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Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 12/5/2014

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Do you actually need them when the shogun will almost the width as the van

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Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 12/5/2014Do you actually need them when the shogun will almost the width as the van

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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 12/5/2014

Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 12/5/2014Do you actually need them when the shogun will almost the width as the van

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That is the worst piece of advice I've seen on this forum in a long time.

At best, the car mirrors will allow you to see down the sides of the van. Towing mirrors reduce the blind spot distance behind the van quite significantly so that on a straight piece of road you can see the car behind that is travelling too close.

Towing mirrors are an essential piece of safety equipment, and no matter how wide the car, towing mirrors will provide better rear visibility. What price safety?

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I believe towing mirrors are a legal requirement, if not here in some EU countries.

If I am wrong I am willing to be corrected!

Certainly make common sense to have them!

The mirrors are the widest part of any vehicle so why should they be a danger to pedestrians?

My Rangie is slightly wider than the Shogun (not quite as wide as the newer Rangies though) and I would need towing mirrors if I towed a caravan. The mirrors have to be the widest thing on the car/caravan otherwise they would not be to allow you to see all the area you need to to keep legal.

http://www.caravanwise.co.uk/caravan-tips/towing-mirrors.html

The only 4x4 that I remember that could get away with not having additional mirrors are some Land Rovers I have seen with their mirrors on adjustable arms. The arms are folded up and in for normal driving and folded out (extended) when towing.

Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 13/5/2014

Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 12/5/2014

Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 12/5/2014Do you actually need them when the shogun will almost the width as the van

That is the worst piece of advice I've seen on this forum in a long time.

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At best, the car mirrors will allow you to see down the sides of the van. Towing mirrors reduce the blind spot distance behind the van quite significantly so that on a straight piece of road you can see the car behind that is travelling too close.

Towing mirrors are an essential piece of safety equipment, and no matter how wide the car, towing mirrors will provide better rear visibility. What price safety?

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Have you seen how wide a shogun is, and the size of the standard mirrors, if you fit mirror extenders onto them they are likely to be wider than the van width and a danger to the public when driving though a town

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