tksoldierx
Newbie
Howdy all. Not sure where the best place for this thread is, but it can be moved if it’s in the wrong spot.
I’ve been playing the mental game of trying to find a mirror that’s got the same relatively low drag as the stock low-profile mirror, but can also show the wide and more vertical angles needed for safely towing. So far I haven’t seen any winners. But I came up with a few alternative options:
1. Those covers that strap on to the existing mirror and add a wide angle mirror in addition to the stock. Then I could have the low drag mirror when not towing, and throw it on when towing for the extra wide view. But, ugly IMO, no extra vertical viewing (for seeing further back), makes for less width clearance, and clutters up the cab or a container in the box when not in use.
2. Adding some of those stick-on wide view mirrors to the mirror, and rigging the whole mirror up to rotate for that extra vertical view so ya can see further back. Like some of those D*dge mirrors do. Then I’d always have the wide views (which is handy - I physically cannot see anything the same size or shorter than a camaro if it were to pull up next to me without me noticing…big ol blind spots) and I’d have the aero benefits of the stock mirrors, whether they’re horizontal or in the vertical towing mode. And no extra width added. I made up a rough render below of what I mean
That second one is the option I’m leaning toward, but I haven’t dug into the mirrors yet…I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas on the best way to introduce a pivot on the y axis. I don’t want to just dive in and end up rednecking a zip tie duct tape wobbly jerry rigged Rube Goldberg contraption that sags like a basset hound’s ears
I’ve been playing the mental game of trying to find a mirror that’s got the same relatively low drag as the stock low-profile mirror, but can also show the wide and more vertical angles needed for safely towing. So far I haven’t seen any winners. But I came up with a few alternative options:
1. Those covers that strap on to the existing mirror and add a wide angle mirror in addition to the stock. Then I could have the low drag mirror when not towing, and throw it on when towing for the extra wide view. But, ugly IMO, no extra vertical viewing (for seeing further back), makes for less width clearance, and clutters up the cab or a container in the box when not in use.
2. Adding some of those stick-on wide view mirrors to the mirror, and rigging the whole mirror up to rotate for that extra vertical view so ya can see further back. Like some of those D*dge mirrors do. Then I’d always have the wide views (which is handy - I physically cannot see anything the same size or shorter than a camaro if it were to pull up next to me without me noticing…big ol blind spots) and I’d have the aero benefits of the stock mirrors, whether they’re horizontal or in the vertical towing mode. And no extra width added. I made up a rough render below of what I mean
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That second one is the option I’m leaning toward, but I haven’t dug into the mirrors yet…I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas on the best way to introduce a pivot on the y axis. I don’t want to just dive in and end up rednecking a zip tie duct tape wobbly jerry rigged Rube Goldberg contraption that sags like a basset hound’s ears