Mk1 mirrors

[Anthony]

Hi, does anyone know if the original Mk1 mirrors (Fitted to the early Mk1s with the fixing hole in the centre opposed to being offset) were smaller than that of the later mirrors. I recently bought a set off Ebay and they turned up today but when I compared them to a set of later mirrors I had they are really small. Is this right or were the mirrors I bought miss advertised

[Luke]

yours has the fire van mirrors - i dont think we had them over here

there are 2 places for the mirrors - 2" apart on earlier and later vans i presume

[Anthony]

No i mean the type of mirrors. Were the later mirrors bigger than the earlier mirrors

[madmark]

yes they were bigger from 71 mate!
so you have decided to get rid of the fire ones ,they are rubbish for seeing out of thats for shure!

[Anthony]

Thanks alot And the ones on ours are terrible. They used to fold down when we were on the motorway but now they just don't look nice lol

[madmark]

this is why i changed mine not that they are that much better lol but at least they look abit better!

[Neil]

earlier ones were differant in shape

[FredTransit]

I have to say the mirrors are one thing I am not looking forward to about driving a Mk1.

[Anthony]

Y's that they are gr8 fun

[FredTransit]

Too small and too far away. I can't see any of the driver's wheen arch out of ours, and there doesn't seem any way of tilting it lower, to see more bodywork. OK for driving, but crap for manouvering.

[Anthony]

i spose yeh lol

[Luke]

Too small and too far away. I can't see any of the driver's wheen arch out of ours, and there doesn't seem any way of tilting it lower, to see more bodywork. OK for driving, but crap for manouvering.

especially when its a LHD

[FredTransit]

Too small and too far away. I can't see any of the driver's wheen arch out of ours, and there doesn't seem any way of tilting it lower, to see more bodywork. OK for driving, but crap for manouvering.

especially when its a LHD

Are the LHD one worse then? I notice the Mk1 mirrors are all in the same place, unlike the Mk2.

[tiger]

Hi, does anyone know if the original Mk1 mirrors (Fitted to the early Mk1s with the fixing hole in the centre opposed to being offset) were smaller than that of the later mirrors. I recently bought a set off Ebay and they turned up today but when I compared them to a set of later mirrors I had they are really small. Is this right or were the mirrors I bought miss advertised

hi anthony,

never saw a later mirror than ´69. but they ARE small

[Anthony]

Thanks thts really helpful they are the ones I bought