Our first motorhomes

Elsa
Elsa Forum Participant Posts: 51
edited March 2018 in Motorhomes #1

Hi All, Been Caravaning for 35 years and now gone over to Motorhome, for health reason, We now got a Auto- Trail Tracker RS 2 berth model, Pick it up last Friday, I enjoy driving it back home, found it relaxing,

Just like to ask how do the mirror protector fitted on top of the old mirror all ready there,

Thank you Elsa

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  • KeithandMargaret
    KeithandMargaret Forum Participant Posts: 660
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    edited March 2018 #2

    Well known brands such as Milenco fit over the original mirror, usually quite tight to get on, and are very good at impacting any blows.

    Look on the Milenco site to choose which ones are suitable.

    Here's one I did earlier - please excuse the expletives - https://youtu.be/XFi5Lx2y2ug

     

     

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited March 2018 #3

    The Milenco ones are a bit flimsy. MirrorGuard are far more sturdy.

  • hitchglitch
    hitchglitch Forum Participant Posts: 3,007
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    edited March 2018 #4

    Mirror Guard were recommended by our dealer. They aren’t cheap but much cheaper than replacing a wing mirror and so far have survived a couple of bashes. They come with double sided tape and are a tight push fit.

  • dougA
    dougA Forum Participant Posts: 142
    edited March 2018 #5

    Hi Elsa I also moved from caravan to Motorhome last year and I find the motorhome much more relaxing and easier to set up.

    I bought a set of the mirror guard protectors at the caravan & Motorhome show and they had the Milenco ones there to compare. The mirror guard ones felt much stronger than the Milenco ones.

    Fitting was not a problem the salesperson at the mirrorguard stand said to go round the edge of the guard with a little fairy liquid then take the paper off the double sided tape which is already on the inside of the guard then push on over your mirror until fully on and the sticky pads just help it to stay on and also to make it a bit herder for anyone to take them off.

     

  • Elsa
    Elsa Forum Participant Posts: 51
    edited March 2018 #6

    Hi, All Thank you for your help, our Motorhome dealer don't stock Mirror Guard, we only got 2 dealer near us a round trip of 80 miles , as I like to see them as well, Thanks Elsa

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited March 2018 #7

    Mirror guard are pretty meaty units, I had them on a previous van.

    they operate from a local property quite near us and I cycled over and picked ours up...they are tough and available in different colours, from memory.

    id just order them online ....job done...

  • Qashqai66
    Qashqai66 Forum Participant Posts: 551
    edited March 2018 #8

    Mirrorguard don't make the for Mercedes Sprinter.  Perhaps Mercedes Mirrors are stronger so guards are superfluous.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2018 #9

    Merc mirrors smash nicely. £180 for a replacement powered mirror.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited March 2018 #10

    That's cheap. Apparently some of the auto dim door mirrors on high spec cars are over £300 for just the glass. 😲

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2018 #11

    We were surprised. The Sprinter mirror can be bought piece by piece - separate glasses, casings etc - but we needed the whole thing bar the arm. 

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