April 11, 200619 yr so the other day i walk past my wagon and my pants got caught on the rear view mirror. the mirror moved forward and when i saw it i was about to cry cuz i "broke" it . but then for some reason i push it backward and it popped back into place then right there i pushed it back with a gentle but firm push and guess what i have folding mirrors just like the new subies do. my wagon is an 85' GL. so now that i have this topic how many of you have folding rear view mirrors on your ea82 subies?
April 11, 200619 yr i have found that subarus were really ahead of there time, my 85 has like air support in the seats and stuff. yes, folding mirrors also. crazy eh?
April 11, 200619 yr I don't think the XT has them, one is smashed off anyway.....:-\ I'm kinda afraid to force them. yay for subaru!
April 11, 200619 yr I have folding mirrors on my Brumby, its a 89 model. But my brother has the same mirrors on his 83 wagon... But then again, our 85 bits-r-missin had folding mirrors, and the 85 ford telstar had folding mirrors (until I rolled it down a steep hill.) So I didn't think it was that amazing.
April 12, 200619 yr Author Yeah my RX has em too i believe. -Brian yeah it should. if you have a "break" along the outer side then it does just give it a firm but gentle push toward the back.
April 12, 200619 yr so now that i have this topic how many of you have folding rear view mirrors on your ea82 subies? All of my EA82 wagons have / had them. 86, 88x2, 90, 92. I have never noticed one without them. Dave
April 12, 200619 yr One time someone went by my passenger mirror... broke it right off That's right.. hanging by the wires... $8 and junkyard trip later
April 12, 200619 yr Murphy, the $500 87 T-Wag has em. But at speed, say beyond 60 mph, the driver side mirror would whistle. So, with the mirror in the normal position, I put so seran wrap on one side of the mirrror, and spread a small bead of black silicon on the seam where the two parts meet, and let it dry overnight. in the morning, I pulled off the seran wrap, flipped the mirror back in place, and trimmed the excess silicon with a razor. No more whistling. Now I can hear myself sing off tune whilst driving at 75 mph.
April 12, 200619 yr my 88 hatch has them. come in handy sometimes, as my garage door is pretty narrow, even for a sube.
April 12, 200619 yr yeah i have em on my RX but wow, i tried to test them out and it feels like i have to literally break it to push it in, soooo i never have fully tested it haha
April 12, 200619 yr My '89 xt has them and the other day I clipped my neighbors' tall garbage cannister while driving in reverse - the mirror popped forward on impact and then I got out and popped it back in place - no damage.
April 12, 200619 yr Both my '86 GL Wagon and my '91 Loyale Wagon have 'em. They come in handy when in tight spaces. (like when my brother tries to park me into the driveway by parking so close that his passenger mirror actually blocks my driver's side mirror if I try to back up...) Fold the mirror and back out (carefully!) Problem solved!
April 13, 200619 yr so the other day i walk past my wagon and my pants got caught on the rear view mirror. the mirror moved forward and when i saw it i was about to cry cuz i "broke" it . but then for some reason i push it backward and it popped back into place then right there i pushed it back with a gentle but firm push and guess what i have folding mirrors just like the new subies do. my wagon is an 85' GL. so now that i have this topic how many of you have folding rear view mirrors on your ea82 subies? They all do!
April 13, 200619 yr my '82 doesn't have them... my ea82's have all had them... even the '85 with the different style mirrors had them... '85-'86 were different than '87 on...
April 13, 200619 yr my '82 doesn't have them... my ea82's have all had them... even the '85 with the different style mirrors had them... '85-'86 were different than '87 on... you'd think you wouldnt need breakaway mirrors on an ea81... those things are tough and really they dont stick out much past the body if at all, and who cares if you break them off, they're so tiny you cant even use them
April 13, 200619 yr I learned my brother's 89 3 door had them when backing out of the garage, and accidentally whacked the mirror on doorway. I thought it was gone for sure. Now if only my old Toyota had them. I took it off pulling out of a wells fargo ATM... whacked it on one of those little yellow poles.
April 13, 200619 yr my '82 doesn't have them... my ea82's have all had them... even the '85 with the different style mirrors had them... '85-'86 were different than '87 on... Actually it does. '85 was the only year of EA82(non-XT) that was mounted weird.
April 14, 200619 yr Even my '83 Toyota Tercel had those -- notice how many parts are identical on cars from thereabouts? Sometimes I wonder ....
April 16, 200619 yr I found out that hitting a deer at 50+ mph will take the folding mirror right off the door Cheers, Chris
April 16, 200619 yr ... '85 was the only year of EA82(non-XT) that was mounted weird. ...Yes! It`s True... My white 1985 EA82 got those mirrors, even with them mounted down the cristal, also my 2.7 Project car does, but it got a 1985 doors mounted... (It originally was just a Parts Car for the other one, then became my -still- project car) so, both are 1985 loyales.
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