My truck came with them... 🙂 I like 'em... 🙂
I did have the CIPAs on my 97 F150 and they were fine too. But not as good as the factory tow mirrors..
Mitch
I did have the CIPAs on my 97 F150 and they were fine too. But not as good as the factory tow mirrors..
Mitch
DSteiner51 wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Start calling wrecking yards for 250 or 350 towing mirrors.
I am pretty sure that you will not be able to retrofit F250/350 mirrors onto a F150 door WITHOUT MAJOR MODIFICATIONS and even then look pretty darn rednecky.
The doors between F150 and F250/350 ARE different so it isn't going to be a simple swap and done project..
I would suggest perhaps looking around for some aftermarket F150 towing mirrors which would be a direct fit.
Like THIS
Found HERE at $250 for the pair.
Yeah, I get it, $250 IS a lot, but I can tell you this, I HAD a pair of CIPA slide on mirrors and they ARE JUNK.
Pretty much any slide on mirror WILL vibrate, quite a bit.
They ARE a pain in the behind to put on and take off
They ARE a pain in the rear for folding in as in you CAN'T FOLD THE MIRROR IN WITH THE CIPAS ON.
Because the prevent your mirror from folding in you are risking breaking off the mirror if you hit an object or an object hits your mirror.
You can also get the mirrors I linked above with turn signal, puddle light and heated if you want an upgrade for $440 HERE
Why waste your time and money with trying to find used F250/350 mirrors then have to butcher up your door and mirrors to force something that was never designed for into working when there are already after market mirrors available that should be a direct fit?
Every con listed is false on my ‘12 F150. I wanted factory towing mirrors until I found Cipa mirrors. No way I’d go factory tow now.
No vibration, takes seconds to install/remove. Mirrors fold just like without.
Me as well. Just seconds to attach, and take off. no vibration. And you then have 2 mirrors on each side. Which is GREAT. You can aim the inside one down more toward the road, and know exactly where the TT is riding on the pavement. Aim the outside one down the side of the TT, and easily see when a vehicle pulls out or is close beside you. They are a win win.
Maybe he didn't tighten the set screw.
Gdetrailer wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Start calling wrecking yards for 250 or 350 towing mirrors.
I am pretty sure that you will not be able to retrofit F250/350 mirrors onto a F150 door WITHOUT MAJOR MODIFICATIONS and even then look pretty darn rednecky.
The doors between F150 and F250/350 ARE different so it isn't going to be a simple swap and done project..
I would suggest perhaps looking around for some aftermarket F150 towing mirrors which would be a direct fit.
Like THIS
Found HERE at $250 for the pair.
Yeah, I get it, $250 IS a lot, but I can tell you this, I HAD a pair of CIPA slide on mirrors and they ARE JUNK.
Pretty much any slide on mirror WILL vibrate, quite a bit.
They ARE a pain in the behind to put on and take off
They ARE a pain in the rear for folding in as in you CAN'T FOLD THE MIRROR IN WITH THE CIPAS ON.
Because the prevent your mirror from folding in you are risking breaking off the mirror if you hit an object or an object hits your mirror.
You can also get the mirrors I linked above with turn signal, puddle light and heated if you want an upgrade for $440 HERE
Why waste your time and money with trying to find used F250/350 mirrors then have to butcher up your door and mirrors to force something that was never designed for into working when there are already after market mirrors available that should be a direct fit?
Every con listed is false on my ‘12 F150. I wanted factory towing mirrors until I found Cipa mirrors. No way I’d go factory tow now.
No vibration, takes seconds to install/remove. Mirrors fold just like without.
donn0128 wrote:
Start calling wrecking yards for 250 or 350 towing mirrors.
I am pretty sure that you will not be able to retrofit F250/350 mirrors onto a F150 door WITHOUT MAJOR MODIFICATIONS and even then look pretty darn rednecky.
The doors between F150 and F250/350 ARE different so it isn't going to be a simple swap and done project..
I would suggest perhaps looking around for some aftermarket F150 towing mirrors which would be a direct fit.
Like THIS
Found HERE at $250 for the pair.
Yeah, I get it, $250 IS a lot, but I can tell you this, I HAD a pair of CIPA slide on mirrors and they ARE JUNK.
Pretty much any slide on mirror WILL vibrate, quite a bit.
They ARE a pain in the behind to put on and take off
They ARE a pain in the rear for folding in as in you CAN'T FOLD THE MIRROR IN WITH THE CIPAS ON.
Because the prevent your mirror from folding in you are risking breaking off the mirror if you hit an object or an object hits your mirror.
You can also get the mirrors I linked above with turn signal, puddle light and heated if you want an upgrade for $440 HERE
Why waste your time and money with trying to find used F250/350 mirrors then have to butcher up your door and mirrors to force something that was never designed for into working when there are already after market mirrors available that should be a direct fit?
I had a set of factory GM towing mirrors on my Avalanche but they wouldn't fit my '12 Silverado so this time around I went with a set of inexpensive CIPA mirrors ... not as good as factory because with each mirror you're looking at 2 mirrors which is a bit disconcerting but considering the price they're "good enough", image is quite clear, little vibration, and the stock electric mirrors to which they're affixed can still be retracted with no interference. 🙂
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