2011 GMC 2500HD, more extension than stock towing mirrors..

Mine is an '11 GMC 2500HD & honestly, I don't need to pull mine out all the way to see down the side of my 8' wide trailer. I can even lower it & see the tires if I need to. Have you checked to see if your mirrors are pushed all the way out. I don't mean the extension portion but opposite than pulled in for a car wash, pushed all the way out to the stop.

Look at the Fit System mirrors at Amazon. I have them and they are awesome. They look like stock mirrors. They are heated, have the turn arrow and you control them just like you do your OEM mirrors.

Bruce

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check my mirrors to make sure they are all the way out and look at Amazon also. Have a great day!

I have what "look" like OEM mirrors on my 2003 Suburban and I wish they were a little wider as well. A previous owner installed them so I do not know what they are. Mine are swung out all the way and extended all the way. I have the same issue as the OP. They work, but could be better.

hawkeye-08 wrote:
Has anyone found that the towing mirrors are not quite out far enough to see down the side of the trailer? Is there an aftermarket mirror or add-on that gets another inch or two? I'm glad I don't have the 8.5' wide trailer.. I can see the traffic fine, just would like to see along the trailer better..

which mirrors do you have?
a) the power extending towing mirrors with only one glass and accordion cover over the extension
b) the big manual extending towing mirror with a regular mirror and a glass wide angle below it?

If you have (a), install the (b) mirrors, available from GM

I have (b) as do many others, and when fully extended (manually) they stick out plenty far.

ktmrfs wrote:

hawkeye-08 wrote:
Has anyone found that the towing mirrors are not quite out far enough to see down the side of the trailer? Is there an aftermarket mirror or add-on that gets another inch or two? I'm glad I don't have the 8.5' wide trailer.. I can see the traffic fine, just would like to see along the trailer better..

which mirrors do you have?
a) the power extending towing mirrors with only one glass and accordion cover over the extension
b) the big manual extending towing mirror with a regular mirror and a glass wide angle below it?

If you have (a), install the (b) mirrors, available from GM

I have (b) as do many others, and when fully extended (manually) they stick out plenty far.

The OP has a 2011 and I don't believe GM has offered the (a) mirror for quite some time so I assume he has the (b) mirror, just like me. They are fine, but would be nice if they went out a couple more inches. My last trailer was 7'3" wide and I had wider strap on mirrors with my previous tow vehicle so I could see much better then. I'm guessing what I have is normal but I cannot see behind my trailer like I am used to with this new combination. The side with the awning, I can't really see past it at all.

For anyone that has the (b) mirrors, what is the dimension from outside of glass to outside of glass on your truck's mirrors when the mirrors are fully extended? I have not measured mine, but I will if I have a comparison from someone else that is happy with theirs. Thanks.

Wishin wrote:

ktmrfs wrote:

hawkeye-08 wrote:
Has anyone found that the towing mirrors are not quite out far enough to see down the side of the trailer? Is there an aftermarket mirror or add-on that gets another inch or two? I'm glad I don't have the 8.5' wide trailer.. I can see the traffic fine, just would like to see along the trailer better..

which mirrors do you have?
a) the power extending towing mirrors with only one glass and accordion cover over the extension
b) the big manual extending towing mirror with a regular mirror and a glass wide angle below it?

If you have (a), install the (b) mirrors, available from GM

I have (b) as do many others, and when fully extended (manually) they stick out plenty far.

The OP has a 2011 and I don't believe GM has offered the (a) mirror for quite some time so I assume he has the (b) mirror, just like me. They are fine, but would be nice if they went out a couple more inches. My last trailer was 7'3" wide and I had wider strap on mirrors with my previous tow vehicle so I could see much better then. I'm guessing what I have is normal but I cannot see behind my trailer like I am used to with this new combination. The side with the awning, I can't really see past it at all.

For anyone that has the (b) mirrors, what is the dimension from outside of glass to outside of glass on your truck's mirrors when the mirrors are fully extended? I have not measured mine, but I will if I have a comparison from someone else that is happy with theirs. Thanks.

I have (b) mirrors on my 04 CC silverado and tow a 35' TT. with the mirrors extended I can easily see down both sides of the trailer. They are 8'10" outside to outside. Make sure the mirrors arms are in the detent position for rotation. They can pop out and then they closer to the vehicle even when extended. I can see close enough behind me to know what's behind me and to safely change lanes. I do use a camera mounted on the back of the trailer to see directly behind me and monitor the bike rack etc. when traveling.

The (a) mirrors are a joke for towing.

nomad297 wrote:
Look at the Fit System mirrors at Amazon. I have them and they are awesome. They look like stock mirrors. They are heated, have the turn arrow and you control them just like you do your OEM mirrors.

Bruce

from looking at them they would be identical to what the OP already has. If you have the regular non towing mirrors these would be a good upgrade to the factory towing mirrors. However, I'd also check around at dealers for prices.

BTW they are an easy retrofit install.

I went out and checked my mirrors to make sure they were all the way out (both unfolded all the way and extended all the way) and they are.

nomad297 wrote:
Look at the Fit System mirrors at Amazon. I have them and they are awesome. They look like stock mirrors. They are heated, have the turn arrow and you control them just like you do your OEM mirrors.

Bruce

In regards to what the OP is asking about extension length these are no different than the factory OEM mirrors. They are just clones of what he already has.