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in the case of exterior mirrors mounted on the
nearside or offside of the vehicle, that they,
are capable of rotating inwards towards the
vehicle when a force of 10kg is applied
horizontally at the extreme outer edge from
both the front and the rear.
have an axis of rotation to be within 50mm of the
vehicle surface to which they are mounted.
Has anyone actually found any mirrors that comply with this? I had a good look around at Donnington and didn't see any that that would fold in in this manner.
I think somewhere it also says that the mirrors should be capable if being moved back into there original position without requiring further adjustment.
The cheap Halfords ones I got move all over the place at the slightest touch. They do not return to their original position though. They don't have an E mark but do comply with the minimum sizes (and this is sufficient for the test, or so I have read!).
Put it this way after the test I'll have a cheap set of mirrors to sell that will pass the test (if they do, )
The cheap Halfords ones I got move all over the place at the slightest touch. They do not return to their original position though. They don't have an E mark but do comply with the minimum sizes (and this is sufficient for the test, or so I have read!).
Put it this way after the test I'll have a cheap set of mirrors to sell that will pass the test (if they do, )
Hi Patrick
So - do the Halfords mirrors have two pivots? One at the head where you adjust the mirror view, and one where they are mounted to the body. I think this is what the SVA manual means - although I haven't seen any mirrors like this for donkeys years. I think the theory is that if you hit an obstacle (ie a pedestrian) the mirror rotates around the pivot where it is mounted to the body - you can then move it back into place without having to re-adjust the pivot that dictates the view. Its the sort of mirror that you used to get on cars back in the late 70's.
That's a relief as they are the ones that I bought.
I think they are made by a company called TEX and were used on some British Leyland cars (1100?)
Europaspares also sell them in Black or polished stainless and flat or convex glass. £20 each.
I eventually found a nice stainless steel interior mirror at Donington with a convex glass and a nice SVA friendly rubber surround fitted.
(I think the rubber surround might fall off after the SVA )
I eventually found a nice stainless steel interior mirror at Donington with a convex glass and a nice SVA friendly rubber surround fitted.
Hi Peter
I think I will also end up going for the "Tex" exterior mirrors. They seem to be a good compromise between looks and usability and it looks like they are SVA friendly....
Any chance of posting a picture of the interior mirror? Which of the (not many) suppliers at Donington did you get it from?
Unfortunately I didn't take a note of the suppliers name. They were somehwere along the back wall between SVC and CBS. I think it might be the same as Europaspares 780L but difficult to tell from their photo's and I had a good look at all the mirrors on their stand and didn't notice this one.
cheers,
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