Hi all, anyone having problems with Clearviw mirrors rubber seals corroding and running down the car doors. Ive had mine for nearly four years on a 105 series Landcruiser and it is becoming a real problem when I wash the vehicle or when it rains. Black rubber stains all the way down the paintwork. Its similar to the mess you get when your wiper blades wear out.
The seals are at the base of the mirrors where they are bolted to the door frame.
I would be interested to know how many people are experiencing this problem before I start jumping up and down.
Cheers Len
Birdy1710 said
04:28 PM Oct 29, 2018
G,day Dolly, Had them for about 8 years, no problems
Yuglamron said
05:25 PM Oct 29, 2018
I had a similar problem with the rubber seals where my truck mirrors joined the body.(Not Clearview)
UV degrades rubber pretty quickly and I used to use CT 18 truck wash. I found the CT18 speeds up the degradation of the rubbers also, so I stopped using it and started using Armour All on all the external rubbers, from mirror mounts to the Window rubbers. Haven't had a problem since. Don't use it on the rubber wipers. It stops the wiper blades working.Lol
Hetho said
06:15 PM Oct 29, 2018
5 years now and have not experienced your problem.
Cheers.
Hetho.
RosieW said
10:44 PM Oct 29, 2018
Nope. We've had ours - 2 years (?) or is it 3....
the rocket said
10:52 PM Oct 29, 2018
Hi dolly, had 4 years. Have not seen a problem.
Dolly said
08:19 AM Oct 30, 2018
Thanks for your comments everybody.
ARB installed them, so they have asked me to bring the car in for a check and they will report to Clearview for me.
So well take it from there.
Pleased you are not having issues.
Len
Dougwe said
11:34 AM Oct 30, 2018
I have had mine for 4 years and still working great. I would never leave home without them. Clearview are great to deal with and chat to.
Meredith said
11:42 AM Oct 30, 2018
We had Clearviews on our Pajero for 5 years and have now had them on our Landcruiser for 3 years and haven't seen that with either of them.
Warren-Pat_01 said
10:24 PM Oct 31, 2018
Dolly,
You can tell by the comments as to how many members live below Brisbane. All rubbers perish, go hard & crack here in the tropics (& sub-tropics) - jocks & windscreen wiper blades are the most prevalent!
I had a look at the sealing gasket (rubber, I think it was) under my air cleaner's lid yesterday (is mounted up the front of the car so it should be cooler than the batteries). It broke into many pieces.
G,day Dolly, Had them for about 8 years, no problems
I had a similar problem with the rubber seals where my truck mirrors joined the body.(Not Clearview)
UV degrades rubber pretty quickly and I used to use CT 18 truck wash. I found the CT18 speeds up the degradation of the rubbers also, so I stopped using it and started using Armour All on all the external rubbers, from mirror mounts to the Window rubbers. Haven't had a problem since. Don't use it on the rubber wipers. It stops the wiper blades working.Lol
5 years now and have not experienced your problem.
Cheers.
Hetho.
Hi dolly, had 4 years. Have not seen a problem.
You can tell by the comments as to how many members live below Brisbane. All rubbers perish, go hard & crack here in the tropics (& sub-tropics) - jocks & windscreen wiper blades are the most prevalent!
I had a look at the sealing gasket (rubber, I think it was) under my air cleaner's lid yesterday (is mounted up the front of the car so it should be cooler than the batteries). It broke into many pieces.