Ahh...Spring is near!

[surfguitar58]

Lou, what tires are those?
Tom

Tom...I run 185/60/13 Nexen front, 205/60 Dunlop Sport GT rear for daily diving. For those special days the spare set of gummies are Yokohama Advan 048's medium compound mounted on vintage Formula libre Shelby mags which are from the 70's.

Dunlop denies offering the Sport GT in 205/60-R13. Did you buy them overseas or in some specialty shop, or a long time ago perhaps?
t

[Lou Drozdowski]

I got them about 2 years ago..via ebay from...https://www.carid.com/tires/13-inch/#prod-list

Doubt they are in production now, dot shows they were made in 2016

[Certified Lotus]

I order 13 inch performance tires from the UK all the time. Stupid expensive due to shipping cost so order 5 in order to have a spare.

[BDA]

Clifton wanted some pictures of how my car sits. I finally got around to getting some so here they are.

[Clifton]

The size looks perfect, 15's ?

[BDA]

Thanks Clifton! Yes, they are 15s. The original idea was to stay close to the diameter of the 185/70-13 so my speedo would be right but then I used an NG3 so that went out the window! The fronts are really a bit wide. Just like an idiot, I ordered the wheels before measuring on the car. The rears are 7" wide. IIRC, I had the fronts narrowed by 1/2" to 6 1/2" and if I get really motivated or have $400 or so with nothing else to do with it, I'll either bring them in another 1/2" or narrow them another 1/2". The company that made them (Compomotive) no longer makes 3-piece wheels so I'd have to get lips and/or barrels made for them. But, they don't bother me enough to worry about them now.

I run 195/50-15 in the front and 205/50-15 in the rear.

[TurboFource]

Nice car!   Where did you get the front spoiler?

[BDA]

Thanks Turbo! I got it from Dave Bean. I would expect they still sell them.

[andy harwood]

Looks great BDA! I enjoy the 15" size rim also.

[surfguitar58]

Your car looks amazing BDA! Lots of subtle, tasteful mods. I bet that passenger side mirror actually works, unlike my OEM mirror.
Tom

[Certified Lotus]

Love the stance of you Europa BDA!

[BDA]

Thanks guys!

You're right, Surf. It used to chafe me that the passenger side mirror was really there for decoration so I wanted big mirrors I could use. They're electric, by the way!

[TCS4605R]

BDA - where did you source the mirrors - are they convex or flat?

Tom - 4605R

[BDA]

Boy, Tom. That was a LONG time ago. There is an outside chance that I bought them from r.d. enterprises. They aren't listed there buy it might be worth a phone call.

The driver's side mirror is flat and the passenger side mirror is very convex - a car way behind me shows up pretty large in it. They are both tinted. I kept the directions for installing them and they are either Tornado or Turbo mirrors. I believe mine are Turbo mirrors. The directions are essentially type written and don't mention the manufacturer but I believe they were made by Vitaloni. I did a few searches and did not find any being sold new retail. I found what I think are a set of the same mirrors (https://www.ebay.com/itm/223273708325). I assure you I didn't pay anywhere near $1800 for them and I had no idea they are "Lamborghini Countach" mirrors! Another place is selling just the joy stick for one mirror for $135 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/333514122127)!! If I had to guess, and I do, I don't think I paid that much for the pair of my mirrors with their joy sticks (there was an option that utilized one joy stick that incorporated a switch to choose the mirror to adjust). All this suggests to me that they are no longer in production. In fact, I didn't see ANY generic electric mirrors (which is not to say that nobody makes them, I just didn't see any).

What might be considered good news is that you can get the same style mirrors, just not electric here (http://www.talbotco.com/talbot_mirror.htm).

[TCS4605R]

BDA - thanks for the info.  I’m also looking into cameras for left and right coverage.

Tom