.
Get a huge mirror. Fill the cavity behind the mirror with cement.
I'd still like the mirror to give because the sheet metal in the door isn't the strongest. I'd just like to make an impact. 
Nope, wrong way, that will cause more damage to the idiots who hit your car, but also to yours, and it will mean you'll need to replace the mirror again. Here's better inspiration:
Defender mirror, the stalk can fold against the car in either direction, there are some similar mirrors available for Wranglers:
I can tell you Samurai mirrors only break when the mounting bolt rusts through. They have a ball-and-socket joint and can rotate in all kinds of crazy directions:
ProDarwin wrote: Get a huge mirror. Fill the cavity behind the mirror with cement.
This was exactly what I was going to say!
In reply to GameboyRMH:
Note taken. Samurai mirrors. They look very similar to the old mirror that snapped off, but more flexible. I'd be afraid the mirror would take a direct hit, and when that happens there is no helping regardless of what mirror it is.
The big Ford mirrors do bend both directions and that is what saved the lower half. The guy hit the reflective surface doing what I'm assuming to be around 50 mph. No damage to the bracket or truck (as if more body damage would be noticed ). The protective bar I am going to experiment with will move in tandem with the lower bracket, but protect the mirror itself. That way it will push the mirror out of the way before another mirror or any other part of the opposing vehicle can hit the mirror itself. This is probably making a lot more sense in my head than anyone else's.
Either way, I just ordered two mirrors (not including bracket) for $20. 
I would do the defender mirrors. That way you can fold the mirror in facing the street before you walk away from the truck.
Whats the over under on the mirror folding away into the fender and doing more damage than a the factory one?
That fender already needs replacing, although I may skip the guard and just go defender if/when it gets busted again. They are surprisingly low priced. They would make the truck look goofy as hell sing that it is one of the smallest pickups Ford ever built, but hey, who said I was going for styling!
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