wing mirrors vs door mirrors

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:44 pm

hi hi,

ok a mirror closer to you gives you a wider angle of view behind you

so why mount rear view mirrors on wings and not on doors?

careful simple explanations please!

wibble

Post by **Stig** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:47 pm

So you don't have to divert your eyes so far from the road in front?

Do I get a prize?

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:03 pm

damn, that's a good point.

Post by **Rob_Jennings** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:06 pm

I find they move with wind resistance and vibration on the wings and are difficult to set up.... sit back look, get out adjust, sit back look etc

I have a new pair of wings to fit and when I do its door mirrors for me.

but on a van you will need them sticking out a fair way to get past the rear cab

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:07 pm

but.... *still thinking* modern nasty cars have mirrors right on the front of the door, don't they - not on the wings,? our jazz does - and it's not hard looking in its mirrors.

*still thinking*

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:08 pm

Rob_Jennings wrote:I find they move with wind resistance and vibration on the wings and are difficult to set up.... sit back look, get out adjust, sit back look etc

Yeah I always found that, too!

but on a van you will need them sticking out a fair way to get past the rear cab

yeah.... i guess... although it's not as hard to get that sorted as I had imagined, looking at the vans at the National this year

Post by **Sidney'61** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:21 pm

Having them on the doors might make more sense but then again not many things make sense on a minor!
I think they just look better and more original on the end of the wings

Post by **chickenjohn** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:48 pm

You can get the screw on chrome door mirrors that fix just behind the quaterlight window. They don;t look out of place and do the job.

Post by **dunketh** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:38 am

I find the wing mounted mirrors are better for seeing further back.
You can see the car 5 cars back but not the one behind you.

That and door Mirrors are ugly imo (although I keep toying with the idea of fitting some)

Post by **bigginger** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:27 pm

Sidney'61 wrote:I think they just look better and more original on the end of the wings

Just to prevent confusion, original Minors didn't have them - they were a dealer option, but yeah, most were wing fitted - and pretty useless, IMO

Post by **iandromiskin** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:20 pm

I have wing mirrors fitted to my car and I have to say I find them useless in terms of function, ie seeing behind me. I only put them there really for originality sake really. When I do eventually get the Traveller on the road, I intend to mount mirrors on the doors.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:29 pm

thanks v much everyone for chipping in your experience and views

seems like door-mounted mirrors are more popular, so far

Post by **chickenjohn** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:30 pm

Post by **aupickup** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:13 pm

in a van a pssenger rear veiw mirror is a good option as well, i have a stick on one on the front windscreen works well
andrew is right, they were all ways a dealer option
i can remember looking at a new morris minor van, and it did not have any external mirrors

Post by **Sidney'61** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:27 pm

I have wing mounted mirrors on mine but the problem is that the 'clap-hands' wipers get in the way and you can't see the passenger side mirror at all, I don't know if this is a problem with the other wipers though

Post by **iandromiskin** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:08 pm

I have the same problem. Although with my wing mounted mirrors, the drivers side is fine, but I tend to find that the passenger wing mirror is too low so that I have to raise myself up to see into it as well as the wiper arm being in the way.

Post by **jackkelleher** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:45 pm

I tend to find that the passenger wing mirror is too low so that I have to raise myself up to see into it as well as the wiper arm being in the way.

I've always found that the wing mirrors look nicer, but in terms of practicality have a rating of about nil on the passenger side, and two on the driver's! However, I do find that a rear-view mirror fulfills my needs where the wing mirrors fail woefully, and they really are mostly for show! Then again I have a saloon not a van, so that makes a rear-view mirror considerably easier to use, I would guess.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:49 pm

yeah you definitely need all three mirrors to be on top form in a van!!!

Post by **jackkelleher** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:50 pm

Oh, ok... Fair 'nuff. I would say door then!

Post by **dave1949** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:09 pm

need to replace the ones on my convertible wings
round ones seem to be most popular?
which are the best make?,
second hand or new?