Our motorhome is new shape Movano(Pug Boxer) and I want to fit a rear view mirror as it doesn't have one (it was originally a van with a bulkhead prior to conversion).
The windscreen is just glass, there is no bracket inside the screen so I cannot raid the PSA parts bin and just fit a standard mirror from Ducato/Boxer/Relay.
Has anyone got any ideas on how to fit a rear view mirror? I thought about a suction cup like for satnav but the heat/cold can affect them. I suppose that a glued-on bracket will suffer the same problem.
You can get special double-sided pads specifically for this purpose.
Edit - a very quick search found these...
Years ago on a kit car I tried one that had a mesh pad and some special glue to attach it to the windscreen.
It was crap.
I got a small suction cup one instead which was much better.
This was almost 30 years ago mind, so tech may have improved since then.
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Halfords have both stick on and suction mirrors. Could be worth a look.
Don't forget STW and Cycling UK members get a Halfords discount 😉
Thanks all
I was clearly searching for the wrong thing
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On 2nd thoughts I could get a reverse camera to attach to the mirror but it would need to handle the extra weight....
On 2nd thoughts I could get a reverse camera to attach to the mirror but it would need to handle the extra weight....
I just got a suction one from Halfords....it's fallen off a couple of times in 4 years, on v sunny days. It works fine...just make sure the screen isn't greasy
Years ago on a kit car I tried one that had a mesh pad and some special glue to attach it to the windscreen.
It was crap.
I got a small suction cup one instead which was much better.
This was almost 30 years ago mind, so tech may have improved since then.
I used this type to hold on a pretty heavy mirror with electric gubbins in. The first one failed after 6 months. The second attempt was still going after 5 years.
I concluded I did something wrong the first time.
Thanks
I'll try that
I once bought an aftermarket stick-on RVM using 1990s technology. It was absolutely fine for years and all 1970s windscreens were just glass. I'm sure you'll be fine.
I have towel rails in the bathroom held on with sticky pads. Preparation is critical. Clean the surface with IPA (no, not the beer), heat up the pad with a hairdryer, slap it to the surface and lean on it for a couple of minutes. If you can, leave it for 24 hours before applying load. I haven't had cause to test it but I'm reasonably confident that the towel rails could bear the weight of a human swinging on it. A mirror should be chicken feed.
I just got a suction one from Halfords....it's fallen off a couple of times in 4 years, on v sunny days. It works fine...just make sure the screen isn't greasy
If it's fallen off a couple of times then if doesn't work fine, does it. 😁
I have half a memory that I had a suction cup one and it was crap and kept falling off, but again this was a very long time ago.
Don't forget STW and Cycling UK members get a Halfords discount
I hadn’t realised members got a Halfords discount! I bought a 5ltr bottle of RainX screen wash yesterday, that might have saved me a few bob!
The windscreen is just glass, there is no bracket inside the screen so I cannot raid the PSA parts bin and just fit a standard mirror from Ducato/Boxer/Relay.A vast vast number of cars and vans use a "sticky pad" from the factory. Less so these days as they all have a big sensor array behind the top centre of the screen, which gives an ideal location for a bracket.
I had another look and it is just glass but the centre bit at the top between the sun visors has a black/grey layer on it - probably to protect from the sun
