Wills Wagon Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Help please do you know of any independent suppliers? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddies104 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Hi Just google mirror guard or similar and see what comes up, but guess you have done that already, Mirror Guard themselves are £100 per pair ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Strachan Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 We got ours from Outdoorbits. Hope we never need to find out how good they work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix Meanderer Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Hi - you could just google the product but to save you time this is the website: http://www.mirrorguard.co.uk/ Paul is the inventor and he has the patent so controls who sells them. Best to go directly to him, although he does trade at some shows. Excellent product - saved our mirror from french white van man attack - twice! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Agree with the fact 'they do work' after being 'swiped' by a flatbed truck nr. St.Mawes,Cornwall. It was such a noisy 'thump' that I expected a large gouge out of the side of the van, as well as the the mirror being forcibly whacked back. No broken glass (for me anyway) cracked indicator lens, but the mirrorguard doesn't cover those (obviously). So, pleased that I have a set. even if they are a bit expensive. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leake Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I'd like to apologise to the impatient driver of a BMW estate who caught our mirror guard an almighty thump. No doubt he will be pleased to know that he failed to cause any damage and I managed to,remove the blue BMW paint with the aid of a little polish. Nothing is full proof but they do seem to work and are well worth the money. My local dealer tells me they stock mirrors and in season replace two or three a week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wills Wagon Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thank you very much for your responses. Will order tomorrow. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 My VW T4 was hit twice. Once while parked and the glass shattered. The second time was on a bend on a country road at night, which was really scary, and the impact wrecked the adjustment motor but the glass was OK. In both cases the outer shell was OK. Are the Ducato casings a bit fragile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leake Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Muswell - 2013-07-04 8:55 AM My VW T4 was hit twice. Once while parked and the glass shattered. The second time was on a bend on a country road at night, which was really scary, and the impact wrecked the adjustment motor but the glass was OK. In both cases the outer shell was OK. Are the Ducato casings a bit fragile? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Muswell - 2013-07-04 9:55 AM My VW T4 was hit twice. Once while parked and the glass shattered. The second time was on a bend on a country road at night, which was really scary, and the impact wrecked the adjustment motor but the glass was OK. In both cases the outer shell was OK. Are the Ducato casings a bit fragile? Only if something hard hits them at a combined speed of say 60 or 80 miles per hour. Better to actually leave more room than try protecting them with another £100 cost for some more plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 This is true, but in the case of my later incident there was no more room to my left and the oncoming vehicle had decided to cut the apex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 could do with some for a ford fiesta..wife on 3rd replacement and they ain't cheap *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 JudgeMental - 2013-07-05 2:57 PM could do with some for a ford fiesta..wife on 3rd replacement and they ain't cheap *-) Cheaper to replace wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 JudgeMental - 2013-07-05 1:57 PM could do with some for a ford fiesta..wife on 3rd replacement and they ain't cheap *-) When my mirrors have been clipped in London it's been when the car has been stopped. It's sobering when it happens at speed and you realise that a few more inches and it would be a lot more than a new mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Muswell - 2013-07-05 2:26 PM ...It's sobering when it happens at speed and you realise that a few more inches and it would be a lot more than a new mirror. We've had conversations along those lines before... When traveling along some of our more rural A roads and when ever you cross with a bus or lorry, you glance in your mirror to see that you've only cleared each other by a matter of a few inches... What with dry stone walls and overhanging branches trying to wipe out the N/S..and Tesco wagons etc trying to rip out the O/S wall, I've often wondered how some of these tag axle MHs(and ruddy great big twin axle caravans) manage to make it to some sites in one piece..? :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crbtaylor Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 On a recent trip abroad our near side mirror was clouted by a large misplaced road divider at road works. Luckily the impact with our mirror through the offending object away from the van. The mirror appeared to have broken with the glass hanging on by a wire. Once out of the road works we were able to safely stop and examine the damage. Luckily no cracks. no broken glass so it just all clipped back together ;-)). We now carry a spare glass, just in case. The mis placed road diver was caused by very large HGV's travelling at speed on very narrow lanes, clouting the dividers as the trundled along. Still not bought any mirror guards ...... yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 crbtaylor - 2013-07-05 4:27 PM On a recent trip abroad our near side mirror was clouted by a large misplaced road divider at road works. Luckily the impact with our mirror through the offending object away from the van. The mirror appeared to have broken with the glass hanging on by a wire. Once out of the road works we were able to safely stop and examine the damage. Luckily no cracks. no broken glass so it just all clipped back together ;-)). We now carry a spare glass, just in case. The mis placed road diver was caused by very large HGV's travelling at speed on very narrow lanes, clouting the dividers as the trundled along. Still not bought any mirror guards ...... yet. Ummmm....was it not actually caused by you clouting the road divider with your mirror, rather than it clouting your mirror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 pepe63 - 2013-07-05 2:47 PM What with dry stone walls and overhanging branches trying to wipe out the N/S..and Tesco wagons etc trying to rip out the O/S wall, I've often wondered how some of these tag axle MHs(and ruddy great big twin axle caravans) manage to make it to some sites in one piece..? :-S C'mon it's obvious....you only see the ones that made it :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Saved my mirror on a number of occasions when keying in entry / exit codes on campsites ( set for car door heights) when driving off and clipping various bits of posts, barriers etc. (Those with high swivel seats and cab pillars will know what I mean *-) ) Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 BGD - 2013-07-05 3:29 PM Ummmm....was it not actually caused by you clouting the road divider with your mirror, rather than it clouting your mirror? I quote the immortal words "I was hit by a stationary vehicle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 BGD - 2013-07-05 12:13 PM Muswell - 2013-07-04 9:55 AM My VW T4 was hit twice. Once while parked and the glass shattered. The second time was on a bend on a country road at night, which was really scary, and the impact wrecked the adjustment motor but the glass was OK. In both cases the outer shell was OK. Are the Ducato casings a bit fragile? Only if something hard hits them at a combined speed of say 60 or 80 miles per hour. Better to actually leave more room than try protecting them with another £100 cost for some more plastic? You can leave all the room in the world (even on a South Devon so called A road) and some 'Bod' will still want their side of the road, AND part of yours too. Better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Muswell - 2013-07-05 3:33 PM pepe63 - 2013-07-05 2:47 PM What with dry stone walls and overhanging branches trying to wipe out the N/S..and Tesco wagons etc trying to rip out the O/S wall, I've often wondered how some of these tag axle MHs(and ruddy great big twin axle caravans) manage to make it to some sites in one piece..? :-S C'mon it's obvious....you only see the ones that made it :-D Oh yeah! (lol) ...I didn't think that through,did I.... (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek pringle Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Hi, Whilst in Wales a couple of weeks ago I clashed wing mirrors with another vehicle along a narrow stretch of road, a terrible noise it made as well, but neither of us could stop due to the road and road works on it. I fortunately have mirror protectors on the van but the mirror did pop out although no damage done. The vehicle I clashed with?---another motorhome, I do hope his vehicle was as ok as mine. cheers derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 At £120 + p & p to expensive for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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