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Old 12-14-2018, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by chadfo
I want side lights to see deer or obstacles when turning. In particular there’s an s curve on the road I live on and I’ve encountered many deer that I couldn’t see until I straightened up and was a bit close for comfort.
The easiest thing for you is probably to add a couple of bright auxiliary lights aimed outward.
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Originally Posted by icantdrive55
WTF are you guys using your mirror spots for anyway? Deer spot-lighting? I've got 'em on my '18 XL with tow mirrors and they light up the entire inside of my garage when I open the doors. The tailgate rear spot lights up an 8' area behind the truck, too. If they were any brighter, you could prolly weld with 'em!
I guess it doesn't really matter WHY I want to know if there is an upgrade. Although you did reply to this thread but brought NOTHING to the OP. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by icantdrive55
WTF are you guys using your mirror spots for anyway? Deer spot-lighting? I've got 'em on my '18 XL with tow mirrors and they light up the entire inside of my garage when I open the doors. The tailgate rear spot lights up an 8' area behind the truck, too. If they were any brighter, you could prolly weld with 'em!
skimming down country roads out in the middle of nowhere would be a good place id like to have them.
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Originally Posted by Harry Franklin
I was actually quite pleased with my spotlights until I swapped my regular mirrors to tow mirrors. Tow mirrors are not nearly as bright as the standard mirrors and the LED's are not replaceable. They appear to be soldered to a circuit board.

I might ought to mention mine are factory tow mirrors. Maybe there is a big difference between the tows and the regular mirrors.
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Originally Posted by Harry Franklin
I was actually quite pleased with my spotlights until I swapped my regular mirrors to tow mirrors. Tow mirrors are not nearly as bright as the standard mirrors and the LED's are not replaceable. They appear to be soldered to a circuit board.
I noticed the same thing when I swapped mirrors. I think the regular mirrors have 4 LEDs where the tow mirrors only have 1.
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