Under hood mirrors

[STEALTH-91]

My son and I have been toying with the idea of removing our beat up underhood mat. Instead of replacing it, we decided to put up mirror-stainless down the center section, two smaller inserts in the front corners, and a ring with anodized mesh (concave) above the strut mounts. The quote we got back for the mirror stainless is relatively cheap at $145.00. However, I came across an acrylic mirror that can be ordered in virtually any color, is engravable, and has a wide choice of push on edging to finish it off.(which means I can cut it myself with a jigsaw). It is scratch resistant, fire retardant, extremely light, and comes with a roll of 3m adhesive tape for attachment. Has anyone here worked with this stuff before? The color is in the mix, so it is all the way through, but will it handle a slight bend without distortion? Any helpful tips are appreciated.

Thanks
Trevor

[linchpinjoe]

Subscribed.

[StXFoo]

Of course linchpin is subscribed =) Anything to make it more shiny in the engine bay - mirror it so it is twice as large, and twice as shiny.

[linchpinjoe]

Originally Posted by StXFoo

Of course linchpin is subscribed =) Anything to make it more shiny in the engine bay - mirror it so it is twice as large, and twice as shiny.

[TheOmniscientRT]

Originally Posted by STEALTH-91

My son and I have been toying with the idea of removing our beat up underhood mat. Instead of replacing it, we decided to put up mirror-stainless down the center section, two smaller inserts in the front corners, and a ring with anodized mesh (concave) above the strut mounts. The quote we got back for the mirror stainless is relatively cheap at $145.00. However, I came across an acrylic mirror that can be ordered in virtually any color, is engravable, and has a wide choice of push on edging to finish it off.(which means I can cut it myself with a jigsaw). It is scratch resistant, fire retardant, extremely light, and comes with a roll of 3m adhesive tape for attachment. Has anyone here worked with this stuff before? The color is in the mix, so it is all the way through, but will it handle a slight bend without distortion? Any helpful tips are appreciated.

Thanks
Trevor

As long as it can handle the heat without warping, I'd say go for it.

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[StXFoo]

Maybe it is because that engine bay has a lot of different colors or something, but that "mirror", or rather, reflective surface doesn't help. You should try this with some actual mirrored surface an see how it turns out. Remember about the heat thing though.