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Was trolling u-pull-it for entertainment over the weekend and stumbled upon a 2000 F-150 with cool mirrors. Started checking it out, some putz broke the DS lens but really the fit the truck and look nice... so for $21 a side a took a chance.
https://www.amazon.com/1997-2003-Towing-Mirrors-Power-Regular/dp/B008TGICCA
If you look around you can find them quite a bit cheaper than that.
Anyway, I stuck the PS one on to see what I think of it before I put more money in the other one. Install is a breeze, pop off three trim parts, unplug associated switches and the light and lift the door panel off. Three nuts to go off and three more to go on. More stable with the vent visor not tucked under it. Top mirror has a little bit of vibration but not terrible, bottom mirror has none. View is awesome and doesn't really block much of your view. They are angled back more than the stock mirrors. And they manually telescope out. Top mirror is power, bottom one is manually adjusted.
Telescopes out about 4". Probably nice for pulling a camper or enclosed trailer, I do neither so not a huge selling feature for me.
But it will be nice to see where the trailer wheels are AND what is going on around the truck at the same time.
IMO they look kind of weird more because I never ever see anything other than stock mirrors on these trucks, and for the last 12 years I have only ever had the stock mirrors on this truck. Of course after I get mine yesterday I notice they must be a popular upgrade for the 3/4 ton+ GM trucks, I saw two this morning with very similar mirrors.
https://www.amazon.com/1997-2003-Towing-Mirrors-Power-Regular/dp/B008TGICCA
If you look around you can find them quite a bit cheaper than that.
Anyway, I stuck the PS one on to see what I think of it before I put more money in the other one. Install is a breeze, pop off three trim parts, unplug associated switches and the light and lift the door panel off. Three nuts to go off and three more to go on. More stable with the vent visor not tucked under it. Top mirror has a little bit of vibration but not terrible, bottom mirror has none. View is awesome and doesn't really block much of your view. They are angled back more than the stock mirrors. And they manually telescope out. Top mirror is power, bottom one is manually adjusted.
Telescopes out about 4". Probably nice for pulling a camper or enclosed trailer, I do neither so not a huge selling feature for me.
But it will be nice to see where the trailer wheels are AND what is going on around the truck at the same time.
IMO they look kind of weird more because I never ever see anything other than stock mirrors on these trucks, and for the last 12 years I have only ever had the stock mirrors on this truck. Of course after I get mine yesterday I notice they must be a popular upgrade for the 3/4 ton+ GM trucks, I saw two this morning with very similar mirrors.
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