Alternative for Sh*tty Ebay Tow Mirrors

Supercharged111 · Sep 23, 2018

The different angle of the 2 mirrors is intentional, it's because the driver's point of view is different for both. Mine are the same way and when I emailed the company that was the answer and they even had a diagram to illustrate it. There's no getting around the shake, it's a biproduct of the small footprint that the mirrors mount up to. Not the mirrors' fault, it's the truck's fault.

98chevy2500SS · Sep 24, 2018

Buy your next tow mirrors from 1A Auto Parts. Good quality tow mirrors from them, it will be a "set it and forget it" pair of tow mirrors. You might want to check out Boost Auto too, I have heard they have good tow mirrors as well.

https://www.1aauto.com/mirror-pair-trail-ridge-tr00008/i/trmrp00008?f=1093408&y=1998

The power pair is $126 and the manual pair is $93.

Supercharged111 · Sep 24, 2018

The tow mirrors on both of my trucks shake. Just the nature of the beast. It's not so bad you can't see.

98chevy2500SS · Sep 24, 2018

Agreed, a lot of these tow mirrors will shake because of the small base. Once I started using them, I got used to the shake and now I don't mind it. I actually like the shaking as I won't be able to see the super annoying people that want to go 65 in a 55 as well I used to. Sorry for that bit of rant, just hate it when people want to hop in the back seat, if I slammed my brakes, they wouldn't have enough time to react.

deven bullis · Sep 25, 2018

John B said:
Anyone have positive experience/where to buy good quality tow mirrors?

I upgraded my power mirrors to some power tow mirrors off Ebay and they suck hard. I tought I got a good deal because they were on a 20% ebay discount. The angle is off on them so the passernger side is more angled, the drivers side doesn't line up, and they shake more than I like!

Ugh.

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I bought some stick on wheel weights off amazon to stick on the backside of the mirror glass, and it cut down on a lot of my shake, my only problem now is the whole housing shaking

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Supercharged111 · Sep 25, 2018

98chevy2500SS said:
Agreed, a lot of these tow mirrors will shake because of the small base. Once I started using them, I got used to the shake and now I don't mind it. I actually like the shaking as I won't be able to see the super annoying people that want to go 65 in a 55 as well I used to. Sorry for that bit of rant, just hate it when people want to hop in the back seat, if I slammed my brakes, they wouldn't have enough time to react.

Sounds like their problem. Guarantee the front of their Camry is softer than your rear bumper.

98chevy2500SS · Sep 25, 2018

Supercharged111 said:
Sounds like their problem. Guarantee the front of their Camry is softer than your rear bumper.

Ain't that the truth, lol!

Miles B · Dec 23, 2020

98chevy2500SS said:
Agreed, a lot of these tow mirrors will shake because of the small base. Once I started using them, I got used to the shake and now I don't mind it. I actually like the shaking as I won't be able to see the super annoying people that want to go 65 in a 55 as well I used to. Sorry for that bit of rant, just hate it when people want to hop in the back seat, if I slammed my brakes, they wouldn't have enough time to react.

Do you have the Trail Ridge mirrors? Do they shake?

98chevy2500SS · Dec 23, 2020

Miles B said:
Do you have the Trail Ridge mirrors? Do they shake?

Yes I did. And yes they did shake.

Miles B · Dec 24, 2020

98chevy2500SS said:
Yes I did. And yes they did shake.

Bummer. I might stick with the stock mirrors then

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