Hey Cubey, mirrors!
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I added the big blind spot mirrors on both sides. (not the little round stuck on ones)
The passenger side blind spot mirror is more useful than the normal mirror.
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THAT is what I want on my truck. (Minus the big square added to the right side.)
I wish I knew what to order. I can't find them on amazon.
What size is the main mirror?
And what size are the legs, and that shoulder part?
THAT is what I want on my truck. (Minus the big square added to the right side.)
I wish I knew what to order. I can't find them on amazon.
What size is the main mirror?
And what size are the legs, and that shoulder part?
I'll have to measure it all, I'll see about that tomorrow.
The bottom legs where they bolt to the door keep coming loose. The screws keep coming back out. I'm shocked they haven't totally fallen out. I'm always tightening them back. The holes are bored out, that's the problem. That's why there's a zip tie around the right side one, to help support it and keep it from wiggling as much.
I had to replace the upper arm on the right side due to the bolt on the original snapping off when I tried to take it out to install that blind spot mirror. This is the arm I got. It was $17 in Sept 2020, $24 now.
This is the blind spot mirror on the right side. I ordered 2 because RockAuto had them very cheap at the time, $26 with shipping for two. I still have the other as a spare/extra.
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I took off the clamp park of it's mount and put it directly on the arm I had to replace to it would point the way I wanted it to.
I had to carefully bend the mirror's arm so it would reach out far enough to be useful:
This is similar to what I have, but it lacks the extra support:
The bottom legs where they bolt to the door keep coming loose. The screws keep coming back out. I'm shocked they haven't totally fallen out. I'm always tightening them back. The holes are bored out, that's the problem. That's why there's a zip tie around the right side one, to help support it and keep it from wiggling as much.
I had to replace the upper arm on the right side due to the bolt on the original snapping off when I tried to take it out to install that blind spot mirror. This is the arm I got. It was $17 in Sept 2020, $24 now.
This is the blind spot mirror on the right side. I ordered 2 because RockAuto had them very cheap at the time, $26 with shipping for two. I still have the other as a spare/extra.
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I took off the clamp park of it's mount and put it directly on the arm I had to replace to it would point the way I wanted it to.
I had to carefully bend the mirror's arm so it would reach out far enough to be useful:
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This is similar to what I have, but it lacks the extra support:
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I keep meaning to do that with those 3rd leg supports but haven't yet. The rest are staying put, it's just those two extra supports that rattle loose due to the mirror hanging out and shaking.
Ok, it looks like this is exactly what you have. Minus the extra supports, and add-ons.
Does this look right to everyone?
I might have to make those extra supports myself, out of some small conduit.
Does this look right to everyone?
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I might have to make those extra supports myself, out of some small conduit.
Yep that's more like the one I have. There is the other one with longer legs and an upper mount that sticks out more, but that's more for a box truck, someone towing extra wide trailers, or a motorhome/slide-in camper: https://www.amazon.com/Fit-System-H3551-Passenger-Replacement/dp/B001A0L940
If you notice on mine, the elbow piece is turned around so the short end is vertical and the long part is horizontal, unlike the product pictures where long is vertical, short is horizontal. That's so the mirror can stick out further to clear the "box". It should have probably gotten that longer leg one but it's what the RV company put on back in 85 so it's what I've left.
I noticed that!
Also thinking that if I do this, I'll probably try to mount them as far forward on the door, as I can. And with the arm oriented the way you have them.
That way, I can swing the arm further in, for normal driving, and further out, for towing.
Also thinking that if I do this, I'll probably try to mount them as far forward on the door, as I can. And with the arm oriented the way you have them.
That way, I can swing the arm further in, for normal driving, and further out, for towing.
Keep a box end wrench handy for that. It's a bolt that goes into the end of the elbow arm, so just moving it by hand and not touching the bolt can make it work loose. It's not easily adjustable without the bolts coming loose, or being too tight to move, depending which way you're adjusting it. But it's meant to be adjusted and bolted down so it can't move under heavy duty use.
Yep.
The only problem I might see with these is in parking lots. Because most of the time they will simply be mounted and set and left alone. But in a parking lot, people tend to shove these out of their way.
And I'll keep the wrench handy for any of those times when I'll have to adjust it again.
The only problem I might see with these is in parking lots. Because most of the time they will simply be mounted and set and left alone. But in a parking lot, people tend to shove these out of their way.
And I'll keep the wrench handy for any of those times when I'll have to adjust it again.
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