Mirrors

[ShaneJ]

Hi guys. I need to get some mirrors for my van but after a week of looking around I cant really decide. I need them to be large and practicable as eventually the van will be using for towing a 4.6M boat.

The options so far are your usual ford style swing away mirror:




Or the swing away bracket with a large tripod head fitted:




Or go all out and fit the tripod with the large head:



With the tripod the head can swing in for normal use and then swing out for when towing.


What do you guys and girls think?

[Vandee]

Shane, think you have answered your own question, No 2, No 1 look good but not pratical for your use, and due to the angle of the Bedford door No 1 needs to be changed a little as standard ajustment for viewing is not that great.

[hotrod]

what ever way you go just remember that if you are going to swing the cargo door around too where it contacts the passengers door will you  need a closer fitting mirror there as per standard

Good luck with the search, I looked around and went back to standard mirrors with a reversing camera

[Vandee]

Could always head back to the old west coast mirrors, I thnk you guys call them.

http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/82821/Aussie_Truck_Mirrors.aspx

[ShaneJ]

I have looked at the jr west coast mirrors but I'm not sure about drilling holes into the upper door frame.

Can you get replacement arm/brackets like standard on the bedford? I can find them anywhere. If I could get new ones I would probably be happy with mirrors like these ones:




They should be large enough.

[ShaneJ]

I found these arms:





Could possibly use with a mirror like this:

[maicoletta]

the standards just bounce around too much   

tripod style wouldnt suit me, reckon i'd have trouble in narrow car spots around here   

and i've a CFL, so think i need a decent size mirror, so...

I'll be whacking on West coasties when I get a chance! 

not the juniors tho, the squarer type, similar to the top pair on the exploreoz page there

[ShaneJ]

I think I have decided to go the chev van mirrors. The mirror head is 9 and 3/4 x 7" which is a pretty good size. They look pretty sexy also. And... the mirror head can be replaced with this:

[Brendeni]

I am using the West coast Mini Truck mirrors. Having said that. The beddie has not left the garage for a road test. Still other work to be done before then.
I like the look of the mirrors however i think that it would need blind spot mirrors to be attached as the curve of the mirror can be a bit deceiving.

[Bedfordcrazy]

Here you go shane, why not a set of F350 Super duty mirrors, when you want to tow your boat, you hit a switch and the mirrors extend to suit, when your finished they retract back to a normal mirror.

george