Mirror protectors

Very much and case of 'you get what you pay for' I think. I was going to buy the Milenco ones but upon visiting the Mirrorguard stand at the NEC, it was abundantly clear that it was a whole lot more robust. Whilst almost identical in pattern to the Mirrorguard ones, from the photo they look more flimsy. Even with them fitted, jousting with White Van Man is not recommended.

We have the Milenco ones. I thought the whole idea of them was that they were not that robust. The object being to absorb energy and deform rather than transmitting it to the mirror glass. We had our mirror whacked at about 20 mph (I was on my side of the white line, white van man was not) They worked at that speed.😀

I have used the Milenco ones for many years now and they have saved at least 2 mirrors The latest type have extra protection for the indicator lens which mirrorguard do not. I have seen the seaflo ones and they seem much more flimsy than the Milencos.

l bought the Milenco saved my mirror drivers side on the way to Hawes, only had them 4 weeks saved me a fortune, not so lucky van man, saw his mirror disintegrate, l was stopped when he clipped it, can see the scuff mark it left, best 60 quids worth l spent.

I got a bit too close to a badly parked lorry recently and the Mirror Guards saved the day.

I have always thought they were a bit of a gimic and have never bothered with them. The only time I have broken a mirror was on my first motorhome and I got charged 50p for an new mirror insert by the Mercedes agent in Perpignan.

peedee

Don't think they are gimmick peedee, most electrical mirrors now to replace are upwards of 200 quid. l certainly was glad of the purchase, l bought them when my shogun mirror cost me 350 quid to replace due to a builders van smashing it while l was parked, drove off laughing and gesturing

But H, surely the mirrors will collapse inwards when given a hefty clout and should receive little if any damage. I can assure you when I did break the mirror on my first motorhome it was no light touch by the oncoming vehicle .I doubt the protection offered by these guards and remain to be convinced otherwise.

peedee

I would agree they will collapse inward, in any normal contact. However, surely the main chance of damage is to the mirror glass, even if the plastic bits remain unscathed. The protectors are designed to dissipate the shock and prevent that.

The genuine mirrorguards have impact absorbing heavy foam rubber adhesive pads between them and the actual mirror casing, and for me at least, yes, it does work, saved my drivers mirror twice when driving in the Highlands, one White van man lost his mirror completely after he came around a bend almost on my side of the road at speed. Hell of a bang...but my mirror didnt even crack. His was left lying in the road.