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Bought some CIPA slip on tailer mirrors. After the first test with them found that the small pieces of stick on foam for the inside of the mirror and the wedge to hold them in place wasn't enough. First off they were going to scratch the chrome mirror covers that I have and secondly the mirror was loose and moved quite a bit in the wind. So I got some thicker stick on felt strips and put three in the mirror instead of the one CIPA uses and one on the wedge. The mirror fits VERY tight and there is very little wind vibration.

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any pics

 

 

sorry hit the wrong key and had to edit to get the pics added :cheers:

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I bought some of these for my 2000 Sierra back in 2003. I installed them and removed them the same day. I hated them! The "double vision" they created was an annoyance that far outweighed any advantage they provided. I re-sold them on eBay.

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I bought some of these for my 2000 Sierra back in 2003. I installed them and removed them the same day. I hated them! The "double vision" they created was an annoyance that far outweighed any advantage they provided. I re-sold them on eBay.

 

 

That's why I put on the thicker flet strips. The vibrated like crazy even just a town speeds. Can only imagine what they would be like on the highway without.

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I bought some of these for my 2000 Sierra back in 2003. I installed them and removed them the same day. I hated them! The "double vision" they created was an annoyance that far outweighed any advantage they provided. I re-sold them on eBay.

 

 

That's why I put on the thicker flet strips. The vibrated like crazy even just a town speeds. Can only imagine what they would be like on the highway without.

 

 

I didn't mean from vibration. I meant the double vision from the seperate mirrors, even at a stop. I suppose I may have gotten used to it over time, but I just didn't like them and didn't really need them for boat towing anyway. If I had an RV, I would get the "Dumbo Ears" with the big-ass mirrors.

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I bought some of these for my 2000 Sierra back in 2003. I installed them and removed them the same day. I hated them! The "double vision" they created was an annoyance that far outweighed any advantage they provided. I re-sold them on eBay.

 

 

That's why I put on the thicker flet strips. The vibrated like crazy even just a town speeds. Can only imagine what they would be like on the highway without.

 

 

I didn't mean from vibration. I meant the double vision from the seperate mirrors, even at a stop. I suppose I may have gotten used to it over time, but I just didn't like them and didn't really need them for boat towing anyway. If I had an RV, I would get the "Dumbo Ears" with the big-ass mirrors.

 

 

Ahh, gotcha, yeah its a little wierd at first, but yeah you do get used to it. I thought about the Dumbo Ears, but dealer wants $650+ for a set and NEEDED something. I got a warning ticket from DOT for not having wide enough mirrors. This was fastest/cheapest option.

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Ranger Senior Enthusiast

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I got my towing mirrors for under 400 bucks on Ebay. I don't like slip-ons at all and I've seen some fly off a suburban before at highway speeds.

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The only way these will fly off is if they weren't put on correctly or something is broken. But I guess lots of things will fly off for those reasons.

 

I've seen those under $400 mirrors, but the shipping to Canada is STUPID and they would cost me almost new price anyway.

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The slip-ons are an ok compromise if you don't want the "dumbo" mirrors. I replaced the standard mirrors on my 05 with the big tow mirrors & while they were great when towing, around town I hated them for the blind spots and losing the power fold feature. If you snug the CIPA's down really good, it minimizes the vibration out of them...

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