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AT1963

Member Since: 23 Nov 2021
Location: Leicester
Posts: 252

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Orkney Grey

how to lubricate wing mirrors

Door mirrors creak when locking/unlocking door.
Any tips to lubricate?

11th Dec 2021 6:59 pm

I Like Chips

Member Since: 25 Jun 2017
Location: Ascott Under Wychwood
Posts: 1569

2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

Silicone spray

https://www.screwfix.com/p/wd-40-specialis...00ml/86394

11th Dec 2021 7:24 pm

hinchy

Member Since: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Stockport
Posts: 779

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Aintree Green

Just recently done mine with silicone spray....normally spray them twice a year if I remember. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
MY57 SE Stornoway Grey. Gone
Nissan X Trail
Discovery V8 LPG
Series II Land Rover

11th Dec 2021 7:55 pm

Badger51

Member Since: 01 Mar 2014
Location: Coffs Harbour
Posts: 984

Re: how to lubricate wing mirrors

AT1963 wrote:
Door mirrors creak when locking/unlocking door.
Any tips to lubricate?

With the mirrors already unfolded, push/force them as far forward as they will go, don’t worry they won’t break. You then have access to be able to spray the lube into the mechanism. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

11th Dec 2021 8:26 pm

AT1963

Member Since: 23 Nov 2021
Location: Leicester
Posts: 252

Push forward towards the front end?

11th Dec 2021 8:44 pm

Badger51

Member Since: 01 Mar 2014
Location: Coffs Harbour
Posts: 984

“ Push forward towards the front end?”

Yes, push them forward. That would always be towards the front in my opinion. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

11th Dec 2021 8:55 pm

ReggiePerrin

Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 1279

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Firenze Red

Badger51 wrote:

"Push forward towards the front end?”

Yes, push them forward. That would always be towards the front in my opinion.

Unless one was facing the rear of the car… you'd then push forward towards the rear end. Pushing something in the direction one is facing is pushing forward even if the object being pushed is travelling backwards.

11th Dec 2021 9:14 pm

Simon J

Member Since: 27 Jul 2019
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 719

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Rimini Red

I must give this a try. I replaced the driver's side mirror with a new one and it opens and closes so much more quickly than the old one on the passenger's side.

11th Dec 2021 9:35 pm

Badger51

Member Since: 01 Mar 2014
Location: Coffs Harbour
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“ Unless one was facing the rear of the car… you'd then push forward towards the rear end. Pushing something in the direction one is facing is pushing forward even if the object being pushed is travelling backwards. Wink”

When discussing forwards/rearwards, I personally relate the direction to the front/rear of the car or object, not the direction I am facing, but I get your point (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

11th Dec 2021 9:36 pm

jules

Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire
Posts: 5161

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Firenze Red

Push it anteriorly - hope that clears up any confusion Jules

11th Dec 2021 10:32 pm

Badger51

Member Since: 01 Mar 2014
Location: Coffs Harbour
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Settle down jules (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

11th Dec 2021 10:44 pm

Jack frost

Member Since: 21 Dec 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 796

Only drawback I find after spraying the mirrors is you always get a unsightly stain underneath the mirrors on the doors, I always use white silicone spray & always do it when the car is not going to be used & it’s kept in the garage for the lube to dry.

12th Dec 2021 9:32 am

3landertwo

Member Since: 27 May 2020
Location: UK
Posts: 1134

ReggiePerrin wrote:
Badger51 wrote:

"Push forward towards the front end?”

Yes, push them forward. That would always be towards the front in my opinion.

Unless one was facing the rear of the car… you'd then push forward towards the rear end. Pushing something in the direction one is facing is pushing forward even if the object being pushed is travelling backwards.

then you would be doing it in posterior

12th Dec 2021 10:23 am

jules

Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire
Posts: 5161

Exactly.
Medics use the terms anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, medial and lateral because you don't want a surgeon cutting in the wrong direction Jules

12th Dec 2021 10:51 am

Sidthecat

Member Since: 10 Sep 2017
Location: Sarf-East London-sur-Mer
Posts: 1635

But doesn’t a surgeon always stand sideways on to the patient?

12th Dec 2021 11:30 am

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