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Old Jun 15th, 2021, 08:12   #11
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I have the same mirrors, on my iOS Honda they Where rubbish Vibrating all over the place, however I went back to The beginning when the Volvo came, reset all the mounts, now they are good. One thing I have noticed is the arms are full length ie spaced out between the mounts! Before they were close together
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Old Jul 20th, 2022, 18:49   #12
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Picking up our new V60 next month. Reading the posts, Milenco brand seem to be popular. Is there any special pad / mount that will be needed? Is there a big difference in fittings / usability over their product range?
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Old Jul 21st, 2022, 21:10   #13
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Milenco Platinum, they have spring loaded clamps which have been designed for door mirrors that have curves.

Go for convex rather than flat.
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Old Jul 22nd, 2022, 22:00   #14
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We use them on a XC90 and do not have any problems. The only problem we have had is the suck it and see which will not fit as the mirror edge is too deep.
Interesting comment on the suck it and see mirrors, we currently use these on our hyundai and intend to use on our xc90 due for collection next week. i did a trial fit in the show room and they were close to the outer frame limiting any movement. Heres hoping new mirrors wont be needed, spent a night in the doghouse buying new mudflaps for it
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Interesting comment on the suck it and see mirrors, we currently use these on our hyundai and intend to use on our xc90 due for collection next week. i did a trial fit in the show room and they were close to the outer frame limiting any movement. Heres hoping new mirrors wont be needed, spent a night in the doghouse buying new mudflaps for it
Our xc90 is a 09. They pulled the glass of my Astra mirror and when we use them on our amazon we tie them up with shoe laces as the weight of them spun the glass round 🤣 hopefully they fit and you don’t need a trip to the caravan shop as that always means spending even more money as you see lots of lovely stuff you must have 😇
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Our xc90 is a 09. They pulled the glass of my Astra mirror and when we use them on our amazon we tie them up with shoe laces as the weight of them spun the glass round 🤣 hopefully they fit and you don’t need a trip to the caravan shop as that always means spending even more money as you see lots of lovely stuff you must have 😇
The suck it and see mirrors seemed ok despite very limited movement within the mirror frame, so getting us by on this trip, the problem with these mirrors is not sticking when the temperature alters and dropping off on the cird resulting in swinging along the door panel...

however i have seen some mirrors branded EMUK and wonder if anybody as used them?
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The suck it and see mirrors seemed ok despite very limited movement within the mirror frame, so getting us by on this trip, the problem with these mirrors is not sticking when the temperature alters and dropping off on the cird resulting in swinging along the door panel...

however i have seen some mirrors branded EMUK and wonder if anybody as used them?
Try the shoe lace to the top of the door frame as well as the elastic on the mirror. This way if the drop they do not fall down and hit the car.
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Whilst on a caravan site last week a BMW X4 arrives sporting a pair of EMUK mirrors. So after a thorough good look at them and the chap letting me have a go at fitting on his car i have ordered a set..
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The EMUK mirrors arrived yesterday, had a trial fit and all seems OK. It took a few minutes to find the position where the cast alloy mounting frame matches the mirror casing profile but once in position there is only one clamping screw.

I wouldent say its a precision profile match but the neoprene padding strips compensate for any variations.

The arms protude enough for caravans well over 8 foot wide so i will be shortening the arms by 75mm each side.
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The EMUK mirrors arrived yesterday, had a trial fit and all seems OK. It took a few minutes to find the position where the cast alloy mounting frame matches the mirror casing profile but once in position there is only one clamping screw.

I wouldent say its a precision profile match but the neoprene padding strips compensate for any variations.

The arms protude enough for caravans well over 8 foot wide so i will be shortening the arms by 75mm each side.
Update on using EMUK mirrors..
Gave these a 220 mile road test down to cornwall this week....great piece of (expensive) kit. no vibration, good clear vision with the mirrors having a very slight convex surface. I cut the tubes down to 110mm from the casting and placed some thin foam on the clamping face.
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