convex mirrors

Some Iveco trucks come standard with convex mirrors on the passenger side ,but they are usually replaced by the owners who find it impossible to back the vehicle,especially in tight places.

I can see why a lot of accidents occur because drivers think the car behind the is further than what it realy is and change lanes. That's what I meant to say.

Cheers

I have an '05 STD wagon cruiser (both convex) and never felt comfortable with 'em, coming home from dinner on a multi laned road with medium strip I had to change into the "fast" lane, looked in the mirror and was aware that a car was "there" proceeded to change, upon a second look after I put the blinker on I found it to be a motorbike with two headlights right at the rear driver side door, must of scared the s... out of the poor bike rider, certainly scared it pout of me, so the next day I went down to the Toyota dealer and ask if I could get flat mirrors to suit, sorry mate ,we can only get what's applicable to that vehicle.
On the way back to where I was parked, I walked thru the used car lot and found what I wanted, back into the spare parts counter and asked a drivers door mirror glass for a '04 UZJ 100, He looked at me and said, didn't you just say you had an '05. . . Oh I see, Got them to fit during it's next service, cost around the $70 mark, convex was over $100.
I'm happy to have a convex on passenger side, but I MUST have real vision on Drivers side.
Shane

These ones (the ones that are cut-off top and bottom) are the type that I want to get too......but haven't seen any around.

I would try to mount them on top of the standard mirror arrangement; not actually ON the original mirror. This way I'll still have the original mirror, but the convex one in addition.

It'd be like my mate's Ford Transit Van, great mirrors on that bloody thing!!!

Roachie

I will try and find the one I have and give you a make and part no.

I cant find anything at the moment as I tidied the garage to paint the floor and now dont know where anything is LOL
I have seen those mounted on top of the mirrors. If you buy a Mercedes bus for over $400,000 you get them free

I pried the convex one out of my 05 hilux and got one cut at local glass shop and siliconed it back in place. I don't think it is legal though.

Dazza

G'day Graham

Yeh, thanks for that info mate....Google sorted me out and I was able to order and pay for a pair of these from a place in Norword (Derek). They are only $5.90 each. Too easy.

Now all I've gotta do is try to work out how to mount them above the existing standard mirrors. I don't mind drilling the occasional hole in anything, so I'm thinking that a lump of steel bar, screwed to the front of the plastic mirror housing, that extends up above the mirror by about 100mm would be a good starting point. Will wait and see once I receive them and will post a couple of picc's here once the job is done.

Roachie

Goodo the one I have has a plastic back on it with two sticky pads. The ones on the buses are the same but have a metal back on them
Will ask the boss where he got them from when I go back to work after lunch