Rear View

On or around Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:27:39 GMT, "Derek"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On or around Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:22:17 +0100, DB4 <[email protected]>
>> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Howdy
>>>Having scared the bejesus out of a few people now cutting them up as I
>>>change lanes in my Landy TD5 on the motorway to work, I've concluded that
>>>I
>>>really MUST do something about that god awfull blind spot in my rear view
>>>mirror. My Landies the van type so no side windows, just the rear door
>>>and
>>>two rear windows each side of it to look through. My mirror doesn't even
>>>cover the two side windows -just the door. Wing mirrors are man enough
>>>but
>>>what the hell is it with these crappy little RVM! Anybody found a decent
>>>size replacement that will fit on the same mounting without having to
>>>resort
>>>to those dubious clip on jobbies?
>>>
>>>Suggestions gratefully received before I trash my nearside.
>>>
>>>Dennis
>>
>> are we talking about a defender, here?
>>
>> If so you can get the larger size mirror on a longer arm, as fitted to LDV
>> 400 series vans.
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>> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
>> "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"
>> Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849
>
>I bought a bucket load off one of our export customers
>http://www.unitruck.co.uk/partlist.asp?prodid=120#
>Derek
>

oooh, excellent. wonder if they have the 7x5 ones to fit the series?

aha. they have the unbreakable ones - ideal for off-roading...

....excellent: part number 7105. and some other stuff I want, too.

and for the OP:

http://www.unitruck.co.uk/partlist.asp?prodid=165#

many mirror arms...
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Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or lest we should be by and by;
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Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:36:30 GMT, "GbH"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Ah, feeling a little more sympathetic now. Still think you should dispense with
>>the interier mirror but mabe fit some double wing mirrors so you can set one as
>>you have now for parking and the other to cover your blind spot. See them quite
>>frequently on small lorries, sure they must be available for vans and the like, eh
>>Austin?
>
>
> erm..
>
> most of the lorries have a mirror mounting rail which runs up parallel to
> the door and is connected at the top. You could doubtless fit such a rail
> to a defender, though. I've seen 'em on some of the nipponese 4x4s. This
> allows of mounting extra mirrors.
There are (were?) a pair of 90s blatting between the racecourses with
a fifth wheel coupling instead of a load tray, for towing the starting
gates around. These had the same sort of "rail and multiple mirror"
arrangement.

Stuart

Ian Rawlings wrote:
> On 2006-06-22, DB4 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
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>
> Some people have them adjusted so that they can see the sides of the
> truck, not sure why as they're not going anywhere. Mine are adjusted
> specifically so I can see traffic in the lanes next to me. To see
> behind me I move my head.
>

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The reasoning behind adjusting the wing/door mirrors so that you can see
a slice of your own vehicle is that it gives you a reference point to
judge distance and relative speed of other traffic. Some people don't
find this necessary.

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Regards

Steve G

DB4 wrote:
> My problem is compounded by something I neglected to mention - I'm a short
> arse (have to move about further to see) and I've got restricted peripheral
> vision in my left eye following a corneral graft. I've got my nearside wing
> mirror set so I can get some nearside coverage when reversing into parking
> spaces so I don't hit anything (I cannot turn far enough to the left to
> cover the limits of my peripheral vision and still manage the clutch/brake)
> but this setup is leaving some area to my nearside uncovered.
>
> Maybe I should ask around the dealerships and see if they can come up with
> anything?
>
>
> On 23/6/06 14:01, in article [email protected],
> "Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On or around Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:52:06 +0100, "William Tasso"
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:43:02 +0100, Austin Shackles
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ...
>>>> are we talking about a defender, here?
>>>>
>>>> If so you can get the larger size mirror on a longer arm, as fitted to
>>>> LDV
>>>> 400 series vans.
>>> and that doesn't foul the visors?
>> have to admit, I was talking about the door mirrors, having not read the OP
>> properly. still valid info though.
>>
>> I daresay there are bigger/better interior mirrors to be had for the
>> interior one as well though.
>

On my Series 2a I fitted some divides mirrors. They gave good vision to
the rear from one mirror and an excellent view of the rear quarter and
kerbside with the other. If memory serves me correctly I bought them at
a truck stop somewhere.

HTH


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Regards

Steve G

On 2006-06-26, SteveG <_@_._> wrote:

> The reasoning behind adjusting the wing/door mirrors so that you can see
> a slice of your own vehicle is that it gives you a reference point to
> judge distance and relative speed of other traffic. Some people don't
> find this necessary.

I used to do it myself before I got the landy, mostly to allow me to
verify that the mirrors hadn't moved. In the landy I found I needed
to see more of what was beside me, and used the road, scenery and my
rotten old brain's depth perception to gauge the vehicle distance and
speed etc. Moving my head around allowed me to see the side of the
truck and even further to the side.

It may not work for everyone, I've only ever been myself so am in no
position to judge ;-)

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