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I would not cough up the $$$ for towing mirrors just for looks.
However, if you have not driven with towing mirrors before, it is night and day. That larger convex mirror eliminates 99.9% of your blind spot on both sides and is phenomenal for highway driving.
This was the first thing I upgraded on both my trucks, even though I do not tow often.
One word of warning, my wife is 5'-1" and she has complained that they do block her view a little when turning left and she has to move her head to look around those massive things. It is not a problem for my and I am only 5'-10".
I have the factory tow mirrors on my 2011. They are priceless when I tow my travel trailer. But just going off looks alone, I think they look goofy on a 1/2 ton. If I didn't tow I wouldn't want them.
I think on a stock half ton it definitely looks goofy. On a half ton that has a lift and some aggressive tires and maybe some other aggressive features I can see it fitting much better.
I think on a stock half ton it definitely looks goofy. On a half ton that has a lift and some aggressive tires and maybe some other aggressive features I can see it fitting much better.
I agree. I've seen them on leveled long bed F150's and I honestly mistake them for Superduty's!
I would not cough up the $$$ for towing mirrors just for looks.
However, if you have not driven with towing mirrors before, it is night and day. That larger convex mirror eliminates 99.9% of your blind spot on both sides and is phenomenal for highway driving.
This was the first thing I upgraded on both my trucks, even though I do not tow often.
One word of warning, my wife is 5'-1" and she has complained that they do block her view a little when turning left and she has to move her head to look around those massive things. It is not a problem for my and I am only 5'-10".
That's true, I guess I'll see how I like them and I'll return them if I dont!
And I'm 6'7"...so I dont think I'll have a problem!
Had them for about 6 months, I didn't like them and I tow a boat every weekend. The ones I had didn't have the auto dim feature which sucked at night. I like the stock mirrors better, they work just fine
Man I would love to have a set that are to bright at night... I ordered a set from Keystone and i couldn't see out of the bubble at night at all... returned them
Originally Posted by usmc3816
I can't stand the tow mirror son my platinum anyone in the Maryland area like to trade I am game. I will even throw in 20 for the swap.
Wanna ship them? I'll send you my stocks in a heartbeat... if yours are OEM's...
Originally Posted by 1ATony
If anyone has questions about the tow mirrors that we carry I can help you out.
Tony
Ever had any complaints about the bubble being to dark at night thru tint? The ones Keystone makes are useless at night i could loose a complete car in the bubble they were so dark... it's like they were tinted themselves...
I guess different strokes...but, I have had tow mirrors on my last two F150s. I love them, but I came from driving F250s which all had tow mirrors. I think they look better and they sure are more functional. I will say that the '14 tow mirrors look better that the '10 mirrors.
I have OEM powerscope tow mirrors on my 2014 KR. I love them for the visibility and power fold. I hate them for the wind noise and the interesting phenomenon where they pull insects and stuff into the side of the truck. I constantly have bug splatters on the side windows and if I'm driving with the windows down I end up with dead bugs squished onto both the front of the B-pillar and the rear seat backs. it's really strange but I noticed the same thing with my friend's Super Duty so I'm thinking it has to be the mirrors causing it. the older style tow mirrors I had on my 2010 never did either of those things.
01-05-2016, 09:40 AM
