anyone else love APR GT3 Mirrors ???? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ESBjiujitsu · 05-27-2012, 09:53 PM

I know I do

and it will be one of the first mods on my FRS or BRZ. Yes it may sound crazy and yes it may be weird, but i love them, and think they look fantastic, especially on the frs/brz. 1. they will save you a good 20-40lbs, 2. they look amazing 3. carbon fiber adds 10hp 4. i personally feel like they end up providing more field of view with the Wide Angle Convex Mirror Lenses 5. they reduce drag? lol no matter what they DO... I love the love and will enjoy them on my ride......anyone else? Also anyone have any pics of any 86/frs/brz with APR mirrors?

Looking badass on the gazoo rally car

:happy0180:

djdnz · 05-27-2012, 10:05 PM

20-40lbs? You must expect the mirrors to be really heavy.

ESBjiujitsu · 05-27-2012, 10:11 PM

just speaking in rough numbers but as you can see im not really in it for the performance benefits as i just love the mirrors lol

CoRi J · 05-27-2012, 10:15 PM

I like the way those mirrors look but I just like the all around touring car appearance on the picture you posted.

old greg · 05-27-2012, 10:38 PM

Forget the mirrors, I want those front quarter-window vents.

ichitaka05 · 05-27-2012, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ESBjiujitsu

just speaking in rough numbers but as you can see im not really in it for the performance benefits as i just love the mirrors lol

If you wanna go rough number, replacing those mirrors only gonna save you 5~10 lbs max.

Anyways, yes those mirrors looks nice

ESBjiujitsu · 05-27-2012, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by old greg

Forget the mirrors, I want those front quarter-window vents.

good eye I want those as well!!!! hmmm i need to find these!

ESBjiujitsu · 05-27-2012, 11:58 PM

how could i forget the TRD N1 86!!!!

Hanakuso · 05-27-2012, 11:59 PM

I'm guessing they would save more like 3-5 pounds for both. Btw I'm guessing the Gazoo 86 is using craftsquare mirrors. Craftsquare are popular within Japan and usually have those triangular shaped insides

86design · 05-28-2012, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Hanakuso

I'm guessing they would save more like 3-5 pounds for both. Btw I'm guessing the Gazoo 86 is using craftsquare mirrors. Craftsquare are popular within Japan and usually have those triangular shaped insides

yupp those are for sure craft square

they have that little pointy tip showing thats craft square mirrors

Mitch · 05-28-2012, 03:14 PM

One thing I like about old German touring cars is that the factory race cars typically used the same or very similar mirrors as the road car. Since those are my automotive routes, I've just never understood changing mirrors. The racers didn't see a reason to change them, so why should I? Which makes me wonder, what benefit are they getting out of these mirrors? Wider view?

Hanakuso · 05-28-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitch

One thing I like about old German touring cars is that the factory race cars typically used the same or very similar mirrors as the road car. Since those are my automotive routes, I've just never understood changing mirrors. The racers didn't see a reason to change them, so why should I? Which makes me wonder, what benefit are they getting out of these mirrors? Wider view?

Little bit less drag/weight. Big teams can afford it easily. The cost for the mirrors is probably cheaper then what they need to pay all there employees for 10 minutes

ttknf · 05-28-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 86design

yupp those are for sure craft square

they have that little pointy tip showing thats craft square mirrors

Yeah, definitely CS mirrors.

Don't mess with the APR ones, I had the unfortunate experience of having to drive a car with them and they're junk. The mount is incredibly cheap in the design and the top bolt constantly comes loose so the mirror can move (or fall off) and the manner in which they actually mount to the car is very ditsy.

7thgear · 05-28-2012, 04:22 PM

in a tube like the FRS you really want bigger side mirrors

while these look awesome i think they might hinder your awareness on the streets.

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Hanakuso Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: California Posts: 1,956 Thanks: 294 Thanked 673 Times in 390 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'm guessing they would save more like 3-5 pounds for both. Btw I'm guessing the Gazoo 86 is using craftsquare mirrors. Craftsquare are popular within Japan and usually have those triangular shaped insides

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Mitch form follows function Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: RIP '13 BRZ Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 688 Thanks: 42 Thanked 234 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	One thing I like about old German touring cars is that the factory race cars typically used the same or very similar mirrors as the road car. Since those are my automotive routes, I've just never understood changing mirrors. The racers didn't see a reason to change them, so why should I? Which makes me wonder, what benefit are they getting out of these mirrors? Wider view?

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