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Old 10-18-2016, 09:13 PM
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I am very undecided on tow mirrors.. on some trucks, I love them.. On others its so-so.

2011 F150 FX4. I do mild towing, so its 50/50 use/looks for me.

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Here's mine...
Put them earlier this year one of the best additions I have made love the rear visibility I get with them towing or not...
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Love mine. Great visibility, no blind spots, looks badass.
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Originally Posted by HSBII
Here's mine...
Put them earlier this year one of the best additions I have made love the rear visibility I get with them towing or not...
I like the light bar. More info please!
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If that is the biggest trailer you are towing, I would stick with the smaller mirrors which really aren't that bad. I am on the fence with the tow mirrors. I park my dump trailer between my house and shop which can be a tight fit with the heat pump next to the house. The tow mirrors seem to have a little bit of a skew in the lower panorama mirror. It is sometimes hard to determine the angle of the trailer. I only have this issue with the passenger mirror. I will sometimes adjust the upper mirror down and focus it on the axles. My mirrors are aftermarket so I don't know if the OEM are better.
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I don't tow a whole lot, but after having the OEM tow mirrors, I'll always have them on whatever truck I have. The visibility they provide is great.
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Not sophisticated enough (yet) to include pics but I did install the Stage3 Motorsport tow mirrors and the visibility has improved dramatically.

Currently am frequently towing a 22ft pontoon boat on a 30' Triton tandem-axle trailer and have plans this spring to start towing a 23'-26' TT.

As stated above, mirrors are tremendous improvement over stock; only disappointment is that they did NOT come with the directional bar lights on the front of the mirrors and the LED's on the mirror side are of inferior quality compared to OEM.

But installation was simple and as mirrors they function as needed.

One other item.....there's a considerable increase in wind noise in the cabin with these mirrors. They're not exactly aerodynamic. Like a couple of small barn doors hanging out there in the wind right next to the windows.

Not objectionable but an increase nonetheless.

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Love my tow mirrors.
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Originally Posted by Mr Hockey Puck
I like the light bar. More info please!

Its a N-Fab...
I did not like that the light mounting tabs were mounted on the forward edge of the light bar made the lights stick out to far from the grill...
So I modified (cut them off) and relocated them to the rear, that way the lights are tucked in closer and in my opinion looks much better...
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Sorry, no pic, but when I bought my 2010 Lariat 4x4, I really wanted the tow package, but with the standard mirrors. They told me I couldn't get it that way, so I reluctantly got the bigger tow mirrors. I am very glad I did. Visibility is great, and I really like the look of them. I wouldn't have it any other way.



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