02GF74
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| posted on 20/11/06 at 10:17 AM |
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detachable wing mirror
not for a locust but for a land rover.
went offroading yesterday and managed to rip off my driver's side wing mirror (defender type)  . In photo below, 2 bolts screw in from the
right into an alloy "box" which houses the spring for the arm.
Looking for ideas on how to make a quickly detachable mounting - ideally about 30 seconds to undo but even up to 5 minutes is acceptable (wing nuts,
wedge?) and ideally without using any tools but it has to be firm mounting so not to shake or drop off when driving.
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Howlor
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| posted on 20/11/06 at 10:46 AM |
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Can't you just make a pin with a slot around then grubscrew it on. A bit like a gate hinge.
Steve
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StevieB
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| posted on 20/11/06 at 09:14 PM |
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Weld a square tube on the side of the Rover, and mount the mirror on a smaller square tube which just fits inside the larger one. Then just a few
holes and some split pins to hold it in place.
Just remembered LR's are ali paneled, so bolt the tube to the side!
[Edited on 20/11/06 by StevieB]
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caber
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| posted on 21/11/06 at 11:46 AM |
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Usually steel or rust where the wing mirror attaches depending on state of bulkhead so welding will do! Those mirriors are usually OK folded flat
against the side of the vehicle , just what were you doing to rip it off?
Caber
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/11/06 at 12:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by caber
Usually steel or rust where the wing mirror attaches depending on state of bulkhead so welding will do! Those mirriors are usually OK folded flat
against the side of the vehicle , just what were you doing to rip it off?
Caber
the mirrors bolt onto the door, aluminium panel - I have a nice big hole now 
yep - those arms have a spring inside whcih latches to 3 positions ands were turned in prior to driving. The base was ripped out by a bank that we
were forced to slide against due to the angle of tilt. Not the place where it happened but to give you some idea of the terrain:
Image deleted by owner
and you can see the front corner of mine in bottom right corner, notice the angle of lean
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caber
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| posted on 21/11/06 at 11:09 PM |
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How did the Disco get through?
Caber
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