Awsome third gen mirror upgrade.

[firefighter_2000]

Spotted this third gen hotshot rig going down the intersatate a couple of days ago. Had to snap a pic. They're quite bouncy. Looks to be a set of mirrors from a chevy/gmc 4500. If they weren't so bouncy they'd work pretty good.

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[Motorhead]

That guy must be smokin' CRACK!! That is the stupidest thing I have seen to ruin a truck! (IMHO)

 

[DAN V]

no doubt!!

What motorhead said.

 

[DaveHess]

I'd love to find a set of the original West Coast Mirrors that would fit my truck. Not the Junior versions you find in JC Whitney. I have the trailer tow mirrors on my pickup and I run them in the "tow" (out and up) position all the time. For me when the mirrors are down, the convex spot mirror is in the wrong position to be of value. However, when the mirrors are up, the convex is perfectly positioned for me to see from the drivers and passenger side door handles down the side of my truck. My blind spot along the side of the truck is minimal. Just my two cents.

 

[roadking]

That guy must be smokin' CRACK!! That is the stupidest thing I have seen to ruin a truck! (IMHO)

what he said ugly

 

[WM-300]

Looks stupid and probably makes a blind spot. How to ruin the looks of a Ram.
8Valve

 

[NavyDood]

Wow, I really don't know what to say or think on that. Guess this sums it up for me.

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[Buffalo]

Esthetically, those mirrors do leave something to be desired!!! However, the bigger question is, what caused this guy to resort to trying these mirrors? Most likely, because the stock towing mirrors don't work very well.



This guy is a "Hotshotter" which means he uses the truck, commercially, & most likely is not too concerned with how the truck looks but, how well it works. Those mirrors probably 'function' better than the stock towing mirrors.



The older I get, the more difficult it is to see anything in those small, stock convex mirrors. I'd love to have much larger convex mirrors on my '03, 3500 but, can't figure out how to attach them to my truck. I installed a 6" convex mirror on the drivers side of my '91. 5 W-250 & a 7" mirror on the passengers side. Those mirrors work great. Got them at a big truck supply store. Just a glance at them shows you what is on the sides of your vehicle. On the '03, I have to stare (concentrate) on them before I can actually focus on what is on the sides of the vehicle.



The '91. 5 W-250 has 90* tubes that connects the mirrors to the doors. This is where I connected the convex mirrors with extending brackets. There is no comparison to how much better these larger mirrors work compared to those on the '03.



Bottom line is that, those mirrors may be ugly but, work very well. Probably better to be able to see well than have a cool looking truck.



Joe F.

 

[HBarlow]

A DOT cop will want to discuss those mirrors with that clever inventor. They appear to be much too wide to be legal.

 

[DaveHess]

Navydood that is freakin' hilarious!!!!!

 

[EricBu12]

I'm with Buffalo.

It sorta looks ugly but I bet it works very well. It is not too wide. It is just a little wider than our tow mirrors. I drive doubles truck with a volvo for a living and those are not any wider than what I drive. My Volvo mirrors wiggle too.

I applaud him in finding something that works good. . I only tow my RV in the summer and would never do that. the factory mirrors do good enough. I see RV's pass me all the time and when I am in line with the trailer, even our tow mirrors are not wide enough to see straight down the side. Left side is better though.

 

[Belgrath04]

Correct me if Im wrong but don't the new tow mirrors have a larger wide angle portion?

Mine is only in the upper outer corner where as the new ones extend down the entire outside of the mirror (across the bottom if flipped out). Would one be able to simply swap the glass and as a result get an increased viewing area?