Car Make Corn’s Retro Mirrors v2

These super stylish retro style mirrors were on-sale at Rev9 and I had to scoop them up. They look the part exactly how I wanted; looking for reference photos I was inspired by /u/fiata90 on Reddit. The mirrors are plastic with chrome coating, holding them they do seem cheaper than they look, but on the car they work perfectly. One quirk of these mirrors is the left and right are the same part, with the mirror just re-oriented 180 degrees, which means the “CORN’s” logo is upside down on one side. Supposedly this engraving choice reduced the manufacturing costs, what a funny decision 😂.

Car Make Corn’s Retro Mirrors v2
Cheeky mirror logo photo
Retro mirrors close-up
Retro mirrors and mounting hardware
OEM non-powered NA Miata mirror

The paint on the original mirrors had been losing its shine, even after some polishing they looked dull compared the the rest of the car.

Gently prying and twisting the mirror mounting cover with a screwdriver, towel against the door to avoid scratches
Non-powered miata mounting screws revealed under their cover

Use a JIS tip screwdriver to avoid camming out these mounting screws.

Grime under the removed OEM mirror
Cleaned up mirror mount area on the door
Car Make Corn’s retro mirror mount hardware installed

There is some flexibility in orienting the bracket with the screw holes, but as-pictured aligned the mirrors where I wanted.

Car Make Corn’s Retro Mirrors v2 installed
The plastic mounting plate for the mirror seems a little oversized for the mirror base

It hasn’t bothered me enough, but I considered scanning the bottom of the mirror mount and design and 3D printing a better fitting plastic gasket.

Blue tint of the retro mirrors
Rounded square shape of the retro mirrors, just slightly smaller than stock
I find it hilarious that the right side mirror has the Corn’s logo upside down because both mirrors are identical parts

The front screw adjusts the tension of the mirror adjustment. I left mine just tight enough that they hold their position, but are easy to aim by-hand. After one year they had loosened slightly and needed a half-turn to re-secure them, maybe some blue Loctite will be needed if they rattle loose again.

Front view of the retro mirrors installed
Car Make Corn’s Retro Mirrors v2 installed
New mirrors in the cherry blossoms
PartPrice
Car Make Corn’s Retro Mirrors V2$200

Inspiration from Can’t beat those summer drives – reddit fiata90

Inspired by reddit user fiata90

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