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HI help needed please

i have got a fc gran paradiso its 6ft6" wide x 3ft 6" high do i need towing mirrors ?

if so what would you recomend ? Tow car is a xsara piccaso

thanks peter

Thanks for your reply

yes it is wider than the car so i will need them then . are the ones you are refering to got  the suckers on and just press on mirror glass?

thanks peter

As wongers says if wider than your car you will need some, and they do definitely help on motorways especially

I have the Milano Aeros and they are very easy on and off and pretty stable at speed. Some very cheap versions vibrate like mad mad are as good as useless

peter

yes it is the ones that stick on the glass,for me they work well as my car mirrors are large so they don't block to much,and i can adjust them from inside the car.plus they are very stable.

one more thing they don't just press on,they work on a vacum so hold really well.

thanks again

i have got some from my caravan days .but never tried them on this car . thay are held on with straps but i dont think thay will work as my car got silly little mirrors  but will try them when i find them . or just get some of those a said above

thanks peter

ps this is a brill site

I use strap on ones on my Xsara Picasso. I had the stick on ones on the previous car (Berlingo Multispace) which were fine on the larger mirrors but not very good on the smaller ones.

Glen

Thanks again for all your kind help

if i cant find my old strap on ones  what make would you recomend ?

seen some cheap ones at towsure  but would like to buy just one set instead of 2 cr*p sets

thanks peter

I've got a Xsara Picasso as well, so it's great to hear of some towing mirrors that will fit.

When measuring the width of your car, do you need to include the wing mirrors, or just the car body?

The wing mirrors need to be a bit wider than the trailer behind so that you can see the rear corners of it and beyond.  Particularly when driving on the continent I prefer flat mirrors as vehicles seem to far behind with concave mirrors.

Regards Bob

Thanks everyone

went to towsure today got a pair for £5  in there clearance bit . brand new just no box .tried them on and thay seem a good fit .

now i bet my old ones turn up later when i dont need them  

now just got to get a tyre 145x12 . if any one knows the best place to get one will be fantastic

regards peter

We are, at present, on a 28 day tour of Northern Ireland and I am finding that our towing mirrors (Milano Aeros) are essential.

While I can see backwards okay with the car's mirrors, I cannot see what is coming up behind me and even going through bends in the road, there can be several cars on my tail that I cannot see with the ordinary car mirrors.

However, it is the drivers extended mirror that I use the most.

On the downside, our car, a Renault Scenic, has the car mirros mounted on the body and not the door and so every time I open the car door, this action causes the extended mirrors to knock the cars mirrors out of alignment and we have to remember to pull them back in before we drive off.

But yes, you will need extended mirrors.