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| Balvaig Member Since: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Fife Posts: 721   
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I would stick with original mirrors and arms. From memory I think they are Britax.
Mine have two positions- an inner position for normal driving and an outer position for towing. I think yours will be the same. Worth trying to see if that meets your needs for towing. I hope others who have used aftermarket ones will be along with comments soon, |
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19th Aug 2020 1:22pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16943  
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All the normal mirror arms I have used have been disappointing. The standard arms are Britax, and are short. Long arms were used on TUM and TUL (Wolf) vehicles which had the side-mounted spare, and these arms are great if you tow wide trailers a lot, however they are pricey.
There is a variety of mirror heads which fit the standard or Wolf arms, including unbreakable ones, ones thet flip sideways, and there are options of flat or convex glass. There are also now very expensive aftermarket options including extensible arms, arms with puddle lights, etc, but I have no experience of these. I use long (Wolf) arms on both sides with standard convex heads which do what I need admirably. |
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19th Aug 2020 1:40pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2055 
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last time I looked for Wolf arms they didn't seem to be available anymore........??
I do have the 90deg rotators on the mirror heads and for most towing that is perfect for 90% of towing (as well as pushing them out into the extended position) |
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19th Aug 2020 2:31pm |
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| deejayen Member Since: 18 Sep 2017 Location: Inverness Posts: 56
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Thaks very much.
I think I'll just go for the standard mirrors, and add the rotating brackets if/when I need them. I suppose the problem now is finding replacements which are of OEM quality. I see that Paddocks are selling complete assemblies for £11.75 each, but that seems too cheap for good quality! |
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19th Aug 2020 3:32pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16943
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If you're looking for OEM quality you are setting the target pretty low ......
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19th Aug 2020 5:14pm |
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| deejayen Member Since: 18 Sep 2017 Location: Inverness Posts: 56
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That's funny!
I assumed OEM would be high quality! It's hard to believe mine are over 16 years old now, but they have looked ropey for a good few years. I kept expecting my Landy to fail its MOT because of them, but it passed each year until the last MOT, when it was noted as something to address. Are the Paddock ones decent? |
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19th Aug 2020 5:31pm |
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| v8bob Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: Midlands Posts: 305 
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I have the military wolf Spafax ones.
These I get on with fine. They are marketed as unbreakable and come with a choice of convex. The bit I like is that it is easy to make them stay in place or adjust easily, your choice. They fit on standard arms but you need a thingy for £10 per mirror to fit them, and mirrors are about £30 a pair. If you like/want the convex type they are pretty good and a little bigger than standard. Just search Spafax for all the info. |
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19th Aug 2020 6:26pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2089 
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Bob, do you have a link for the thingy to fit them ?
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. |
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19th Aug 2020 8:46pm |
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| v8bob Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: Midlands Posts: 305
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It is the VM6 kit
http://www.spafaxmirrors.com/product/accessories/# It is a plastic cover for the top and a bit for clamping onto the Land Rover arm ball  Click image to enlarge I was looking for just the plastic bit, because I have one missing, the cheapest I found was... https://mdagrispares.com/product/adapter-k...struction/ Looking again at the mirrors they are more like £50 a pair, sorry. |
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19th Aug 2020 9:08pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633 
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I had bought longer arm ones in the past that came in a white box
 The white box mirror heads wouldn’t fit them so there was obviously a quality issue. Back to my original short arms and new Britax heads, no problems with them since. For towing I bought Milenco grand aero 3 mirrors which were superb and I would never use anything else now if I was towing a caravan or box trailer. I’m not sure what kind of view you get with the 90° turning heads but I doubt they would be as good as proper towing mirrors when it comes to seeing down the sides of a modern wide caravan. |
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19th Aug 2020 9:09pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2089
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Thanks Bob, appreciate that.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. |
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19th Aug 2020 9:12pm |
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| v8bob Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: Midlands Posts: 305
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They have heated ones or bright yellow ones as well
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19th Aug 2020 9:20pm |
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| RFT Member Since: 13 Nov 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 674 
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https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic10315.html
Mirror Arm Midibrac : BRI-7200.025.A 7180 Universal Fit Spherical Mirror : BRI-7180.320.A Supplied by http://www.commercialvehicleproducts.co.uk/ 130 Puma HCPU with an Artica 240LR Demountable Camper |
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20th Aug 2020 1:33am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2089
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Cheers Bob, now fitted to my mirrors, looks a bit better than the M16 nyloc nuts I was using as spacers ! £7 per side plus the vat and postage.
I didn't even realise they did a fitting kit ! 
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. |
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