We have happily used Milenco Grand Aero mirrors for many years, but since we changed our Kia Sorento for a 2024 model, we have found it more difficult to attach them to the car mirrors - they are tricky to fit in between the wing mirror casing and the glass, and the wing mirror glass often ends up moving as a result, meaning we have to take the towing mirror off, adjust the glass and start again.
As a result, we recently bit the financial bullet and bought a set of EMUK mirrors, and are really pleased with them. Not only are they easy to fit and really secure (our main reason for buying them), as an unexpected bonus they give a much better view of the road behind the caravan when towing.
Expensive yes, but well worth it in our opinion.
I've been happily using Milenco mirrors on my Citroen since I got the caravan 9 years ago, but had to learn a few tricks to ease fitment.
The clamps are fitted to the top of the car mirror casing, now I learnt to tilt the car mirror glass down a little (electrically operated) to widen the gap between mirror and casing so the Milenco clamps fitted in easily (otherwise they appeared not to fit!).
Once the Milencos were fitted, I adjusted the car mirrors back up, but not to normal driving position, but tilted a little lower and closer so that my view better included the caravan sides and wheels. That means the Milencos give me rear road/traffic views, and the car mirrors give me a view of caravan sides and wheels which means I can see clearly what my clearances are when turning corners and manoeuvring. Less chance of bumping caravan wheels over kerbs or scuffing tyres/rims against them, also gives reassurance that those dreadful often nearly impossible to see low posts/obstacles are well clear of caravan body, when negotiating narrow lanes (which I seem to do a lot of!) I can see how close the n/s caravan wheel is to falling off the tarmac onto the mud verge!
The combination of Milencos and adjusted car mirrors gives a MUCH wider view than leaving car mirrors in normal driving position. The Milencos are easy to fit, the electric car mirrors are easy to return to normal driving position after Milencos removed.
If you've not got electric car mirrors, I could see it would all be much more of a faff to fit and align them all. I also have the advantage that my car is wide, the towing mirrors are nearly unnecessary, so they are well placed to give the view of the caravan sides/wheels.
Grateful I didn't have to run to the expense of EMUK custom fit mirrors!
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Topic: EMUK Towing Mirrors
