Wing Mirrors

Post by **R_Parr** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:52 am

Hello all,

I was just wondering how many types of wing mirrors are out there and which ones in your opinion are the best to buy.

Cheers,
Rhys.

Post by **pskipper** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:51 am

I've always found the door mounted ones easier to set up, I can't get Rosies passenger side one aligned to show anything other than the kerb

Post by **ASL642** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:06 am

I couldn't see either (mine used to be mounted on the wing) I bought some and mounted them on the stainless triangle on the quarter light. They do not interfer with it's functioning and can be adjusted easily. They are round and have slightly curved arms. They are handed and the supplier told me to swop them over(i.e. use driver's for passenger side) This makes them even more adjustable. PM me if you want to know spplier.

Post by **pskipper** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:38 am

My last Minor used to have that type, they were much better although some part of me quite enjoys having wing mirrors on the wings even if I can't get one to work

Post by **simmitc** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:38 pm

I've always used wing mirrors with round convex glass on adjustable stems and never had any problem with seeing things.

Post by **tonym911** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:20 pm

The nearside wing mirror sort of works on mine, the offside one not at all. It looks like a design flaw, the mirrors are mounted too far forward on the curve of the wing, if they were back an inch or so they'd be a lot more useful. Door mirrors would definitely be favourite but in a weird way I'm quite enjoying re-learning the long lost art (in a car, anyway) of looking over my right shoulder when manoeuvering. Do that all the time on the mo'bike but it's too easy to rely on door mirrors on modern cars.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:26 pm

Mine are clip-ons, screwed on to the front of the window of each door. You get a wider field of vision from a mirror closer to your eye, which is important to me, driving a van

Out of the packet they worked a bit loose initially, but I took them apart and reassembled them nice and snugly with some copper slip on the threads of the adjusty bits, and they are now completely solid and reliable. The chrome is clearly not going to last that long but what can you expect from modern chrome

I got mine from ESM.

I'm quite attracted to the idea of the ones which screw on to the front lower corner of the quarterlights: but it does mean a bit of drilling, and I gather that they can interfere with the opening of the quarterlights, which doesn't sound ideal. Can't be bothered, really, now that my clip-on ones are working so well.

Post by **pao7psb** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:30 pm

Hi Wibblepuppy,

I fancy some clip-on ones to complement the ones on my wings (especially the one on the passenger side - there's a ruddy great bonnet hump in the way of me being able to see it..)

Have you got any more details?

Cheers,

Paul.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:37 pm

IIRC this is the type I got:

http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... 63ee069eef

When you fit them, block up the gap around the door window - a piece of newspaper draped over the gap will do it. you really don't want to drop the little plastic washer down the door slot

wibble

Post by **bpr81a** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:12 pm

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:16 pm

bpr81a wrote:

Why?

Post by **bpr81a** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:24 pm

you really don't want to drop the little plastic washer down the door slot

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt....

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:27 pm

Ah! Gotcha

Yeah - took me about half an hour to fish mine out using blu-tack on the end of a piece of bamboo

Post by **bpr81a** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:32 pm

I found a substitute! At least I always know where there's a spare.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:33 pm

Share?

Post by **bpr81a** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:32 pm

In the bottom of the door!

Post by **twincamman** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:24 am

There's some nice mirrors on the Ratsport website.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:58 am

bpr81a wrote:In the bottom of the door!

hahahaha

sorry, bit slow on the uptake there