Towbars and Towing Mirrors

Whilst away staying at the Millpond CCC site these past 10 days and browsing tinternet for emuk mirrors reviews etc. a BMW X4 rocks up fitted with these mirrors. 

The chap was more than happy to show me how simply and  precisely these fit. The BMW recommended them.  I imagine the initial setup will take some time but the speed, simplicity and security of fitment will be worth it.. 

The UK website selling via holland states that the price qouted includes all duties for shipping to the UK..

Our present towing mirrors are getting on and have been used on our last 5 towing cars but whilst fitting them on our last trip one the rubber straps broke but luckily we manged to purchase replacement straps 

Regarding towing mirrors. We have just changed our car to a Volvo XC40. Have bought a set of EMUK towing mirrors from a website called EMUK who are based in Netherlands. I have towed for many years and always had the extension mirror fixed alongside the car wing mirror horizontally, and have got on ok. On the pictures that I’ve seen that come with the mirrors, they seem to fit the mirrors upright and on the end of a long arm. Is there an advantage that I’m missing in having the mirrors upright and right on the end of the arm? It seems unnecessary to have the mirrors sticking out so far and dangerous when parking at a stopover en route to your destination. Before I cut some off the end of the arm, I’d like to know what other people do.

I like the vertical set-up of the mirror as it gives me a good vertical view down the side of the van including the tyres contact with the road. 

Our Eriba is narrow,  so I cut about 30mm or so off the arms as they are very long.  I could have cut more off but thought about if I bought a "normal"  van at a later date.

Colin

We have recently purchased EMUK mirrors for our XC90 and although expensive very pleased with them. We used suck n see mirrors for over 15 years but the XC90 mirror casings are very deep and left limited adjustment.

I shortened the arms by 90mm and used the mirrors vertically, as EM says you can see your caravan tyres on bends but still wide enough to see way past the caravan. I did a solo drive trying the mirrors horizontally and the 'wide screen' image dident feel right.

Even with the arm shortened i still have room to move them out if we ever have a wider caravan.

I added some thin foam padding to the small clamp face to avoid any paint damage

And in my opinion they also look great..

I wish ALL caravaners would fit mirrors. Followed a big Volvo estate the other day towing a wide caravan. He couldn't see anything behind him.

Thanks for your opinion on the EMUK mirrors. I have shortened ours and they seem ok. Will be trying them out on a first trip soon.

When we sold our caravan to a dealer yesterday  another LV user was picking up his caravan.that had been serviced and was unaware that it was illegal to  tow without extension. mirrors as he said he can see behind although it was not as good until he fitted them

Perhaps it’s worth pointing out again that it is not a legal requirement to fit extension mirrors but it is illegal to tow without having the stipulated field of vision. In practice, this nearly always means fitting extra mirrors but the absence of them does not in itself put the driver in breach of the law.

I want to know why .... when I refit my driver's Milenco mirror it's set just as it was before removal but the passenger side never is. And ... when the passenger mirror is tweaked so I see down the side of the caravan it always seems to then move a little after we've set off