ivan Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Stupid Question but... The width of a Mk IV is supposedly 71.3" - but is this with or without the wing mirrors? I want to know if I have to angle-grind my gateposts off when I buy one! Thanks all. Great site - I'll browse and learn before I start looking in earnest. Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 I dont know if it is or not, but the wing mirrors can only stick out about a inch further then the backend of the car!.......so just lose the gateposts welcome by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 right fella, just been out to the garage in one of my bizzare red wine induced moments and the bad news is from wing mirror to wing mirror 77" give or take a red wine tolerance of 1/2", gentlemen start your angle grinders ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 2, 2005 Author Share Posted June 2, 2005 Thanks Paul. In a similarly induced moment (but with brandy) I've just measured the gap... 79". Close, but it'll fit. :) (managed to get a Maser CambioCorsa in once - and a few other company cars) Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 just make sure you get a supe with foldy in wing mirrors then it doesnt matter!!! Most of the J specs either fold in manually, or electronically via a switch inside, (sure to impress the chicks!!!) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Thanks Paul. In a similarly induced moment (but with brandy) I've just measured the gap... 79". Close, but it'll fit. :) (managed to get a Maser CambioCorsa in once - and a few other company cars) Cheers. Ivan your missing an opportunity hear mate, have more brandy and then stagger out with the angle grinder, it'll probably end in tears but should be good fun, let us know how you get on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Oh it does matter matey as i found out when I smacked mine recently the wing mirrors hardly stick out more than the wings and rear quarter does. The wheels if you have any lock on at all will stick out further than the mirrors for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Ivan where bouts in Dorset you from? could this be another one to clan of Bournemouth and poole peeps (there bout 25 of us who on here float about!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 My car will be wider than teh wing mirrors I'm really not sure it'll go on the driveway either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 perhaps we need a drive widening construction thread devoted to the best kind of cement mixer and my angle grinders bigger than yours type stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_M Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Wing mirrors clear the sides of the garage door by about 1/2 inch either side and have about 2 inches front and back when I close the garage door. However, I had to pay the council to reduce the angle of the slope accross the footpath and down to the road as the middle of the exhaust was catching every time I drove in or out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ivan where bouts in Dorset you from? could this be another one to clan of Bournemouth and poole peeps (there bout 25 of us who on here float about!)I'm from Poole (well, Parkstone really, right near Sea View) At the moment I'm in a kitted red MX6 but looking to move onwards and upwards... I don't suppose one of the 25 is a young lady in a dark red one - works in the Wimborne area? We used to have a bit of fun now and then one the way home from work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 We used to have a bit of fun now and then one the way home from work... you mean driving fun or the other kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 the first of course - I know my priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 lol could try both at the same time. make sure your insurance is sorted first though! by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I'm from Poole (well, Parkstone really, right near Sea View) At the moment I'm in a kitted red MX6 but looking to move onwards and upwards... I don't suppose one of the 25 is a young lady in a dark red one - works in the Wimborne area? We used to have a bit of fun now and then one the way home from work... I dont think ive seen your MX6, then again i may of...but u were probably in rear view mirror i actually live in poole too, up by Darby's corner. hmm i dont know of a young lady who drives a red one. A lady did use to drive a red one but got rid of it bout 6 months ago i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I'm from Poole (well, Parkstone really, right near Sea View) At the moment I'm in a kitted red MX6 but looking to move onwards and upwards... I don't suppose one of the 25 is a young lady in a dark red one - works in the Wimborne area? We used to have a bit of fun now and then one the way home from work... That would have been my ex wife in the old car that tdaxgav now has i am guessing. You say you are up at the sea view then I have no doubt that you have seen my newer motor which is a black TT aero, if you haven't seen it you will have heard it lol. I'm down off churchill road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 My car will be wider than teh wing mirrors I'm really not sure it'll go on the driveway either thats the way my car is rosie, its a bitch to park i tell ya :thumbdown to be honest i cant really park it, its too wide!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 You say you are up at the sea view then I have no doubt that you have seen my newer motor which is a black TT aero, if you haven't seen it you will have heard it lol. I'm down off churchill road.I'm pretty certain I have - my brother lives opposite the off license there so I'm often down that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesG Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 If your car doesn't fit...make space! My mum had this parking space built so we all had space to park our cars! http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/albums/chrispics/IMG_2176.sized.jpg http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/albums/chrispics/122_2201_IMG.sized.jpg http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/albums/chrispics/123_2366_IMG.sized.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 Can I borrow your Mum please James? Seriously though, i've got the room - just not the width to get in there. Hell, it's a tight enough fit for the MX6: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ken.holland/images/SpoilerRear.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Take out the gate posts mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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