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What would the z look like without side mirrors?

Since they are useless anyway is there any benefit to taking these off at all? Would it help with aerodynamics?

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Old 08-08-2010, 02:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Since they are useless anyway is there any benefit to taking these off at all? Would it help with aerodynamics?
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You don't use side mirrors?
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These seems perfectly reasonable and legitimate, let's take off those useless things.

I bet we do half a second quicker in the 1/4.
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These seems perfectly reasonable and legitimate, let's take off those useless things.

I bet we do half a second quicker in the 1/4.
And never having to reverse into a parking spot?..
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And never having to reverse into a parking spot?..
Reverse is for fags. Be gone side mirrors!
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Reverse is for fags. Be gone side mirrors!
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These seems perfectly reasonable and legitimate, let's take off those useless things.

I bet we do half a second quicker in the 1/4.

Never use the d.amn things. Hard to wash, too! Taking out the interior rear view mirror as well.
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i scrape all the bugs i kill off my mirrors then fry em all up, lots of protein
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How about you just move them to the fenders and be Old-School JDM?



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Looks clean!! do it..
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