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Old 04-11-2009, 10:24 AM
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hey guys i am in need of a set of towing mirrors and need some opinions or suggestions.

i like this style, and theyre cheap, but i havent seen them with power


the only ones that are power adjustable i find are these ones, but im not too sure that they will just plug in and work, aslo not sure that i like the wierd accordion look, and theyre friggin expensive.


and then theres these big *** ones, and theyre power, i like the way they look, but im not sure if they will look that great on my truck, its kind of a lifted truck mirror, and theyre pricey too.


tell me what you guys think or if you have an idea for me or if you have seen a good lookin aftermarket post it up!
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anyone?
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I like the 2nd one.The other 2 would look out of places.IMO,what truck are you putting theses on?

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Is the second one OEM? It looks like what my buddy has on his 03-04 2500 HD. I like how they retract for normal driving but extend for when he's towing a trailer. The accordion doesn't look too bad when it's retracted actually. If they are OEM, they should be plug and play, if they aren't you could always hardwire something in.
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going on the truck in my sig
yeah i was going to get the oem ones, and about the second ones, im pretty sure that the power mirrors will work but what about the extend function, is there a connection for it to work on my truck?
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The 3rd one, the "west coast style", will give you the most visibility.
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i dont think any of those will look right on a lowered half ton. IMO just get some of those clamp on towing mirrors that you can take on and off when your towing.
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How about a set of slip overs? 50 bucks

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yeah i had seen those slip overs but i was wanting a more permanent solution,
if i was going to do the stock style ones in the middle does anyone know if the wiring harness has everything to make them work? my truck is an lt but the mirrors arent the type that fold in by the push of a button they are only power adjustable on the mirror so if swap out the buttons to the ones that have that feature and instal the mirrors will it work?
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Not sure if the wiring is already there, but I'm sure you could run your own wiring with a two way switch, or even a factory switch and a schematic. I'm sure that they just use motors that reverse polarity to go either in or out.


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