There are (were?) a pair of 90s blatting between the racecourses with a fifth wheel coupling instead of a load tray, for towing the starting gates around. These had the same sort of "rail and multiple mirror" arrangement.
Stuart
Rear View
Jun 22, 2006
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On or around Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:27:39 GMT, "Derek" enlightened us thusly:
oooh, excellent. wonder if they have the 7x5 ones to fit the series?
aha. they have the unbreakable ones - ideal for off-roading...
...excellent: part number 7105. and some other stuff I want, too.
and for the OP:
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The reasoning behind adjusting the wing/door mirrors so that you can see a slice of your own vehicle is that it gives you a reference point to judge distance and relative speed of other traffic. Some people don't find this necessary.
On my Series 2a I fitted some divides mirrors. They gave good vision to the rear from one mirror and an excellent view of the rear quarter and kerbside with the other. If memory serves me correctly I bought them at a truck stop somewhere.
HTH
I used to do it myself before I got the landy, mostly to allow me to verify that the mirrors hadn't moved. In the landy I found I needed to see more of what was beside me, and used the road, scenery and my rotten old brain's depth perception to gauge the vehicle distance and speed etc. Moving my head around allowed me to see the side of the truck and even further to the side.
It may not work for everyone, I've only ever been myself so am in no position to judge ;-)
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