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dantastic

Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: London
Posts: 367

I have been looking at these too. Expensive but if they solve my problem...

For you who have them, reversing a trailer 90 degrees to the left (passenger side) - How does it work out???

I now regularly have to do this maneuver through a tight gap and I can't see the gap, nor the direction the trailer is going!

14th May 2015 8:34am

Trevor Wright

Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 87

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

I fitted a convex mirror on the offside and the plain large mirror on the nearside. Following a decent run I was not happy and reversed the convex mirror so the small mirror it is now at the top (just remove the rubber surround, pop out the mirror and reverse and replace the rubber surround). I find this arrangement a lot better, although I'm sure more adjustment will improve the image. Trevor Wright
'08 90 TDCi/TD4 XS SW

14th May 2015 6:39pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

X4SKP wrote:
Hi munch90

No just about to, dragged this home with both the wrong towing arrangement (ball too high)
and no adjustment to mirrors, but felt that the standard set up didn't restrict my view.

Want to ensure that I avoid the 3 points on my clean license though... (and a fine)

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how did you find it ? need extra mirrors ?

14th May 2015 8:29pm

Spruce Pirate

Member Since: 08 Feb 2013
Location: Stirlingshire
Posts: 124

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 HT Zambezi Silver

I fitted a set of these last night, a quick blast up the A9 to Aviemore today confirms they're brilliant. They look bigger in the box than they do fitted. They don't wobble about any more than the old normal size heads did (but then again, I did make sure and tighten them up properly), visibility from the hard top 110 improved no end, I'd definitely recommend a set. Station wagon owners might not find them quite so useful. Not tried them for towing yet. Dirty Deeds - Done Dirt Cheap

14th May 2015 8:36pm

TDCi Guy

Member Since: 17 Aug 2014
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 286

1996 Defender 110 300 Tdi HCPU Auto Keswick Green

Does anyone have any pics of these "head on"? Would like to see how much bigger than standard they look. Tom
@tditomprice
100” Defender Hybrid
2010 Alaska White 90 HT

14th May 2015 8:44pm

trooper

Member Since: 11 Mar 2014
Location: west sussex
Posts: 102

Beware, After fitting mine, I too found that they were better with the small mirror at the top.
However after removing the rubber to change the mirrors over (LH/RH) I notice that the fixing plate on both mirrors was not engaged into the fork slots & with pressure the mirror would break away, since it was being held only by the plastic surround. My advice is to check after fitting, by removing the rubber & mirror to ensure the allen screw & fork fitting is correct.[/b]

15th May 2015 11:07am

Trevor Wright

Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 87

Within the mirror housing is a rectangular plastic plate with two holes. The fixing bolt will go through one of these holes if the plate is correctly pressed back into the housing. If not then the bolt will press up on the plate. You cannot tell from outside, so I suggest when you install these mirrors, remove the rubber surround and mirror first and check all is correctly located inside as you screw in the bolt. Trevor Wright
'08 90 TDCi/TD4 XS SW

20th May 2015 10:21am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Brendan

11th Jun 2015 9:56pm

ppad

Member Since: 16 Nov 2012
Location: now, UK S Coast
Posts: 223

Resurrecting an old thread with comment on mirrors .. I fitted large both sides long ago partly as I was toing and froing to Switzerland, RH plain and LH (mudstuff) blindspot.
LH never held in place. Never. In the end drilled the ball joint and put 2 screws into the assembly. Then it stopped moving.
RH was solid as. It was Britax. Till last week when a passing van just touched it enough to compress the rubber 1/2mm and - damn.

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ordered another from Paddock. Won't tighten. Not nohow.

Looking at them, both are now Unitruck and they sure look flimsier than the old one.
The old RH rubber is thick solid and tight. The new Unitruck is thin and floppy, can easily peel it off with fingertips. And the glue joint is, well not very glued or jointed. Not really good imo.
Spoke to paddock, that's the only make they sell.
Looked at the mudstuff website reviews for this product and the recommendation is unbelievably to "dismantle the mirror before fitting " and "plastic sounding snap from the inside of the mirror " ..
This is not good for a decent sized piece of glass tootling down the busy roads.

I'll bodge it up for now but if anyone knows where I can get a not Unitruck large Def mirror, at reasonable price do tell. Sold the much modified 110 2.8, in Oz
Brought the 90 home from Switzerland ...

15th Mar 2018 3:07pm

zsd-puma

Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 2720

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Quote:
he old RH rubber is thick solid and tight. The new Unitruck is thin and floppy, can easily peel it off with fingertips. And the glue joint is, well not very glued or jointed. Not really good imo.

Use the old rubber, dunk it in some boiling water it'll soften up enough to be able to fit it to your new mirror.

15th Mar 2018 7:22pm

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