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I got sick of bidding on mirror mounts to replace my knacked alloy ones....so I made some

Made of steel and welded, polished and painted. Cost me about £20 for both sides, most of which was the stainless bolts etc.
Now has the added advantage of moving if its hit rather than snapping the mount!

I really like what you have done. I also really like that colour, green synco's rock.

I would perhaps just make the top mount slimmer than the door frame, but anyhow that is a really neat and simple solution. Could bend up that steel tube quite easily.

Thanks, Yes I could have made it a lot slimmer, but it has 6 screws so that any impact will not rip it out (like the previous one did!)

I dont know why someone like Brickwerks dont make them as its not that difficult, took me about a day in my garage Got to be cheaper than originals!!

What did you do for the mirror head itself?

One of ours has a broken glass, and the mount onto the arm is not quite right, so it won't adjust well - I've been thinking of just getting a pair of generic HGV heads, something like http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/260695006790" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The mirrors are available from vw and I also have heard that GSF sells them. Last one that I bought was about 18 quid.you get the choice of heated as well.

syncrosimon wrote:The mirrors are available from vw and I also have heard that GSF sells them. Last one that I bought was about 18 quid.you get the choice of heated as well.

GSF only seem to list the normal ones - d'you have a VAG part number?

nuttin wrong with them at all. Why did the original ones break?

AdrianC wrote:

syncrosimon wrote:The mirrors are available from vw and I also have heard that GSF sells them. Last one that I bought was about 18 quid.you get the choice of heated as well.

GSF only seem to list the normal ones - d'you have a VAG part number?

A friend who works in a VW dealer's just come back to me.

Glass - VW (Germany...?) have ONE left in stock. £42.60
Mounts - £5.15

I can live with the crack, but I'm having a clamp.

I have the part number on a receipt dated 09/09/2009 for 281 857 547B (convex exterior mirror) £24.16 + vat.

On the 30/10/06 the whole truck mirror cost £67.56 + vat!!!

syncrosimon wrote:I have the part number on a receipt dated 09/09/2009 for 281 857 547B (convex exterior mirror) £24.16 + vat.

It's gone up a chunk...

Anyway, mirror head on order, and clamp arrived already, so looks like UK stock - I'll confirm part numbers when I get 'em in my sweaty paws.

Rogue Trooper wrote:I got sick of bidding on mirror mounts to replace my knacked alloy ones....so I made some

Made of steel and welded, polished and painted. Cost me about £20 for both sides, most of which was the stainless bolts etc.
Now has the added advantage of moving if its hit rather than snapping the mount!

Your mirror is on the wrong way round

jed

jed the spread wrote: Your mirror is on the wrong way round

jed

Yeah, my dad has them that way round on his Florida, for "better angle/coverage" - I prefer them on the inside, down to personal preference I guess!

jed the spread wrote:Your mirror is on the wrong way round

We've got one inny and one outy...

Mirrors should protrude no more than 200mm beyond the vehicle width each side. unless the lower edge is more than 2.4m high, now that would be a flippin high syncro!!

syncroand101 wrote:

jed the spread wrote: Your mirror is on the wrong way round

jed

Yeah, my dad has them that way round on his Florida, for "better angle/coverage" - I prefer them on the inside, down to personal preference I guess!

Only reason to put them on that way is to whack pedestrians with no risk of damaging your wheels on the curb.

Twigs