Hi everyone,
Does anyone have Swiftune mirror brackets and would be super kind and measure a few angles/lengths so I can make a pair please?
Thanks
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Swiftune Mirror Bracket Measurements
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proccy13
, May 03 2020 06:23 PM
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Posted 03 May 2020 - 06:23 PM
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Posted 03 May 2020 - 07:48 PM
No offence intended, but if Swiftune have gone to the trouble of designing and manufacturing their own bracket it's not fair to rip off what they're doing, even accepting they're £50/pr. Design something of your own (maybe similar) and be proud of what you've done :)
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Posted 03 May 2020 - 07:51 PM
Would that pass an MOT?
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Posted 03 May 2020 - 08:12 PM
Would that pass an MOT?
Potentially a failure if deemed to have sharp edges.
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Posted 04 May 2020 - 12:22 PM
Circa £30 for a similar copy on ebay if that's any use? I've been considering them myself. They appear to be slightly shorter.
https://www.ebay.co....ss/283745181907
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Posted 04 May 2020 - 12:54 PM
MED do a similar mirror mount in alloy, cheaper than Swiftune too.
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Posted 04 May 2020 - 01:50 PM
No offence intended, but if Swiftune have gone to the trouble of designing and manufacturing their own bracket it's not fair to rip off what they're doing, even accepting they're £50/pr. Design something of your own (maybe similar) and be proud of what you've done :)
This. It’s only till you design, r&d your own work you fully realise why the cost of products are what they are, despite the raw material, sheet cost.
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Posted 04 May 2020 - 03:44 PM
MED do a similar mirror mount in alloy, cheaper than Swiftune too.
A bit cheaper - but not much. I'd expect the Swiftune ones are aluminium too.
Circa £30 for a similar copy on ebay if that's any use? I've been considering them myself. They appear to be slightly shorter.
Just looking at the photos, I can see obvious differences both in design and placement. I'd suspect Swiftune's offering has R&D involved which has led to why it is how it is, whereas the 'copy' part is probably based on 'that looks about the same'. That's what you pay for. Otherwise you get something that doesn't quite work as you expected and you wonder why you can't adjust the mirrors to get a good rearward view or see out of them when your mk1 slidey windows are opened just enough to get some airflow......
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