I think I'm with you on this, Martin, the red mirror scalps will look really good in the sunshine. Still, right from the beginning I wondered about changing them, and the DRL surrounds, to black. They're relatively cheap and you can keep the original all wrapped up in cotton wool....probably be worth a fortune on Ebay in 40 years. Nonetheless, this is something that cannot be judged until one sees the car live, in different lighting settings. I suspect I won't be changing anything at all, except the fitment of a centre aerial and a set of Dragways....ha!