hi tuggers we are about to start tugging for the first time, and require some of your valuable advice about which mirrors to buy from the ukcs shop we like the look of the pyramid suckit and see ones, dose anyone use them, our car is a vw passat.
Yup! we have done so and find them smashing not problems at all. If soemone thinks they may fall off there is a strap in a just in case. But I doubt they will fall off anyway. Besides others can slip down as my brother in laws attached by straps did that he was forever adjusting them. The suction is excellant on the mirror. We have a Skoda Yeti, rounded mirrors at the back a big hump but I did ask the same question myself to the seller. What about the big hump, that is when he said they did not affect them but they do have straps just in case.
I know some have said they take away some of the viewing mirror but Bob never found it was any problem he could see all he needed & wanted to without any problem.
I tried a set of "rubber strappy" mirrors and found they didn't sit well on the plastic mouldings around the mirror so have bought a set of the suck-on ones. So far they seem very secure, but you do need to ensure that the glass is clean first.
Quote: Originally posted by LlaniDavis on 07/5/2011Hello fellow Yeti owner.
I tried a set of "rubber strappy" mirrors and found they didn't sit well on the plastic mouldings around the mirror so have bought a set of the suck-on ones. So far they seem very secure, but you do need to ensure that the glass is clean first.
Hi there LlaniDavis,
How do you find the Yeti then?We came from a camper van so it was totally different. had to be very careful as it has a fantastic pick up to go. It actually leaves ithers cars still standing still. But we never meant to even try a get away from the lights quick car start.It so happened nothing was in front of us as she roared into action. Talk about shot from a gun.Even another man who drove it and not the Skoda dealer said it was a very good car to drive very responsive.
I have had Freelanders for the last 7 years and the Yeti is far far better for what I need.
Excellent power, brilliant fuel consumption, plenty of room, cheap insurance, and it tows really well. It has coped with all the off-road work I have put it through, and most importantly my wife loves it!
Got it last July with 3,000 miles on the clock and it has just had it's first service at 19,000 miles.
EDIT; I've put a set of the strappy mirrors in the For Sale section.
To be quite honest I don't get on with the pyramid suck it mirrors and am looking around for some alternatives. Whilst they are great to adjust they don't provide the same degree of visibility and you lose the use of your existing mirrors.
I would never use a stick on mirror. First, it can fall off, and second, you lose most of the vision in your existing mirrors. I would always rather have 4 views than 2.
I think you need to think carefully before you buy as you want to get it right and not have to buy another set. For what its worth my view would be not to go for suck it and see. When towing you need all the rearward vision you can get and that includes both towing and vehicle mirrors. I have a pair of convex Milenco Grand Aeros which might be a bit OTT for a saloon car but the do a smaller version. You also have to decide whether you have convex or flat, I prefer convex as they match the car mirrors.
Quote: Originally posted by mjw1999 on 08/5/2011
I Think the Milenco Aero mirrors are great. We have the Grand Aero for our 4x4. Very stable mirrors that clamp to your existing mirror casing.
I use these too, our second set of towing mirrors (first set were horrible) and find this brand faultless.... good visability and at about £10 each bargain!!!
We have used the 'suck it' mirrors for the past 5 years and would hate to have to go back to using the old strap-on type. The ease and accuracy of adjustment for these mirrors makes them a real advance as far as we are concerned. We have one plain and one convex and they work a treat. We find that the suction pad obscures no more than 25% of the area of the car mirror and in 5 years have only once had a mirror fall off, when it had not been correctly attached. Even then, thanks to the retaining strap and the light weight of the mirror itself, no harm was done to either the mirror itself or the car bodywork.
Certainly these would be my personal recommendation.
Quote: Originally posted by kevtore999 on 08/5/2011
Quote: Originally posted by mjw1999 on 08/5/2011
I Think the Milenco Aero mirrors are great. We have the Grand Aero for our 4x4. Very stable mirrors that clamp to your existing mirror casing.
I use these too, our second set of towing mirrors (first set were horrible) and find this brand faultless.... good visability and at about £10 each bargain!!!
I am another pleased user of the Milenco Grand Aero, not cheap but I think you get what you pay for. I opted for the extra wide arms kit so that I could see all the way down the side of my van.
Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 08/5/2011
I think you need to think carefully before you buy as you want to get it right and not have to buy another set. For what its worth my view would be not to go for suck it and see. When towing you need all the rearward vision you can get and that includes both towing and vehicle mirrors. I have a pair of convex Milenco Grand Aeros which might be a bit OTT for a saloon car but the do a smaller version. You also have to decide whether you have convex or flat, I prefer convex as they match the car mirrors.
David
Great advise here so pay attention, Thanks David! Like david says you don't want to loose any vision in your existing mirrors as these are the mirrors you are most familiar with. Also if they only cover 25% of your existing mirror, then you are down to 75% vision from your existing mirrors, why settle for less than 100%? Don't worry one bit about adjustment as you set the milenco's once before you leave home and they stay set. Did 700 miles from Manchester to Brittany last year over 2 days without having to re-set the milenco's. I even removed them overnight to fill up then clamped them back on in the morning and they were still set just right.
We have a grand picasso and we use the ones that suck on the mirror but it has to be clean first and so far been great . We also like the skoda Yeti 2.0 TDI DSG and the new Bailey Orion 430-4 that is our next outfit what it like on fuel.
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