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Purplemadboy



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Towing mirrors

Hi guys , picked my car up today and boy are the wing mirrors big . So much so that my old towing mirrors don't fit , what do you guys recommend/use on your FL2 ? Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

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lack_of_pies



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Milenco Grand Aeros - fit OK and suit the size of the mirrors. Not sure of any other makes, but i think quite a few on here use the same ones as me.

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si.



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Milenco's are very good, but even better with the modified pads on the clamps.

Post #233414 1st Sep 2014 4:26 pm
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Grand Aeros with the V Pads Thumbs Up

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Iliacus



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Milenco Aero but make sure you tighten the screws. Give it a wiggle when you think it is tight and then tighten again. I had the nearside one looking a bit loose on the French autoroute, not a good place to loose vision on that side. GONE - '07 TD4 GS manual Zermatt Silver
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Paul1966



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Milenco for me didn't bother with the v pads as they fit well enough without them.

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Milenco aero with 'V'pads, Milenco themselves recommend the 'V'pads over the standard for the FL2 mirror trim surround.

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Purplemadboy



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Thanks for the info guys Thumbs Up Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

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Paul1966



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My brother has just come back from Spain, 2,200 miles of towing with milenco towing mirrors and standard pads fitted with no problems what so ever,if they stay on over that sort of distance I can't see why the v pads are needed.

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Having had both flat and V Pads, I prefer the V Pads, no need to tighten them down so much, they grip better with less force, also found in the wet, the more you tightened them down, the more the pad slipped to the edge, this doesn't seem to happen with the V Pads. I've also towed many thousands of miles and thought the flats were ok, until I tried the V's.

Post #233446 1st Sep 2014 8:40 pm
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Paul1966



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Standard pads on mine

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Post #233447 1st Sep 2014 8:45 pm
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When you tried the V's how did they feel?

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Purplemadboy



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Bought the aeros today with standard pads Thumbs Up Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

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chicken george



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how is it legal to drive with those contraptions g clamped to your car? they need some sort of safety strap to unsure damage only occurs to the owners vehicle when they fall off not the unfortunates in the cars behind.

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They don't fall off, they can get knocked off by Frenchmen wandering into the road without looking then complaining his arm hurts, I just produced a Gallic shrug.picked it up and put it back on.Rolling with laughter my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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