Shortening our MIrrors? Any help out there?
We have a 2014 Forest River class C Sunsetter motorhome, that we would like to shorten the mirrors at least 4 inches, has anyone ever shortened theirs and how did they do it? We can't see the towed v...
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Ford has telescoping towing mirrors for the E-series van that can be used to replace the mirrors usually installed on C motorhomes. Chevrolet may have something similar for the Express. I do not know whether these towing mirros extend far enough to see alongside the 8 1/2 foot wide body of a C, to be useful for lane changes or backing, but they do extend far enough to see alongside an 8-foot wide trailer towed behind the van.
You could alternatively install towing mirrors further forward on the van body, at that location they do not need to extend quite as far out to be useful, but you will find everything appearing much smaller in a wider field of view.
I deal with narrow clearance problems by swinging my mirrors in, have had to do it a few times on truss bridges with less than 10 ft width clearance, or to get through construction zones. This works only if you have someone in the right seat to take care of that side.
Ford has telescoping towing mirrors for the E-series van that can be used to replace the mirrors usually installed on C motorhomes. Chevrolet may have something similar for the Express. I do not know whether these towing mirros extend far enough to see alongside the 8 1/2 foot wide body of a C, to be useful for lane changes or backing, but they do extend far enough to see alongside an 8-foot wide trailer towed behind the van.
You could alternatively install towing mirrors further forward on the van body, at that location they do not need to extend quite as far out to be useful, but you will find everything appearing much smaller in a wider field of view.
I deal with narrow clearance problems by swinging my mirrors in, have had to do it a few times on truss bridges with less than 10 ft width clearance, or to get through construction zones. This works only if you have someone in the right seat to take care of that side.
