I had the ones with plastic rubbers and were rubbish.
Had the ones with "clever" suction cup on mirror allowing you adjusting the viewing angle while towing without opening the windows - utterly useless and dangerous.
I will not be changing the current ones.
BTW: I have towed the van without extra mirrors once as I haven't realised it and viewing field wasn't obstructed much as van was similar width as Disco. Do it at your own risk.
See here for more details
http://www.milenco.com/products/mirrors/news/Disco 3 HSE (55) - gone
BMW x3 (62) x30d MSport - current
18th May 2016 3:05 pm
Jarvis
Member Since: 16 Dec 2009
Location: West Berkshire
Posts: 278
kirkyworld wrote:
Has anyone got a link to the genuine LR mirrors please?
I have emailed a friend to find the part number for genuine l/r mirrors , should hear latter. Denis.
Land Rover part nimber is.VPLVT0080, THULE are land rover's preferred supplier so they may be available on their web site. I entered land rover towing mirrors part number VPLVT0080 and bingo pictures of mirrors. Denis. :
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18th May 2016 4:19 pm
kirkyworld
Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 566
that part number says up to 2013. Mine is a 16MY, any idea if they are the same?
That is the part number sent to me by L/R employee your car is the same year as mine , they are a perfect fit, never moved in over 2000 miles during last winter.Downside is cost.
Just found pics of these mirrors, O'reilly auto parts, shame they are in the USA,
18th May 2016 4:37 pm
discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1477
Did the mod tonight as suggested in an earlier post with a sleeve of old inner tube stretched very tightly over the lower clamp. Worked brilliantly. Grand Aeros with standard clamps now fixed on very securely indeed, so no worries about going away this weekend with the van now. Thanks for the tip
24th May 2016 8:11 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1391
Happy to confirm the bicycle inner tube mod works perfectly, my Milenco Aero towing mirrors fixed securely and stayed on for hundreds of miles, even into a 50mph headwind on Sunday.
Thanks for the top tip
Dex
9th Aug 2016 10:39 am
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10296
Can confirm, 2000 miles of towing through france and milencos with latest clamps and "mod" on MY16, and mirrors didnt move - jobs a good 'un.
AlVolvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
9th Aug 2016 11:25 am
discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1477
Ditto. Been away twice since I did the inner tube mod and no issues or worries about mirror detachment whatsoever
9th Aug 2016 12:44 pm
Sudds
Member Since: 11 Dec 2011
Location: North Yorks/Cleveland border
Posts: 526
Followed the tip to put a piece of inner tube rubber on the bottom of the clamp, mirror's never budged at all while towing.
Top tip
9th Aug 2016 1:37 pm
kirkyworld
Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 566
I went for the genuine LR ones. They are superb. I didn't bother fitting mirrors before but these work so well and are easy to fit I use them everytime.
Well worth the money in my opinion.
Click image to enlarge
14th Aug 2016 11:03 pm
GEOBLRDISCO4
Member Since: 10 Jan 2018
Location: SCOTLAND
Posts: 9
I phoned the LR garage, gave them my reg plate 16 discovery. He said they don't do wing mirror extensions for the later disco's. They only do them up to 14. He added, a customer with a 16 plate (new shaped wing mirrors) bought them and brought them back. So he's been advised not to supply them for 16 plates
Milenco emailed me to say their Aero 3'S fit perfectly on the 16 disco new shaped mirror. Presume everybody using the tyre tube modification are not using Aero 3's. ?
Cheers
George
Picking up my caravan on Sunday- need to make a call this week, I wouldn't mind paying extra for LR but seems that's not advised
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