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ReggiePerrin



Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Firenze Red

[quote="SWalker"]going to be controversial here - i have a set secure well on the Mirror - cant mind what make, they have rubber straps that go round the housing, never use them they are a distraction. shakey image takes my eyes off the road too long, I would rather concentrate on reading the road than trying to figure out what is, or is not in that extra foot i can see behind me.
Don't know about Northern Ireland but it is potentially a £1000 fine and three points if caught* without mirrors that meet the prescribed field of vision. Nothing to do with an extra foot behind - all to do with the blind spot alongside.

A decent set of mirrors are inexpensive, won't vibrate distractingly and take seconds to fit. A £1000 fine would pay for a lot of diesel and nights out with the caravan but each to their own - mind that silly cyclist in your blind spot. Very Happy

*Towing offences are easy work for Mr Plod - busy caravan routes are a rich source of offenders.



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SWalker



Member Since: 22 Jul 2020
Location: Norn Iron
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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Barolo Black

your right, out for the first this weekend will give them another go and see, how many points is it for a cyclist, points mean prizes right? lol Stewart
2007 Freelander 2 SE TD4
2007 A6 quattro 3.0 TDI Manual
1986 coupe quattro (kv) square wheels.
1972 mini 1400 100BHP A series

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SWalker



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Barolo Black

ok so gave them another go - after you helpful pictorial guide Reggie, i thought about what way i was using them and it was all wrong...
i was using them as replacement mirrors setting them up so i could just see the caravan on the inside edge.
This time round i used then as extra mirrors to just catch that blind spot, half filling them with the caravan, this way my point of reference (which i struggled with before ) was big white and obvious lol.
I was able to better keep an eye on the traffic behind.

Mind you i still didn't clock the nutter in a jag that passed me and the jeep in front towing a cattle trailer over hazard lines on a narrow twisty B road, only pulling back onto his own side of the road on the crest of a hill!!! that the most stupid closest thing to a crash I have seen in my near 30 years of driving!!! Stewart
2007 Freelander 2 SE TD4
2007 A6 quattro 3.0 TDI Manual
1986 coupe quattro (kv) square wheels.
1972 mini 1400 100BHP A series

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Richard A Thackeray



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I use EMUK, on my Kodiak
The mounts are custom cast to fit the mirror-shell

SWMBO has a set for her Q3 too, those even incorporate small cut-outs for the side-repeaters!!


Expensive, but the best!!

Not really needed now, as we sited the BWSOW, in June Rolling Eyes


Q3 (before the arms were cut-down)


Kodiaq (next time I use them, I might cut the arms down a bit more)

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