Camper / Towing mirrors

[Henry]

I have a 9. 5' camper on my '99 2500 and I pull a trailer. I was hoping to get some advice on mirrors for the truck. I found some plastic mirror extensions that slide over the existing mirrors. These things seem cheap, the mirrors are small and don't allow you to see much. Any suggestions?

 

[dremelts]

Well, the ultimate solution would be the $400 power/heated telescoping mirrors. But since I can't afford them I use the Cipa Universal mirrors that attach with a strap and hooks to the stock mirror housing.



I've towed our trailer for about 8000 miles with them and I am satisfied with them. However, I do wish the right side mirror could be a little bigger. The vibration is barely noticable and does not interfere with their funtionality.

 

[CFAR]

http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?skunum=21154&src=SRCH&tcode=37



see if this link works

 

[VicR]

Summit Racing has the Bestop extendable towing mirrors, PN BST-73622-01 for the heated/ elec to fit my 99, for just over 3 bills and has free shipping. Best price I found so far. Only bad part is they are backordered until the end of the month.



-Vic

 

[Henry]

thanks guys

Thanks for the input! I looked at the suggestions and am afraid I may have to justify going the route of the Bestops. Hey Vic, thanks for the tip, how rugged are these things?

 

[RustyJC]

If you're considering the electrically adjustable, heated, electrically extendable and retractable towing mirrors, I would highly recommend the PowerVisions for your consideration. Ours are great. Check them out here.



Rusty

 

[VicR]

I was checking out a pair of the Bestops at a campground last summer and they seemed every bit as stable as the OEM mirrors I have now, and the owner said he didn't get noticable vibration. Summit Racing is so liberal with the return policy I am not worried about taking a gamble on them. I heard at one time they were the same as the Lucix and CIPA extendable mirrors, but I haven't compared them side by side to verify this.



I have a set of powervisions on the 97 and RustyJC is right - they are great mirrors. Rock solid too. But they were about 50% more $$$ and the mirror surface on the Bestops is more square where the powervision is more of a rectangle. I do think the powervisions are great mirrors if you want to spend that $$$.



I think Bestop has a site that has much better info on the mirrors then the Summit site: http://www.bestop.com/mirrors/index.shtml



I'll post more details when I get them.

 

[cbconway]

Originally posted by Vic R

Summit Racing is so liberal with the return policy I am not worried about taking a gamble on them.

So you've dealt with Summit before and they're reliable?

 

[jrobinson2]

I've had the Bestops for about 8 months and 20000 miles and still like them. I have 5 miles of wash-boarded gravel road to get home and you couldn't tell a chevy from a ford in them on that road because of the shake, but they work well on any decent road, a bit of shake on rough pavement but still usable. They definitely vibrate more than the factory mirrors. If you are short you may have a problem getting the passenger mirror in far enough, my wife is 5'8" and turns it fully in and still has to run the seat back a bit more than she likes. I'm 6'3" and run the seat all the way back and have plenty of travel to set the mirror where I need it. I thought the fit and finish was a little "cheaper" than the factory but still not to bad.

Jared

 

[Henry]

That's a lot of ching$$$$

Man those Powervisions look sweet, but good ### that is a lot of money for mirrors! Maybe I'll just hang my wife's make-up mirror out the window when I need a peek! Thanks guys.

:--)

 

[VicR]

"So you've dealt with Summit before and they're reliable?"



Yes, I've gotten quite a few things from Summit, and even ended up returning a few, and have always had very good service.



-Vic