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fatboy
Vanorak judge judy Joined: 12 Mar 07 Location: Stourport Status: Offline Points: 1069 |
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Especially when you've come from 'rado mirrors
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'83 T3 westy - biguns got it
68 buggy again!- Roger the cat is going to finish it Syncro, previously known as the scoobyvelle Shit I need to sell some MORE cars! |
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max and caddy
Vanorak Joined: 12 Dec 09 Location: Lancaster..uk Status: Offline Points: 4866 |
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Syncro mirrors are the best thing going....you can see the back wheel going round as well as everything else behind you...also available heated! LT ones are usable but the lower bracket is spaced differently so some fiddling about is needed and the tube needs modifying as well, a set of genuine new syncro T3 mirrors can be found for £200 unheated.
I have a load of standard mirrors going cheap as well, but get syncro ones....you will never look back.....well you will but you will be able to see back whereas before you couldn't look back even if you wanted to.....see what I did there? |
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fufflenarnia
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To quote the inbetweeners "brilliant"
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silverbullet
Yardie Ingenieur Joined: 10 Jun 09 Status: Offline Points: 743 |
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They do look the part, also fitted to awful Sherpa vans IIRC! A bit like scaled-down factory wide-body Pritschenwagwen mirrors. Now if you could get the LT / 16" mirror base on it's own...
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Have I missed anything?
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fragilecolin
Yardie Joined: 23 Aug 11 Location: Worcester Status: Offline Points: 304 |
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Hey Rowlesy, you got any brackets for these?
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On bended knee is no way to be free.
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rowlesy
Vanorak murdered the murderwagen Joined: 09 Oct 05 Location: up unit! Status: Offline Points: 6466 |
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yes buddy! I just need to stick them together! if you get some mirrors make sure you ask for the fixing screws as there imperial....land rover see....imp unf metric bsf...... all in there somewhere!
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UberFukz broke another! sucky sucky five dollah!
always out numbered never out gunned! RWS welding 07846 380 467 (worcs) |
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fragilecolin
Yardie Joined: 23 Aug 11 Location: Worcester Status: Offline Points: 304 |
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Looks to my untrained eye that they are not handed, just need to swivel the mirror 180'?
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On bended knee is no way to be free.
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fufflenarnia
Vanorak #1 Cable Shift Bitch Joined: 04 Sep 10 Location: Redhill, Surrey Status: Offline Points: 1362 |
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Yep, not handed.
Absolutely brilliant - like all good ideas, I though best to copy it! Thanks Rowlsey! |
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Vaniller
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Get a cheap mirror.
Cover the round bit of the mount in impact adhesive. Sprinkle on sand. Allow to dry. Put together loosely and adjust on the van. Tape it so it doesn't move. Take off van and tighten. Hey presto cheap mirror that shouldn't move. But think the landy ones look good... |
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Every job means my van is a bit more sorted....
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fragilecolin
Yardie Joined: 23 Aug 11 Location: Worcester Status: Offline Points: 304 |
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I am going for the landy ones cos they look good, they also show more of the line of admirers queuing up behind my bus when I pootle through the countryside
Also, the GSF ones perish! The magic bit is already giving up and turning brown!
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On bended knee is no way to be free.
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Allanw
Vanorak SYCOPHANTIC TRAINEE WELSHMAN Joined: 21 Mar 10 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 1211 |
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That would have helped today, when I backed over a recycling bin, then dragged it onto the road..... can still smell burning plastic from the exhaust |
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Allan :-)
'84 T3 Kombi, EJ25 DOHC, apprentice Viking... Duct Tape can't fix stupid, but it can MUFFLE the sound. |
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fragilecolin
Yardie Joined: 23 Aug 11 Location: Worcester Status: Offline Points: 304 |
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Lovely! Pair genuine mirrors bought from a local garage, £11:90 each and ye olde thread fixings bunged in for free
How do I sort the brackets Mr Rolwsey?
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On bended knee is no way to be free.
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Abyss
Yardie Joined: 20 May 11 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 308 |
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I really need to do something...now I guess we could blame my bad driving..but seriously before owning this van Ive hit nothing..this van ive done all sorts..im not even going to say..
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90 VW T3 Syncro Panel Stealth Camper
98 VW T4 Transporter 1200 LWB 2.4TD - Syncro wannabe |
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Dave307
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I have a problem similar to this in that each time I hit the dual carrigeway in my van my wings mirrors like to streamline themselves and close in, so all i can see is the floor or the drivers door.
Looking at an alternative.
Like the Idea of after market ones how easy are the brackets to make up and does any one have a template.
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nookie
Not Quite Newbie Joined: 04 Nov 10 Location: Normandie Franc Status: Offline Points: 36 |
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To start You have a Vw that gos fast enough to fold the mirrors in WOW I drive a defender with standard mirrors a lot!! a hell of a lot ( for a living to pay for my T3 !! ) and frankly the mirrors are great overall and IF YOU BREAK ONE !! easy and cheap to repear I drive for pleasure a T3 with the big mirrors ( caravelle ) and yes they are good but the defender ones are a lot cheaper !! if you break one .I had a T3 with standard mirrors before and they were frankly crap !! Couldn't see a great deal behind with them
Hope this helps Mike |
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1990 2.1 Syncro Caravelle Westfalia Pop Top
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mrhutch
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another vote for the landy mirrors..
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T3 1981 Westy Vanagon - thinks lubricant is a fuel
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Abyss
Yardie Joined: 20 May 11 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 308 |
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OK OK they look great...now divuldge,,all the info please! (Currently scouring eBay and the like..but im sure you have something better to say anyway)
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90 VW T3 Syncro Panel Stealth Camper
98 VW T4 Transporter 1200 LWB 2.4TD - Syncro wannabe |
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fufflenarnia
Vanorak #1 Cable Shift Bitch Joined: 04 Sep 10 Location: Redhill, Surrey Status: Offline Points: 1362 |
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You need to make up brackets like these with a bit of rubber behind (old cycle inner tube is fine).
I picked up convex mirrors off eBay, cost about £35 all up. Edited by fufflenarnia - 18 Jan 14 at 08:20 |
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rowlesy
Vanorak murdered the murderwagen Joined: 09 Oct 05 Location: up unit! Status: Offline Points: 6466 |
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and i make the brackets
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UberFukz broke another! sucky sucky five dollah!
always out numbered never out gunned! RWS welding 07846 380 467 (worcs) |
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fufflenarnia
Vanorak #1 Cable Shift Bitch Joined: 04 Sep 10 Location: Redhill, Surrey Status: Offline Points: 1362 |
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And his are better than mine
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