Super Cheap and effective mirror extenders
When I bought my RV the mirror's had been butchered and someone added a "home made" side mirror extension that consisted of a piece of aluminum u-channel. The aluminum u-channel flopping arou...
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There are round blind spot mirrors like the big trucks use. Every truck stop has an assortment, along with assorted arms to mount them. I was in a hurry and got cheap plastic-backed ones at the auto parts and made the arms out of DIY aluminum. Twisted to go under the mirror head mounting bolt (4" one in this case) and provide a hole for the stud on the add-on mirror. I've got a photo if I can figure out how to share it now that flickR has been "improved."
This is an image of a big 8-1/2" one, but you can see how a store bought or home made arm/bracket could connect it to the mounting bolt for the existing flat mirror.
I was jealous of those fancy Velvac RV mirrors but now that I hear about the failures and cost of repairs, I like my rental truck kind a lot more. And, with the large, separate, convex mirrors added, I actually have a better field of view.
This is an image of a big 8-1/2" one, but you can see how a store bought or home made arm/bracket could connect it to the mounting bolt for the existing flat mirror.
I was jealous of those fancy Velvac RV mirrors but now that I hear about the failures and cost of repairs, I like my rental truck kind a lot more. And, with the large, separate, convex mirrors added, I actually have a better field of view.
