[DML] Re: Convex mirrors - update

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I own a BMW that was purchased in Germany (US spec car) for ultimate 
importation into the US after two years. The owner bought the Euro-
style mirrors locally and installed them while in Germany. Since the 
mirrors are still on the car, and nobody in customs blew it up or 
made him remove them on the way in, my assumption is that you won't 
get in any trouble for it here. You just can't buy them here because 
they would not be legal for the manufacturers to install (I'm sure 
there's some FMVSS code on this). 

Once you own the car you can do quite a bit to it without running 
afoul of the authorities. Even more on a 25-year old car. About the 
only thing the government cares about after you own it is emissions, 
and even that is not evenly applied around the country. 

Dave Swingle


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Chapelhow" <chapelhow@xxxx> 
wrote:
> All.
> 
> Sometime ago I posted a request for help finding a supplier who 
could 
> make wide-angle (convex) door mirrors. I had tried all of the UK 
> suppliers without success.
----------
> 
> driving over there I am still 
> amazed that they are not standard on all cars. Several people have 
> suggested that this may be a legal problem, if anyone can confirm 
or 
> dispute that it might be useful for Tom to know sooner rather than 
> later?
> 
> Joe/Dave thanks again.
> 
> John Chapelhow







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