BA-BF Falcon Mirrors

Spydermann · Senior Member

BA-BF Falcon Mirrors

Dougwe · Chief one feather

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 · Senior Member

I looked at Clear View but they only make for a small range of vehicles. A Falcon is not one of them.

Possum3 · Guru

I have been using the SuperCheap easy fit pair for three years search.supercheapauto.com.au/search%20towing%20mirrors

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.

Possum3 · Guru

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

Long Weekend · Guru

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 · Senior Member

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 · Senior Member

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.

Bevan

Spydermann · Senior Member

Possum3 wrote:
I have been using the SuperCheap easy fit pair for three years search.supercheapauto.com.au/search%20towing%20mirrors

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.