Adam
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:32 AM |
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Interior Mirror & Aeroscreens
Hi all,
I've just fitted a bubble style aeroscreen onto my indy and i can't see how i'm going to mount the rear view mirror  are they a
legal requirment? if so what have people fitted.
Cheers
Adam
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nitram38
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:36 AM |
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If you can't fit a centre mirror, you must have both wing mirrors.
Think about vans, they don't have rear views if they have a solid wall behind them or stock in them
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Adam
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:37 AM |
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thats what i thought but on a search it seems most people say it's a legal requirment
Cheers
Adam
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:38 AM |
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Yes, you've got to have one...even if you can't see anything through it. If you can't see the required things through it, then you
have to have a near side mirror as well.
I believe some have passed with a mirror fitted in positions where you can't see anything through it, just for the test.
edit... It's an oddity of the SVA that you need one. Just the way the manual is writen/interpreted. Like not needing a horn for SVA.
adrian
[Edited on 3/12/08 by adithorp]
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nitram38
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:39 AM |
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My F1-2 car only side mirrors no centre. Passed sva.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:41 AM |
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You only have to have one for SVA - something that will be sorted with IVA I think .
Mine `fell off` on the way home from the SVA , and I've had no MOT problem's without it .
Edit - Adie edited while I was typing 
[Edited on 3/12/08 by clairetoo]
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:43 AM |
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That F1-2 was a centre driving position so not the norm. I've seen a few fails listed on here for it.
Agree it's daft though.
adrian
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:45 AM |
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not an MOT requirement though, could fit a cheap camera? 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:54 AM |
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Camera won't do as the SVA states "mirror".
Obligatory are interior and offside. Interior must be fitted unless it would provide NO rear vision (hence Nitrams case).
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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whitestu
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:58 AM |
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Couldn't you fit a mirror to the top of the scuttle? I used a Halford suction one stuck on with Silicon sealant for SVA. Two years later its
still there and works really well.
Stu
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 09:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Obligatory are interior and offside. Interior must be fitted unless it would provide NO rear vision (hence Nitrams case).
adrian
simple then, bolt a sheet of plywood to the roll bar and then you can't anything and won't need a mirror
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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02GF74
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 10:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam
and i can't see how i'm going to mount the rear view mirror
how about something like this?
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Adam
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 12:25 PM |
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car is on the road so not needed for the sva. Fitting the aeroscreen now so that i had no problems with the SVA. I guess it might just stay off and
see if i get into trouble. Probably keep one in the car and say it fell off if i get pulled
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 02:50 PM |
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You only need an offside mirror and one other to be legal on the road and for MOT.
Interior stuff is just a peculiarity of the SVA so ignore all we've said earlier if its already on the road.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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A1
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 03:44 PM |
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just asked the glasgow tester, he said you need one...
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