| Author | Message | ||
     john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 76 Registered: 09-2003 |
does anyone have trouble getting there passengers side view mirror to see the part of the road that i think it should see or is this a bad design by land rover for a 97 disco. it does seem to tilt in far enough. all i can see is the guard rails out of the thing but it seems to be tilting pretty far. | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 82 Registered: 09-2003 |
no answers? | ||
| Mike M (Rangeroverhp) New Member Username: Rangeroverhp Post Number: 15 Registered: 09-2003 |
The head itself is adjustable. It has three positions. Folded all the way in. Position 1 and Position 2. Try 1 or 2 and adjust the mirror to your specs. | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 83 Registered: 09-2003 |
and how do you do this. do you have to take the mirror out to do it? | ||
| BJ Turner (Wturner) Member Username: Wturner Post Number: 221 Registered: 02-2002 |
There are two positions for the mirror casing (I am not talking about the mirror it self, but the black part that holds it). One that is flush with the part that is hard mounted on the door, and the other position is pulled in one click. Your driver side should be the flush one, and the passenger should be pulled in one click. You have to do it with your hands obviously. This is so they can position the driver seat on either side of the vehicle without having that much electronic adjustment in the mirror. I hear they started to sell a few Rovers in England  . | ||
| Mike M (Rangeroverhp) New Member Username: Rangeroverhp Post Number: 16 Registered: 09-2003 |
John Please tell me you're joking. | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 84 Registered: 09-2003 |
so my mirrors have to be lop sided for this to work what a crappy design | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 265 Registered: 04-2003 |
Or you can adjust your seating position so that you have a Zen-like balance between comfort and ability to see out of the passenger mirror. Or you can be like a guy I was wheeling with who scraped his passenger mirror off on a tree. Andy | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 86 Registered: 09-2003 |
andy i understand that this must be the correct way but you have to agree its a bad design for the money you pay why not just make them right | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 87 Registered: 09-2003 |
just like the springs why didn't they just level the damn thing up why make it lean. just seems like lazy bullshit to me | ||
| Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 126 Registered: 08-2003 |
you just need to get fatter thats it then it stops to lean. As of mirrors - i just used brute force to make them angles properly. Forget all that power mirror crap... I seriously spoiled by big side mirrors on XTerra, so i am considering just replacing side mirrors with something like Defender mirrors - they are bigger and nicer. | ||
| Andrew Vick (Afv) Member Username: Afv Post Number: 42 Registered: 02-2002 |
Understand that your vehicle has been sold around the world, with left and right hand drive. From a manufacturing standpoint, make them all the same and have the customer tilt it to their preference, ld or rd. It is annoying, but hey, it adds to the quirkiness like everything else (leaks, flapping hood at speed, lean etc.) | ||
| Joey (Joey4420) Senior Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 308 Registered: 04-2003 |
You mean yours can go fast enough to flap the hood | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 268 Registered: 04-2003 |
Joey, he's driving into a strong wind! | ||
| Matt Anderson (Disco01) New Member Username: Disco01 Post Number: 10 Registered: 10-2003 |
Anyone remember the mid 90's Audis and Benzes that had dinky passenger side mirrors? Now that is a dumb idea. Did you seriously say you were "spoiled by an Xterra?" Talk about a vehilce full of original ideas, stadium seating, raised rear roof.........surprised there are no alpine windows. Nah, just playing, those are hard to beat when it comes to no maintenance/hassle motoring. | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 270 Registered: 01-2003 |
This is not a bad design! What is the problem here? If you are towing, you should have it in position two. If driving, position one. MANY MANY MANY cars have this design. John, if you have this big of a problem with just mirrors, maybe LR wasn't meant for you! | ||
| Rans (Rans) Senior Member Username: Rans Post Number: 584 Registered: 08-2002 |
You sound very whiny John, maybe you should drive a Yugo or something.....sheesh....I can't believe that because YOU can't figure out how the mirrors work and EVERYONE else can, that it is a bad design? Just wait til John Lee sees this thread....your hemeroids will be burning!!! "A poor craftsman always blames his tools." | ||
| Andrew Vick (Afv) Member Username: Afv Post Number: 43 Registered: 02-2002 |
I fixed the flapping hood by putting on 235/85's last weekend. Come to think of it, it did only happen coming down from the mountains | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 88 Registered: 09-2003 |
hey i wasn't being whiny and i love the rover i just didn't know about the diffent positions i just figured it was the typical folding in mirrors for getting into garages and i just recently learn about the lean being on purpose. i was just pissed on the stupidity of my part not figuring it out on my own. u should have all just gave me a big duhhhh. for people saying i am whinny well look at half the posts in the message boards hell some even have whinny titles so go pick on them.. | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 89 Registered: 09-2003 |
plus i had a bad day at work and must have been taking it out on my disco....lol....i will appoligize to it later with a good wash and wax. | ||
| Rans (Rans) Senior Member Username: Rans Post Number: 585 Registered: 08-2002 |
hehehe, John, that WAS our way of saying DUHHHHH! LOL but you were being whiny....thats okay, I'll go yell at the other whiny ones too! | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 91 Registered: 09-2003 |
thanks i feel a little better ..lol...but before i go and yet prob. another duh question how far should the tilt steering tilt i thing mine is getting jammed on something whenit is going up i dropped my seat the whole way and tilt the steering the whole way up and i still have trouble seeing all the dummy lights and speedo etc...and i am only 6 foot tall so i don't think that an issue...just wondering before i pull the plactic of the column to look. | ||
| Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 272 Registered: 01-2003 |
The steering column only moves a teensy tiny bit. The Discovery doesn't accomodate taller drivers very well. | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 92 Registered: 09-2003 |
thats cool then that saves me the trouble of tearing the plastic off. | ||
| Rans (Rans) Senior Member Username: Rans Post Number: 587 Registered: 08-2002 |
The d2 is better than the D1 for taller drivers because the liner along the top of the winshield is raised higher in the D2. I can't say anything about the tilt wheel in my D2, I set it 4 years ago and forgot I can change it.....I guess I am used to it. |
