Rearview visibility (mirrors)

Post by **chilly** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:43 am

Hello all
Newby here!!
We've just got a minor van and would like to improve rearview vision. Can anyone recommend bigger mirrors and whats the best way to mount them without making too many (if any) holes. I've seen the little period ones that clip on the quarterlight frame but dont think these will improve things enough. I thought perhaps some caravan extension mirrors might be the answer but haven't found any suitable ones yet.
Cheers
Chris

Post by **Blunt** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:01 am

I have a new/old stock Tex caravan wing mirror which I haven't got round to fitting.
it's still with it's box, which is a bit battered, but the mirror is perfect.

you can have it for a tenner plus p&p.

if you pm me your email addy, I'll send you some photos of it.

Post by **woo** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:50 pm

Chilly,

Don't write off the quarterlight clipon mirrors too soon. I've had mine for 30,000 miles and have found them to be fine. Including continental driving. Because they are so close to you you get a good view IMHO.

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:59 pm

I use one on each of the pick ups, and IMHO they are indispensable - a MAJOR difference, on a car with a blind spot the size of Wales and the height of Nelson's column, covering an area the size of 3 football pitches...

Post by **Blunt** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:09 pm

it's different on a van woo, the back sticks out in the way...

all you can see is the other side of the road.

what chilly wants is to be able to see behind the van.

I've driven for miles not knowing if anything was tailgating me...the only way to tell is on bends.

the interior mirror only shows the central solid bit where the doors meet...

I have noticed, if I glance over my shoulder, that I can see the road behind perfectly, so I'm considering moving the mirror towards thr passenger side a smidgin to view out of the back door windows.

I have a clip on mirror too....that one doesn't give any better view than the wing mirror, just a bit closer....it also covers a different blind spot to the wing mirror (mines looking at the rear wheel area for reversing...as is my N/S wing mirror)

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:12 pm

Good point - caravan mirrors it is, then...

Post by **chilly** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:40 pm

Blunt wrote:it's different on a van woo, the back sticks out in the way...

all you can see is the other side of the road.

what chilly wants is to be able to see behind the van.

Spot on!
Trouble is all the caravan mirrors I've looked at so far fasten on to the cars A pillar mirror. Ideally I'd like to be able to remove the bigger mirrors at rallies etc. I think I may have to adapt something from a breakers yard

Post by **Cam** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:44 pm

Blunt wrote:I have noticed, if I glance over my shoulder, that I can see the road behind perfectly, so I'm considering moving the mirror towards thr passenger side a smidgin to view out of the back door windows.

Now that sounds like a good idea.

Post by **Blunt** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:51 pm

reflect on this chilly

my intention was to use the long arm with existing mirror

Post by **chilly** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:39 pm

Blunt... I can't see or download that image so I can't reflect upon it :0) ...is it a mirror image?

Post by **Blunt** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:48 pm

pm your email addy and I'll send

Post by **woo** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:11 pm

That's interesting, I didn't realise vans had that problem. But then do van drivers look behind them anyway