I figured I would post some pictures of a new project I am working on. These mirrors were built as a scaled down version of the racing mirror Honda used in the Super GT series. These are full power and break away base. Over 25 custom internal parts that had to be custom made for this not to mention the housing itself.
here is the mirror next to the oem one.
Wow!Great Job! Well done! I wish I had an NSX…with these mirrors!!! 
Please post few more photos of the various parts of the mirrors.It seems to be a really complicated product…
Thank you.
It is a very detailed part. 6 different tools, 3 assembly jigs, 2 sub assemblies, 6 different bonding steps.
I’ll get some more pictures of the individual parts.
Wow! I love NSX ! I had a MR2 Turbo HardTop RHD , Mid Rear Engine Car’s FTW !
Those mirror are very unique ! You took Dry C.F. and then wet layup , vaccum bagging ?
The casting method is RTM (infusion).
Very nice work!
Great job! You do fantastic work. I love see posts like this!
As usual your fabrication skills are amazing. Everything I see that you do on prime is insane!
If only i had a third of your talent.
Man oh man!
Beautiful results. Is it possible to see the tools for the mirror housing ? Also…did you have to source the mechanical bits via Honda or through a mixed vendor ?
I do not want to show the tooling on these mainly because of the limited production I am doing and the high demand. I can tell you they are Adtech tooling gelcoat with built in ports for resin feed. The resin ports allow the mold surface (feed through back side of mold) to wet out first. I am not using any surface coat in the mold. I am also using silicone bags (Smooth On brand). I really like them. They work well for this application. It saves quite a bit of layup time due tot he number of pleats the flat bag film would require.
You can see some of the parts in this image
The motor assemblies on the right I pre-assemble. They are combinations of JDM Honda sourced pieces (actuator) and custom made parts like the nylon ball/socket pivot which I machine. The inner support/brace in the lower right are aluminum (water jet) and the break-a-way and detent to the left of that are titanium that I machined as well. The OEM plugs are all sources from the manufacturer that Honda uses.
Perfectly understandable. I asked because there is a BMW mirror I want to do that is a break-away and a complex shape.
Thanks…they turned out very nice.
Gotcha. Using a hollow pivot, spring, bearing and detent plates works well. I had to up the spring tension to a 130 ft/ld die spring to give it the right “break-a-way” feel. Seems kinda silly sense the housings are so light but that was what worked best.
that’s kickass
i have a couple interior molds for that car,
did not know they had a following
Not a large following but there are still quite a few on the road.
What kings of parts do you have molds for? Just curious
They certainly do. You may want to join some of their car forums if your molds produce well. They love tweaking their cars out with CF.