Mirror II housing and mirror foot Mansory Carbon for Ferrari 488 Siracusa 4XX

Mirror II Housing and Mirror Foot — Mansory Carbon for Ferrari 488 Siracusa 4XX

Mirror II is the alternative geometry mirror in the Mansory 488 catalogue — sold against the standard Mirror and mirror foot as a mutually exclusive choice. Where the standard part follows a more angular silhouette, Mirror II is rounder, with a softer leading edge and a slightly shorter stem. Within the wider Mansory Carbon Fiber Body kit set for Ferrari 488 Siracusa 4XX programme it plays the same functional role as the standard mirror — replacing the body-colour OEM mirror with a visible-carbon one — but it suits a different visual brief. Customers who pick Mirror II usually have a track-style or competition-look build in mind, where the rounder housing reads as more aerodynamic; customers building a luxury-tone car tend to pick the standard mirror instead. Order one or the other, never both.

Construction & Materials

The mirror is supplied as a complete drop-in assembly — carbon housing, carbon foot, OEM glass and motor module reused from the original mirror. The lay-up is shared with the standard mirror so the carbon weave depth and lacquer match across the catalogue, which matters because the rest of the kit's carbon is laid up to the same recipe. The housing is built in two halves over matched male-and-female tools, then bonded along the bottom seam and sealed with a moulded EPDM gasket where the housing meets the foot. The foot is a single-skin part with an aluminium insert where it bolts to the door — that insert carries the structural load instead of the carbon laminate, so the bolt torque cannot crush the carbon over time.

• Housing skin: 3K 2x2 twill prepreg, hand-aligned so the diagonals run along the housing's leading-edge curve
• Foot: 3K twill outer with bias-laid 200 gsm reinforcement around the bolt boss
• Aluminium insert: 6082-T6 alloy, bonded into the foot during cure, carries all bolt load
• Cure: full autoclave at 125 °C, 6-bar consolidation, post-cure free-stand at 80 °C
• Wall thickness: 1.6–2.0 mm on the housing skin, 2.4 mm on the foot stem at its narrowest
• Weight saving: roughly 0.4–0.6 kg per side against the OEM body-colour mirror, i.e. 0.8–1.2 kg over the pair
• Mounting: bolts to the OEM mirror mount on the door using the original three M6 fasteners
• Finish: gloss 2K UV-stable clearcoat as standard, satin matte on request

Design & Visual Function

The Mirror II silhouette is the identifying feature. Where the standard mirror has a slightly edgier upper crease and a longer stem, Mirror II rounds those features off — the upper edge follows a continuous arc rather than a soft crease, and the stem is shorter and thicker so the housing sits closer to the door. The rounder housing presents a smaller frontal profile to the airflow at cruising speeds, which is why competition-look builds favour the part. There is no claimed measurable drag advantage — the difference is within the noise floor of cars in this class — but the visual reading of "more aerodynamic" matters in this segment, and Mirror II carries it.

The carbon weave runs along the leading-edge curve of the housing rather than horizontally. That alignment choice is deliberate: a horizontally aligned weave on a rounded housing produces a series of foreshortened diagonals that read as visually nervous from a three-quarter angle, whereas the curve-aligned weave keeps the diagonal grid running cleanly with the silhouette. The lacquer is laid heavy and cut back, the same as on every other visible-carbon part in the programme, so all the kit's carbon reads as one consistent tone under direct sun.

The foot stem matters more than buyers expect. The OEM mirror foot is a body-colour stub that visually breaks the carbon line of the housing — the eye sees a carbon block sitting on a painted stem, and the housing reads as bolted-on. Mirror II's foot is also carbon, so the stem and housing read as one continuous shape running from the door surface up to the glass. That continuity is the reason both Mirror and Mirror II are sold as housing-plus-foot pairs rather than as housing only.

Compatibility & Fitment

Fits both the 488 GTB coupé and the 488 Spider, model years 2015–2020, with the 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8. The OEM mirror mounting on the door — three M6 bolts on a recessed boss with a wiring loom passing through — is shared between body styles, so a single mirror pair covers both. Mirror II is supplied as a left-and-right pair; do not order a single side. Mirror II and the standard Mirror and mirror foot are mutually exclusive. Pick one or the other for the car. Cars that have been retrofitted with non-OEM mirror modules during prior repair should send a photograph before ordering so we can confirm the housing's glass aperture against the as-fitted module.

Installation & Reversibility

Installation is around 45–60 minutes per side. Pop the door card edge to access the mirror wiring loom, disconnect the connector, undo the three M6 bolts on the mirror mount boss, lift the OEM mirror clear, transfer the OEM glass-and-motor module into the new carbon housing, route the loom through the new foot, and bolt the carbon mirror onto the original mount. The OEM glass and motor module is genuinely reused — so heating, folding and electrochromic functions all work as before. Reversibility is complete: the OEM mirror is undisturbed during transfer of the glass module, and can be re-fitted by reversing the procedure. Most owners have the work done by a body shop because the door card removal benefits from the right trim-removal tools.

Pairing within the Mansory Ferrari 488 Siracusa programme

Customers who choose Mirror II are usually building toward the high-aero spec, so the part is most often ordered with the air outtakes splitter I or the splitter II on the rear-quarter vents. Track-look builds usually add the rear kit high flap so the rounder mirror silhouette is balanced by an aggressive rear flap, keeping the visual composition cohesive front to back.

Maintenance & Durability

Mirror care follows the rest of the exterior carbon programme. Wash with a soft mitt and pH-neutral shampoo, avoid pressure-washing the housing seam at very close range, and keep the EPDM gasket between housing and foot clean of road film — that gasket carries the small amount of vibration isolation between stem and housing, and a hardened gasket lets the housing buzz at idle. UV exposure is heavy on a mirror so the UV-stable 2K clear is doing real work; expect no yellowing over the warranty period and beyond. If the housing is scuffed by a parking incident, it can be flatted and re-cleared by a competent paint shop. Expected service life is beyond ten years of normal ownership.

Lead Time & Warranty

Lead time is 3–4 weeks from confirmed order. Mirror parts run slightly longer than other trim pieces because the housing-to-foot bond and the EPDM gasket fitment add manual stages after the autoclave run. Each pair ships with a 12-month warranty against manufacturing defects — laminate voids, delamination, gasket failure, lacquer lift, foot-insert bond failure. Damage from collision impact, from aggressive solvent cleaning, or from incorrect installation is not covered.

FAQ

Q: What is the difference between Mirror II and the standard Mirror?
A: Mirror II has a rounder, sportier housing silhouette and a shorter, thicker carbon foot. The standard mirror has a slightly edgier upper crease and a longer stem. They are alternative options — pick one or the other for the car, never both.

Q: Does it reuse my OEM glass and motor module?
A: Yes. The carbon housing is supplied as a shell — the OEM glass, motor, heater and electrochromic functions are transferred from the original mirror during installation. All OEM functions continue to work as before.

Q: Will the rounder Mirror II actually be more aerodynamic?
A: In any measurable sense, no — the difference between the two housings is within the noise floor of cars in this class. The choice is visual: Mirror II reads more aerodynamic, and that is the brief it satisfies for competition-look builds.

Q: Will the housing buzz at idle?
A: No. The EPDM gasket between housing and foot carries the same vibration isolation role as the OEM internal grommets do; provided the gasket is fitted correctly during installation, the carbon shell is acoustically silent across the full rev range.

Q: How much weight does the carbon mirror save against the OEM unit?
A: Roughly 0.4–0.6 kg per side, i.e. 0.8–1.2 kg over the pair. It is a visual modification rather than a performance one, but the carbon is meaningfully lighter than the OEM moulded plastic-and-painted-metal assembly.

Order Mirror II as the rounder, sportier alternative to the standard Mansory carbon mirror — pick one of the two for the build, never both. CTA: WhatsApp +44 7488 818 747 or [email protected].