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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 07:55 PM
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Truck coming in the opposite direction drifted into my lane. I had to swerve to avoid a collision but our mirrors caught. He had those big dodge tow mirrors. My mirror folded in and cracked my drivers window as well. The other driver pulled over and was extremely apologetic. Could have been much much worse if I wasn’t paying attention. With my 3 year old in the truck, I’ll take the broken mirror any day.





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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by irish26
Truck coming in the opposite direction drifted into my lane. I had to swerve to avoid a collision but our mirrors caught. He had those big dodge tow mirrors. My mirror folded in and cracked my drivers window as well. The other driver pulled over and was extremely apologetic. Could have been much much worse if I wasn’t paying attention. With my 3 year old in the truck, I’ll take the broken mirror any day.




Hope you got his information, those mirrors are anything but inexpensive.
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Rnlcomp
Hope you got his information, those mirrors are anything but inexpensive.
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Most definitely. Between the mirror, window, and the black trim at the bottom of the window, I’m guessing it’s going to be between $1500-$2000 for repairs. My local dealership charges $185/hr.
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 09:12 PM
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You probably are pretty close on price.

My best guess would be:
$1000 mirror.
$200-300 window
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2-3 hours labor @$185 hour.
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 09:14 PM
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This is why I drive with my tow mirrors in... lol
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 10:19 PM
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I see a lot of people with their tow mirrors out while not towing. Why??
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 08:31 AM
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I see a lot of people with their tow mirrors out while not towing. Why??
Mine weren’t out. It got pulled out in the collision.
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by bmach
I see a lot of people with their tow mirrors out while not towing. Why??
Cool points
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by bmach
I see a lot of people with their tow mirrors out while not towing. Why??
I don't get that either. Dodge/Ram trucks seem to be the worst offenders around here. I see the HD Rams with their mirrors flipped up pretty often.
They must think it looks cool.

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I think it's a big deduction from their cool points...unless they are actually towing something.
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by bmach
I see a lot of people with their tow mirrors out while not towing. Why??
Falls under the same category as the drivers who run their fog lights when it's not foggy.
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