Aftermarket mirrors
For those that have installed these, are the aftermarket tow mirrors worth the money quality wise? I am not talking about the slip on mirrors. I am referring to the extendable large towing mirrors. Pr...
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BigToe wrote:I modified my old CIPA slip-on mirrors with convex mirrors, effectively doing just that. Not as large, but the info (view) was there.gopherslayer wrote:
It seems with the slip ons that you don't get much in terms of field of view. Very narrow viewing area. Is this the case?
Being narrow isn't the issue... it's having a tow mirror that is taller that is the issue.
A taller mirror offers better simultaneous analysis of the lane next to you both up close as well as further back, so you can see what is coming, at the same time as seeing what is immediately next to you.
Also, a taller mirror offers both curb check and tree limb check simultaneously when backing, without moving the mirror up and down.
The clip on mirrors are plenty wide enough... they are not tall enough. All the semi's and busses and Class A motorhomes use T A L L L mirrors. The biggest improvement to the GM OEM tow mirrors ten years ago was to make them taller.
