Wing mirror protectors

Celia Vanchez · Aug 22, 2023

Are there such a thing? A motor home parked up next to us in the queue to board our ferry with protectors for its wing mirrors and it got me thinking. Where I live the roads (country) are generally narrow and getting mirrors clipped or smashed is not uncommon.

Viktorgeorge · Aug 22, 2023

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dspuk · Aug 22, 2023

We had our wing mirror smacked by a white whale on the NC500. Caught on dashcam and shared with his hire company. I was worried when home I’d have to get repainted but the VW paint was solid and I just used a light scrubber to remove the whale marks. Good as new. I wouldn't worry.

AndyWT · Aug 26, 2023

Having been in the truck/transport industry all my life, sorry but mirrors are sacrificial.

My left is cracked with scored paint in DHL yellow, road construction in Austria, right has wall rash from a very narrow lane can‘t remember where.
I carry spare lenes if I loose a mirror, I’ll duck tape on somehow.

Skiver · Aug 26, 2023

The 2 times I’ve had real problems is meeting crazy French drivers coming the other way on narrow lanes. Nothing will stop the damage this causes !!

GrumpyGranddad · Aug 26, 2023

I’ve noticed a lot of new lorries now have rear facing cameras in place of wing mirrors. It will probably be common on cars and vans in the coming years. Probably cheaper to produce than mirror assemblies. One question though, if the electronics fail are you then rear view ‘blind’ ?

Paul G - 2022 Ocean · Aug 26, 2023

GrumpyGranddad said:
I’ve noticed a lot of new lorries now have rear facing cameras in place of wing mirrors. It will probably be common on cars and vans in the coming years. Probably cheaper to produce than mirror assemblies. One question though, if the electronics fail are you then rear view ‘blind’ ?

Answer is yes! I manage a fleet of vehicles , some of which have these “mirror-cams”. Had a truck with a faulty one and due to chip component shortages it took about 8 weeks to get a replacement as they were on back order. The truck had to operate with one mirror cam and one temporary traditional mirror on temporary mountings. But most drivers don’t like the mirror cams because they don’t give a true image especially in low light or poor weather and you can’t change the view by moving your head like you can with traditional mirrors. Some cars (top end Audi for example) now have cameras too, but I think it’s an option, not standard fit.

vmaxkiddy · Aug 27, 2023

Paul G - 2022 Ocean said:
Answer is yes! I manage a fleet of vehicles , some of which have these “mirror-cams”. Had a truck with a faulty one and due to chip component shortages it took about 8 weeks to get a replacement as they were on back order. The truck had to operate with one mirror cam and one temporary traditional mirror on temporary mountings. But most drivers don’t like the mirror cams because they don’t give a true image especially in low light or poor weather and you can’t change the view by moving your head like you can with traditional mirrors. Some cars (top end Audi for example) now have cameras too, but I think it’s an option, not standard fit.

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