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mk1 wing mirror holes

Postby Luke » Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:29 pm

On my mk1 the holes for the wing mirrors are in a different place each side :?
one is 9" back and one is 5" back!!
are they all like this (never noticed before) or is one a later wing :?: if so which is which :?:
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Postby FredTransit » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:05 pm

That must correspond with they way Mk2s mirrors are arranged, but I don't know why..............
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Postby Neil » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:38 pm

mk 1 mirrors should be equal
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Re: mk 1 wing mirror holes

Postby Luke » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:46 pm

Neil wrote:mk 1 mirrors should be equal
5" or 9" then neil?
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Postby Neil » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:00 pm

mine are 5 just checked
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Postby ovlov » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:45 pm

:shock: Just to be different mine are six inches back but it has had new wings fitted dont know if holes put in after :roll:
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Postby madmark » Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:00 am

:shock: luke i was looking at the the ford show van the left hand drive one and that had the mirrors to far in! :? i thourt that when new wings came the holes were allready there! :?
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Postby Gunslinger » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:52 pm

slightly off topic ... but why the hell were the mk2 mirrors mounted 1 on the wing and 1 on the door ?

because i hate it ... oh and have no strengthening plate left on the wing :?
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Postby Neil » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:08 pm

that could be for the side door clippin back
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Re: mk 1 wing mirror holes

Postby FredTransit » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:33 pm

Neil wrote:that could be for the side door clippin back

But it's the same on all Mk2s, even our chassis cabs fitted with luton bodies! AND the chassis cabs are different mirror arms (longer) than the vans.
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Postby Luke » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:58 pm

I think its the position of the driver - if both mirrors were in the same place the blind spot would be worse if a van has twin sld's it still has odd mirrors!! :D
I think we talked about this before MJP's van!!! :D
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Postby sixwheelphil » Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:45 pm

Fred, they is longer 'cos the body is wider, innit.
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Postby FredTransit » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:24 am

sixwheelphil wrote:Fred, they is longer 'cos the body is wider, innit.


Yo geez me new dat.
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