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Post by RollyDog on Nov 6, 2009 20:35:15 GMT 10
I wanted to keep the era theme for the towing mirrors on the Hunter with the style that bracket onto the side of the bonnet but these marked the paint the first time on the new car so I tried some older ones off the door but they vibrated too much. Does anyone have any suggestion or do I bite the bullet and buy a new set that hang off the mudguards with the bracket on the bonnet edge and an elastic strap to the mudguard edge. I can get the new ones from $78 to $95 a pair. Rollydog
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Post by Don Ricardo on Nov 6, 2009 21:55:44 GMT 10
...but these marked the paint the first time on the new car so I tried some older ones off the door but they vibrated too much... But Rollydog, marked paintwork and mirrors vibrating so much you can't see anything IS part of the era! ;D ;D ;D Man, oh man, how many bits of foam rubber have I cut to stop the paintwork marking, and how many screws/nuts have I tightened to billyo trying to stop the vibration? I bet there are quite a few people out there who could tell similar stories! Sorry, I haven't answered your question, but your comments brought back so many memories! Don Ricardo
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Post by Jennison on Nov 7, 2009 6:43:53 GMT 10
What about the ones that clamp on to the front guards at the bonnet edge and under the wheel arch which are "screw" adjusted up tight by hand. All metal frame,solid as a rock and no vibration in the mirrors or chippig of paint thru looseness or vibration. I have 2 sets I picked up second hand and both work well - and no bar accoss the bonnet! jennison
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Post by ronmcgr on Nov 7, 2009 20:14:20 GMT 10
What about the ones that clamp on to the front guards at the bonnet edge and under the wheel arch which are "screw" adjusted up tight by hand. All metal frame,solid as a rock and no vibration in the mirrors or chippig of paint thru looseness or vibration. I have 2 sets I picked up second hand and both work well - and no bar accoss the bonnet! jennison Had those on my 75 Fairlane. They shook like hell and still gave a vibrating vision Simple answer, "rear View Camera" and simple side view mirrors. Cheers, Ron
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Post by ronmcgr on Nov 8, 2009 8:43:48 GMT 10
What about the ones that clamp on to the front guards at the bonnet edge and under the wheel arch which are "screw" adjusted up tight by hand. All metal frame,solid as a rock and no vibration in the mirrors or chippig of paint thru looseness or vibration. I have 2 sets I picked up second hand and both work well - and no bar accoss the bonnet! jennison Had those on my 75 Fairlane. They shook like hell and still gave a vibrating vision Simple answer, "rear View Camera" and simple side view mirrors. Cheers, Ron I think the fault with my mirrors was the long bar (8" wide Caravan) that extended out and held them. It did not have a brace and therefore shook. "If" there was some way to fit truck type mirrors to a similar set up, it would work really well. having a mirror held top and bottom, sure beats a swivel at the centre rear Cheers, Ron
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Post by ronmcgr on Nov 8, 2009 8:51:32 GMT 10
Rod, Something like this should work. The mounting on the back of the mirror is much more solid than the ones I had. They also look "retro" Do not know the cost, I saw them here: www.proquip.com.au/index.htmlCheers, Ron
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Post by Jennison on Nov 8, 2009 19:39:35 GMT 10
Mine are sort of similar but sit rock solid, the screw adjust is more solid than springs I think. I'm not surprised that yours rattled and vibrated Ron - they were attached to a ford!!!!! (joke there people!) regards jennison
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Post by ronmcgr on Nov 14, 2009 13:17:37 GMT 10
Rod,
I bought a pair of mirrors, discounted at Mitre Ten, Strathpine. I'll drop them over next week and you can use then for the Canungra trip and see how they fair.
They are similar to the vibrating ones I had on the Fairlane. As "Jennison" posted, I guess I'm lucky they were on the Ford. Had it been a Holden they would have shaken so much, you would not see a thing!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Seeing yours is a British vehicle, they will not shake ;D
Cheers, Ron
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Post by kaybee on Nov 14, 2009 14:53:11 GMT 10
Seeing yours is a British vehicle, they will not shake ;D Cheers, Ron ......because it will be going so dismally slow..... ;D ;D
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Post by RollyDog on Nov 14, 2009 15:34:39 GMT 10
British vehicle Japanese engine - not so slow! Thanks Ron, that would be appreciated, Finally go an email back from Pro quip and they are clearing out of those mirror so wonder a bit about them as I'd rather look closely at something before I buy it. Rollydog
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Post by kingy on Nov 17, 2009 7:13:23 GMT 10
Made up these mirrors recently, and for the mere cost of $45 Mirror heads - $11.50 each bolts, wing nuts, 2.5 mts teel tube, paint, brackets - $22 2- 3 hours work Shoulda dunnit ages ago - they work a treat and take seconds to fit/remove Kingy
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Post by yellowuki on Nov 17, 2009 7:59:28 GMT 10
Dunno what you're all carrying on for. I wanna see where I'm going, not where I've been Anyways, I get best view from a bar across the bonnet and....as with the gurad mounted mirrors, they can be used to judge the width of gateways, bridges etc! Yellowuki ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by minicamper on Nov 17, 2009 9:35:06 GMT 10
Ok, so you guys have answered a few of my questions without me even having to ask.. but one still remains... What about those of us with a "humpy" bonnet..? The guards are "angled" to follow the bonnet hump as it narrows to the front, the one's shown on the Ford here wouldn't work. One arm under the bonnet would need to be longer and angled to suit the Austin bonnet. I gather the FX/FJ's would be the same, or do they have a straight edge bonnet? Does that make sense? Cheers Chris
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Post by sportsman 1 on Nov 17, 2009 16:46:49 GMT 10
I am going to have an even bigger problem with mirrors when I get Hilda finished.
The bonnet on the Vagabond lifts from the side. I think if I mount the mirrors off brackets on the guards the bonnet will hit them when it is lifted. If I mount them like Kingy's but secure the brackets to the bonnet instead of the inner guard the cross rod will hit the guard as it is opened.
I am thinking of making a mounting bracket either off the guard mirrors or off the bracket that holds the side curtain on. Either way it is going to take a bit of fiddling. Oh well, thats what makes life interesting I guess.
cheers, Leigh.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2009 18:28:51 GMT 10
Hi Ya Kingo... Now listen up... what ya gotta do is position a Hills hoist behind the van and see if ya can reverse using your new mirrors without hitting it...... ;D ;D ;D. Sorry ... didnt mean to bring back bad memories. It was all the clotheslines fault last time .... now wasnt it Steve.... Reddo
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Post by RollyDog on Nov 17, 2009 20:12:21 GMT 10
Kingy I like the idea as I have the ones that go across the bonnet but mounting them the way you have may be better. Ron Mc has lent me some guard mount ones for this weekend and they seem to fit OK but I'll try them before i go to check on vibration. Rollydog
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Post by urkel1965 on Nov 17, 2009 20:16:01 GMT 10
Hi Chris Below is a mirror fitted to my FX. As per below, these are supposedly original FX/FX mirrors. I painted them to roughly match the car. You can see they have a double kink where they hook onto the guard. The guard isn't square, so where it hooks on to the guard is not quite 90 deg, to allow for the shape. Also, I bought a modern set for my EJ. It has basically square guards, but I still had to adapt them slightly so they sat flat on the body. And yes, I get a fair bit of vibration, but I really only want to see if a car or truck is behind me - not necessarily be able to read its number plate, or see if the driver has parsley stuck in his/her teeth!! Steve
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Post by kingy on Nov 18, 2009 10:04:43 GMT 10
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Post by Roehm3108 on Nov 18, 2009 11:02:18 GMT 10
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Post by minicamper on Nov 18, 2009 11:26:54 GMT 10
Hey Steve,
That's not quite the same..
Your bonnet edge is straight and runs parallel to the outer edge of the guard to the headlight. On mine, the bonnet tapers in towards the front of the car, as the top of the guard is wider at the front of the car than at the windscreen base... Cheers Chris
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Post by urkel1965 on Nov 18, 2009 11:58:16 GMT 10
Hi Chris, It isn't quire parallel, although the mirror frame has a swivel on each leg where if hooks between bonnet & guard, which does give a certain amount of flexibility. The modern ones don't seem to have this. Cheers Steve
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Post by elpea on Nov 25, 2009 19:01:25 GMT 10
posted by urkel1965 Also, I bought a modern set for my EJ. It has basically square guards, but I still had to adapt them slightly so they sat flat on the body. And yes, I get a fair bit of vibration, but I really only want to see if a car or truck is behind me - not necessarily be able to read its number plate, or see if the driver has parsley stuck in his/her teeth!! Steve
bought 4 caravan jack & a pair of these type of mirrors came with them. They are very good, but only as solid as the mudguard you put them on. I have a landrover discovery, put them on and they vibrate so much that they are useless. You would reckon that 4X4 mudguard would be very strong, but goes to prove they build those older cars to last!
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Post by elpea on Sept 12, 2010 17:34:13 GMT 10
I have fixed the vibration problem with this type arrangement. I have replaced the original flat mirrors with the new wide angle type mirrors. Now very happy with my towing mirror set up
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