mcsimmo
Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: North of the south
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I need to replace my towing mirrors as the rubber straps on my current ones have perished after 6 years, so I cant complain.
So any advice on which to get and which to avoid would be appreciated. Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.
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Crost
Member Since: 29 Jan 2013
Location: Croston, Lancashire
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I'm looking too as mine stick out so much from my mirrors Mark
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| 28th Apr 2014 7:49 am |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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I use these. no straps, just attach with the two clips/screws
http://www.milenco.com/products/mirrors/mi...ng-mirror/ Duncan
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| 28th Apr 2014 7:52 am |
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nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Milenco Grand Aeros without a doubt.
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| 28th Apr 2014 8:35 am |
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twoakers
Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Harwich
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+ 2 for Milenco Grand Aeros 
Use 'em for towing the Tintent and other big trailers 8) Cheers, Dave in Essex
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| 28th Apr 2014 8:43 am |
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Billy B
Member Since: 21 Dec 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 198
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+3 or Milenco Grand Aero's never had a problem..... Nothing is foolproof as the ingenuity of fools is endless.
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| 28th Apr 2014 9:04 am |
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therealboss
Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Co Carlow
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+4 or Milenco Grand Aero's, you can set them up in a flash, and unlike other mirrors I have never had a Milenco mirror fall off. Dale
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| 28th Apr 2014 9:20 am |
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dubbs
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
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Milenco Grand Aero here too 8)
I noticed cars putting them on with the bar at the top clamping to the top of the mirror but on the D3 the mirror capping means you don't get a good grip so now I install them with the bar at the bottom and clamp to the bottom of the mirror.... works a treat.
With the Grand Aero I followed advice on here and got the convex version rather than straight to give even better visibility. MY15 DIY Black Pack (Better than factory and half the price!)
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| 28th Apr 2014 9:27 am |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
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if you have a D4 - do not clamp them to the bottom of the mirror.
when the mirrors fold in, the bar can damage the doors !!
same with the D3, but the mirrors don't fold in automatically. same applies if your mirror gets knocked when passing vehicles etc
don't know what they are like on MY14 as the mirrors are a different shape Duncan
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D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
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D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
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| 28th Apr 2014 9:33 am |
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dubbs
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
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Hadn't thought of that 
That said - they don't clamp securely to the top of the mirror so what to do ?? You either get the clamping pad to fully "back" in which case it is half on the mirror casing and half on the capping or you only have to halfway on in which case it only has 50% of the area on the mirror casing - either way doesn't grip well enough that the smallest of knocks doesn't have the mirror dangling.
Interested in what others are doing in case I'm missing something obvious MY15 DIY Black Pack (Better than factory and half the price!)
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| 28th Apr 2014 9:57 am |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
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I manage to clamp them the top without any problems. just be careful how tight you do them up Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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| 28th Apr 2014 10:06 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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Clamp to the top of my mirror no problem. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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| 28th Apr 2014 10:23 am |
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highbayrack
Member Since: 09 Jul 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
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I also think the Milenco Grand Aero's are great towing mirrors. The only problem I found was that there is for some reason a redundant hole on each of the clamping brackets which was causing a wind whistling noise on the driver’s side only that took me quite a while to track down. A neatly folded Starburst (Opal fruits) wrapper from one of the kids stuffed in the hole soon cured that problem  On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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| 28th Apr 2014 10:27 am |
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