{"product_id":"strap-on-extension-towing-mirrors-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Strap On Extension Towing Mirrors in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eExtension mirrors: the cheapest legal answer: a mirror on straps over your existing door mirror, which works and which vibrates more than a clamp on one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: most door mirrors up to 200mm across. Send us the vehicle and we will confirm, because a few modern mirrors have shapes that nothing clamps to neatly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: E marked to UNECE R46, which is the standard a road legal mirror has to meet. An unmarked mirror is not legal equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: rated to motorway speeds on the clamp on models. The strap on versions are legal at any speed and will buzz above about sixty, which we would rather say than not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: not applicable, this is an accessory rather than a load bearing towing part\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: not applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: not applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: not applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two minutes a side once you have done it once, and about ten the first time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: not applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the standard specification, which covers the great majority of cars and caravans on UK roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.8 kilograms the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: two years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe law: If the caravan or trailer is wider than the towing vehicle, the law requires you to have an adequate view along both sides, and in practice that means extension mirrors. The requirement is a view of a four metre strip beside the trailer at twenty metres behind the driver's eye, under the Road Vehicles Construction and Use Regulations. It is enforced, and the fine and the points are real.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField of view: set so you can see four metres out from the side of the caravan at twenty metres behind you. There is a setting guide in the box with a diagram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove them: towing mirrors must come off when you are not towing, because a mirror that projects beyond the legal width without a trailer behind it is itself an offence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVibration: straps will hum above sixty. It is the trade off for the price and it is not a fault\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea pair of mirrors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe straps or clamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea setting guide with a field of view diagram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea carry case where included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo minutes a side. Set them with the caravan actually attached, standing where you sit, and use the diagram in the box: the target is a view four metres out from the caravan's side at twenty metres behind you. Take them off when you unhitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the caravan or trailer is wider than the towing vehicle, the law requires you to have an adequate view along both sides, and in practice that means extension mirrors. The requirement is a view of a four metre strip beside the trailer at twenty metres behind the driver's eye, under the Road Vehicles Construction and Use Regulations. It is enforced, and the fine and the points are real. Given that, the decision is straps or clamps. Straps are forty pounds and hum on a motorway. Clamps are twice that, fit in half the time and are noticeably steadier. If you tow more than twice a year, buy the clamps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819774562637,"sku":"HHT-MIR-001-X1","price":41.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Strap_On_Extension_Towing_Mirrors_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789740039","url":"https:\/\/towtide.com\/products\/strap-on-extension-towing-mirrors-in-a-standard-duty-specification","provider":"Tow Tide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}