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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548   
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My thoughts were if there is a rear window in the vehicle (as I said in my post).....I can't really think of many reasons why an interior mirror wouldn't be any use if you can see out of the back  Mark
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24th Nov 2011 7:22pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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There aren't, but that still doesn't make it an MoT requirement. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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24th Nov 2011 9:54pm |
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| KPNuts Member Since: 21 Jan 2011 Location: Near Bedford Posts: 45  
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I was going to post exactly the same question. 2010 110 Utility Station Wagon 1996 110 Station Wagon |
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25th Nov 2011 9:36am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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i have never heard or seen any rear view mirror that is compatible with a shorter arm.
if you do find one bear in mind that the sun visors will require cutting down. |
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25th Nov 2011 11:14am |
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| AlpenAndes Member Since: 20 May 2011 Location: Currently Chile Posts: 128  
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An old thread, but I was looking for a rear view mirror with a shorter bracket. Guys in a german forum said old Opel Corsa A and Kadett mirrors, http://www.ebay.de/itm/OPEL-Kadett-Corsa-I...e64968edd, fit when you widen the holes. I asked if some one can show a picture how that looks installed.
Anybody here got some experience with that already? BR Oskar |
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25th Aug 2012 6:00pm |
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| Tony Member Since: 13 Mar 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 72 
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I also found the original mirror arm to be too long so I removed it and fitted a smaller mirror right at the top of the screen and slightly offset to the passenger side, which has really improved the view out of the windscreen. The mirror (Summit) has plain glass and was about 6 quid from Halfords, but they also do a wider dipping one with prismatic glass which in hindsight might have been a better choice.
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30th Aug 2012 1:38pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841 
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I did a search for "rear view" and MOT and this thread is what I found. With the spare mounted on a wheel carrier; a security grille on the back window; and a dog guard; and an interior roof level shelf, the view out of the rear view mirror is pretty rubbish. I'm thinking of getting a good dashcam, and maybe fabricating a bracket to mount it into the fixing plate for the rear view mirror, and doing away with the rear view altogether. I can manage quite happily with the two side mirrors. This thread is a bit old though, so is the law the same or have the recent MOT changes brought anything else into the mix? Thanks as usual. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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28th Feb 2019 8:49am |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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I took my original arm cut about an inch out, drilled both parts and inserted a stud, glued the two back together using e-metal. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html 90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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28th Feb 2019 9:28am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Cars and Dual Purpose Vehicles first used after 26/01/2010 are required by law to be fitted with offside and near side external mirrors AND an internal mirror (unless the internal mirror cannot provide an adequate view to the rear). The proviso is referring to things such as solid bulkheads rather than how you have loaded your vehicle for example.
For vehicles registered before then, the law requires a minimum of two mirrors, one of which must be on the off side. The other can either be internal or on the near side. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Feb 2019 9:47am |
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| 2010Blackdefender90 Member Since: 07 Jan 2018 Location: London Posts: 562 
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CLSVZ53/ref...9522378929 I have one of these. 👍🏻 |
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28th Feb 2019 4:16pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841
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Thanks Darren - that's really helpful. Off it comes then - mine's a 1994 so no worries. I hope I'll get a much better fitting for the dashcam this way. Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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28th Feb 2019 10:13pm |
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