Best Towing Mirrors For A 1995 F350?

I have a 1997 F350 wit the Ford 'Recreational' 3 point low (door mount) mirrors that happen to be Grote's

You can not only get replacement heads but you can get the 3 point stainless mounts on Amazon. I like mine. They swing in (and hover over the 3 point mount close to the doors for normal use) or you can swing them out and flip the heads 180 degrees for wide load use (campers or wide pull behind's or gooseneck trailers). The Grote's are just like the Ford editions with the tube going inside the head instead of the cheaper (and more vibration prone) external mount.

I 'test drove' an external mount for a day and tossed it. Way too much shake.

I'll probably replace both heads this winter. My original (from '97) heads are getting pretty stiff from age. They are all stainless, lower mounts, mirror tubes and heads. Not cheap but you get what you pay for.

I had these on an older Ford and loved them, wish the newer Fords could be ordered with them.
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I’d recommend getting original low-mount stainless ones from a wrecking yard and not buying them from Amazon or any new repop supplier. I’ve made that mistake before. They’re never as solid and shake-free.
They’re stainless, they will polish and look new. I’m not certain about the Ford doors but Dodges and Chevys had factory bracing behind the mounting bolts. If you get yours from an original truck check to see if there are original parts inside the door you also need. Otherwise it’ll be too easy to crack or wrinkle your door skins.

I took off the factory stainless low-mounts from my ‘99 Dodge because I wanted to put on later model mirrors that look cleaner... and they do... but I have to admit when I actually look in them I miss those clunky looking originals that worked better.

Far as I can tell, the ones on Amazon (Grote) are the same as. Not having bought a set I'm not entirely sure but I will buy the upper stainless 'L' tube and heads this winter and then I'll know for sure. They sure look the part and for the cost, I'd say they are.

Pretty hard to beat the 3 point low mount design.

I too would probably check the junk yards for an original and clean them up,but that's just me with older trucks.I am very happy with my mirrors on my 1994 Ford F-350.They are very sturdy.

I used McKesh mirrors for years on my Tundra. And now I no longer need them since I have OEM towing mirrors on my new Tundra.

I tried other options and did not want to permanently mount towing mirrors on my truck. The McKesh were great and I highly recommend them.

Shoot me a PM if you are interested in the McKesh mirrors.

Thanks for the replies.

Can you send me a link to the 3 point mounted mirrors? I searched Amazon for "grote 3 point mirror" and got 0 results.

The K Source mirrors look good for towing, but they're fixed correct? I don't want to accidentally hit something with a mirror and do damage to the truck's door, so I want something that articulates and/or extends.

Jaycocreek, what you have looks like this setup somebody recommended, "OBS gooseneck mirrors with Gen 1 Ranger door mounts": http://www.powerstrokenation.com/forums/19-1994-1997-general-aftermarket/538217-best-towing-mirrors-1995-f350.html#post5823489

Are those the Gen 1 Ranger door mounts? Do you know the part numbers for your mirrors and mounts? Any thoughts on the setup recommendation in that post?

Geewizard, out of curiosity did you try the Grand Aero 3s? I may get McKesh mirrors, but I'm still doing research, thanks.

Actually the good towing mirrors the Fords had then were four-point not three.
The mirror head does fold in but the brackets that bolt to the doors don’t.
I drove tow trucks for years with those and never crunched a door and had the same on my personal trucks without crunching a door, but, it is possible.

The advantage is you get a very solid platform that gets the mirrors out far enough to see around things like campers, and you can add nice big spot mirrors too.

You are correct, they are 4 point mount (I went out and looked). 2 on the top horizontal upper bracket and one on each leg. I've never had any door issues but then out 'older trucks' I'm sure have heavier gauge steel in the door skins than newer trucks do.....lol

Ford called them 'Recreational Towing Mirrors'. Mine came with the remote control 'small' mirrors, I had the dealer add the the big ones when I bought the truck. Still have the remote controls on the armrest that don't work anymore....

BreakAes wrote:
Thanks for the replies.

Can you send me a link to the 3 point mounted mirrors? I searched Amazon for "grote 3 point mirror" and got 0 results.

The K Source mirrors look good for towing, but they're fixed correct? I don't want to accidentally hit something with a mirror and do damage to the truck's door, so I want something that articulates and/or extends.

Jaycocreek, what you have looks like this setup somebody recommended, "OBS gooseneck mirrors with Gen 1 Ranger door mounts": http://www.powerstrokenation.com/forums/19-1994-1997-general-aftermarket/538217-best-towing-mirrors-1995-f350.html#post5823489

Are those the Gen 1 Ranger door mounts? Do you know the part numbers for your mirrors and mounts? Any thoughts on the setup recommendation in that post?

Geewizard, out of curiosity did you try the Grand Aero 3s? I may get McKesh mirrors, but I'm still doing research, thanks.

Grote 28323-5 Stainless Steel Super Tripod-Mount Mirror

I'm mistaken again, Truck Lite sells the OEM Ford mirror head with the hidden (arm through the mirror head) mirror head, in stainless.