If you can't see my mirrors - I can't see you
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my vehicle has van style mirrors and milenco ones wont fit, the caravan is quite narrow at 2.2 ish so the extra rear visibility afforded by extensions is Imo negligible
Write your comments here...Hi spk the law is that if your towed vehicle is wider than the towing vehicle you need extention mirrors, and i don't know any cars that are over seven foot wide.Unless it's a van.
Steve
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I really do not understand why caravanners (and others) tow without being able to see what is going on behind them, especially on motorways.
We have always (since 1971) used extended mirrors that hook onto the wing (beside the bonnet) and the wheel arch, this gives me an excellent view.
On our recent trip some other tower even comented on how good this type of set up was and that more people should use it.
Some of the other arrangements just do not give a good view of what is going on behind you.
We are towing a T/A Sterling Searcher with a Volvo XC90.
Write your comments here...I think that you will find that the offside mirror must be adjustable from the drivers seat and that is why "wing" mounted mirrors have become unavailable!
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I sometimes wonder how so many people towing caravans come into contact with the police!I regularily see contraventions of driving laws and there is never a policeman about!!!!HGV drivers (continental) using lane 3 on a 3 lane motorway,people driving whilst
using hand held telephones,red light jumping,aggresive driving,furious driving,illegally spaced number plates,offences against construction and use regulations (car so low it has to crawl over speed humps and excesively noisy) I could go on and on!There is
never a policeman about!!!!!!0 -
I really do not understand why caravanners (and others) tow without being able to see what is going on behind them, especially on motorways.
We have always (since 1971) used extended mirrors that hook onto the wing (beside the bonnet) and the wheel arch, this gives me an excellent view.
On our recent trip some other tower even comented on how good this type of set up was and that more people should use it.
Some of the other arrangements just do not give a good view of what is going on behind you.
We are towing a T/A Sterling Searcher with a Volvo XC90.
Write your comments here...I think that you will find that the offside mirror must be adjustable from the drivers seat and that is why "wing" mounted mirrors have become unavailable!
Very few towing mirrors are adjustable from drivers seat when place on nearside. I have seen only one that has a remote control
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I will underline OFFSIDE!
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I have a bit of a habit of forgetting the mirrors on leaving a site, I think its going through all the have I's and did I's regarding the caravan and forgetting the car.
Always realise it within a few yards on a straight road when I check their alignment and find they're not there
mind you I never get a reminder from my wife neither
One of my check-list jobs to do the night before we leave a site is to put the wing mirrors on and check that I can see the back end of our car. That way I don't have to worry about having to do it on the day of departure.
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No need to shout. I may be stupid but I am not deaf!!
Write your comments here...pardon !
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I can just about adjust mine by half climbing into the passenger seat! The magnetic ones can be adjusted a bit with the existing car mirror adjuster but I didn't like those as the magnet seemed to block a lot of the car mirror. Now I can leave the new
mirrors in their bag and they seem to come out right next time I fit them on the car - I am thinking of a tiny mark somewhere to help this - a sliver of masking tape perhaps or indelible pen somehow.0 -
When this topic has appeared in the past, I have raised the question of the availability of technology to provide a rear view with fibre optics. Mirrors in the 21st century are a bit agricultural.
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I can just about adjust mine by half climbing into the passenger seat! The magnetic ones can be adjusted a bit with the existing car mirror adjuster but I didn't like those as the magnet seemed to block a lot of the car mirror. Now I can leave the new
mirrors in their bag and they seem to come out right next time I fit them on the car - I am thinking of a tiny mark somewhere to help this - a sliver of masking tape perhaps or indelible pen somehow.Write your comments here...Hi Pippah thats just the thing i did with the milencos that we have.I put them on lined them up and marked the lines using tipex, very good the only thing is every time i come to refit them they are out of line again and need resetting
even though the marks are still there.Steve
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This is what to do to get the mirrors right first time with a minimum of fuss:-
First, get the mirrors positioned correctly. Then stand at the end of the rear bumper and look into the mirror. Remember what you see of the interior of the vehicle, and in future fittings reposition the mirror to give the same view looking in.
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I can just about adjust mine by half climbing into the passenger seat! The magnetic ones can be adjusted a bit with the existing car mirror adjuster but I didn't like those as the magnet seemed to block a lot of the car mirror. Now I can leave the new
mirrors in their bag and they seem to come out right next time I fit them on the car - I am thinking of a tiny mark somewhere to help this - a sliver of masking tape perhaps or indelible pen somehow.Write your comments here...Hi Pippah thats just the thing i did with the milencos that we have.I put them on lined them up and marked the lines using tipex, very good the only thing is every time i come to refit them they are out of line again and need resetting
even though the marks are still there.Steve
I find it works most of the time. As long as we put the bag with the mirrors, in a locker where it is not going to get moved about.
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When this topic has appeared in the past, I have raised the question of the availability of technology to provide a rear view with fibre optics. Mirrors in the 21st century are a bit agricultural.
Write your comments here...Hi Cyber just been looking at a forum from Austrailia goes under the heading of Grey Nomads that were discussing this subject back in 2014. Thing i noticed was how many have mirrors plus rearview cameras. I suppose to counter
the fact you cant see through a van with a rear bathroom.Steve
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Even though i have the legaly required towing mirrors fitted i still have two rearview cameras fitted to the caravan with a split screen monitor. Find it much safer for home and abroad when overtaking and also simplifies the reversing onto pitch
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Even though i have the legaly required towing mirrors fitted i still have two rearview cameras fitted to the caravan with a split screen monitor. Find it much safer for home and abroad when overtaking and also simplifies the reversing onto pitch
But is a monitor that is ithin the eye-sight of the driver legal???
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I can just about adjust mine by half climbing into the passenger seat! The magnetic ones can be adjusted a bit with the existing car mirror adjuster but I didn't like those as the magnet seemed to block a lot of the car mirror. Now I can leave the new
mirrors in their bag and they seem to come out right next time I fit them on the car - I am thinking of a tiny mark somewhere to help this - a sliver of masking tape perhaps or indelible pen somehow.Write your comments here...Hi Pippah thats just the thing i did with the milencos that we have.I put them on lined them up and marked the lines using tipex, very good the only thing is every time i come to refit them they are out of line again and need resetting
even though the marks are still there.Steve
Snap. I wonder if it's the way the OH takes them off while setting up the van on site.
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