Bought a pair of strap-on mirrors for my BF Ute today. However, as the back of the ute mirrors is tapered and not parallel to the rim across top and bottom of the front edges, the mirrors just slide off off. Cannot get them tight enough so I cannot just easily drag them off.
I note that some mirrors (e.g. Milenco) just tighten on the top rim of the car mirrors. Is this stable enough? Can you break the mirror housing on the car if you tighten the extension mirror too tight?
A mirror that looks like it make clip is the ORA ROSSA.
Any other suggestions for towing mirrors on a BA-BF Ford.
Dougwe said
07:56 PM Jun 13, 2015
Now I know you are not interested in them but I have "Clear View" fitted to my Collie and love them BUT have you given any thought to these
Spydermann said
08:00 PM Jun 13, 2015
I looked at Clear View but they only make for a small range of vehicles. A Falcon is not one of them.
I leave the straps on mirrors permanantly and only slide in mirrors when towing van - I have marked the sliding rods with a white + so I can put them in without needing to adjust the best $59.00 I've ever spent.
-- Edited by Possum3 on Saturday 13th of June 2015 09:09:25 PM
Long Weekend said
11:56 AM Jun 14, 2015
I also have a BF wagon and use the mirrors suggested by Chief Douge.
I tried the ones that strap onto the mirror but found that they were too small and didn't project out far enough to give a decent view to the rear.
But if you have a smallish van or a camper trailer the strap one mirrors may suit you. A tip with those mirrors is to wrap a couple of turns of toilet paper around the pivot hinge then a couple of turns of duct or cloth tape over that. Otherwise passing trucks cause the mirror to fold back.
Murray
Spydermann said
06:37 PM Jun 14, 2015
I've had across the bonnet mirrors on a Ford Maverick (great but never fitted / suited any of my cars), clip-ons and those that strap to the door. Clip-ons OK for a camper van but not wide enough for a caravan as noted by Possum. The door strap ones flattened against the side of the car each time a truck came the other way. I did notice that the big trucks with aero scoops rarely, if ever, disturbed my mirrors. The mirrors in the picture above in Chief Douge's post appear a lot more sturdy than what I had. What I did see today was a tug with a set of the Drive Towing Mirror with stabiliser (as per SuperCheap) where the support arm was at about 45 degrees from vertical rather than vertical and it looked very stable.
Bevandy2 said
09:12 PM Jun 14, 2015
I use Aussie Truck mirrors on our BF, quick and easy to get on and off, and once adjusted correctly rarely have to touch them.
See the pic above by Doug.
I leave the straps on mirrors permanantly and only slide in mirrors when towing van - I have marked the sliding rods with a white + so I can put them in without needing to adjust the best $59.00 I've ever spent.
Bought a set. I actually drilled a hole in the top side of the bar. Firstly I couldn't tighten the mirror enough by hand as the bar would eventually twist trying to adjust the mirror. Secondly, I get them in the same position each time. I did have to put a longer bolt in. They do wobble a bit but it's my car mirror that's the weak point. It wobbles so even the expensive Milenco wouldn't be stable. I tried wobbliing the mirrors on the missus SUV and they are rock solid.
Bought a pair of strap-on mirrors for my BF Ute today. However, as the back of the ute mirrors is tapered and not parallel to the rim across top and bottom of the front edges, the mirrors just slide off off. Cannot get them tight enough so I cannot just easily drag them off.
I note that some mirrors (e.g. Milenco) just tighten on the top rim of the car mirrors. Is this stable enough? Can you break the mirror housing on the car if you tighten the extension mirror too tight?
A mirror that looks like it make clip is the ORA ROSSA.
Any other suggestions for towing mirrors on a BA-BF Ford.
Now I know you are not interested in them but I have "Clear View" fitted to my Collie and love them BUT have you given any thought to these
I leave the straps on mirrors permanantly and only slide in mirrors when towing van - I have marked the sliding rods with a white + so I can put them in without needing to adjust the best $59.00 I've ever spent.
It should be http://search.supercheapauto.com.au/search?w=caravan%20towing%20mirrors
-- Edited by Possum3 on Saturday 13th of June 2015 09:09:25 PM
I tried the ones that strap onto the mirror but found that they were too small and didn't project out far enough to give a decent view to the rear.
But if you have a smallish van or a camper trailer the strap one mirrors may suit you. A tip with those mirrors is to wrap a couple of turns of toilet paper around the pivot hinge then a couple of turns of duct or cloth tape over that. Otherwise passing trucks cause the mirror to fold back.
Murray
See the pic above by Doug.
Bevan
Bought a set. I actually drilled a hole in the top side of the bar. Firstly I couldn't tighten the mirror enough by hand as the bar would eventually twist trying to adjust the mirror. Secondly, I get them in the same position each time. I did have to put a longer bolt in. They do wobble a bit but it's my car mirror that's the weak point. It wobbles so even the expensive Milenco wouldn't be stable. I tried wobbliing the mirrors on the missus SUV and they are rock solid.