Rear-view mirrors for Ford Explorer

Cipamirrors is the same one I have but I got them at JC Whitney for cheaper price & free shipping.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/TEMPORARY_D...;0;2008380;0;0

Thanks to ALL for your replies! Having driven an 18-wheeler for a couple of years, my "situational awareness" is acute FWIW. I ordered a set of the "tow and go" mirror extenders from JC Whitney...(I'll admit to being thrifty at least on occasion). We'll see how it goes when I use them, but for now I feel somewhat comforted that at least a temporary solution is in play.

Good tip on your other thread, Bill re: taking the extenders off when not hooked up...it's common sense but a helpful reminder all the same.

chanticleer

fwiw, the only complaint that I had with the McKesh mirrors was when switching drivers. I found them to be difficult to adjust. If the tension screws are too loose, then they shift out of location in the wind. If too tight, then the mirrors break when trying to adjust them.

My solution was to replace the 1997 Dakota with a 2008 GMC Sierra. The 2002 Chevy Silverado now tows the ATV trailer and the GMC tows the TM. Towing the ATV trailer does not require extra mirrors on the Silverado.

And some people think an upgrade to McKesh is pricey. Shoulda seen the bill for the new GMC,

[Bill]

Bill posted

In my opinion (and it's only mine), the CIPA-type mirrors are not a good solution, primarily because they don't spread wide enough.

and Larry Gault replied

Originally Posted by Larry Gault

Cipamirrors is the same one I have but I got them at JC Whitney for cheaper price & free shipping.

Larry -

I didn't realize that the CIPA company makes those McKesh-style mirrors. Usually the term CIPA refers to a mirror that straps directly onto the OEM mirror. These extension mirrors help to improve the sightline a bit, but usually not enough to make the sightlines converge. They generally look something like this.

http://www.cipamirrors.com/Clip-On_c_37.html or this
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...w-mirror/25855

So in saying "CIPA-type mirrors", my terminology was not proper. Thanks for bringing me up to speed.

Bill

[Wavery]

Originally Posted by Bill

Bill posted
and Larry Gault replied
Larry -

I didn't realize that the CIPA company makes those McKesh-style mirrors. Usually the term CIPA refers to a mirror that straps directly onto the OEM mirror. These extension mirrors help to improve the sightline a bit, but usually not enough to make the sightlines converge. They generally look something like this.

http://www.cipamirrors.com/Clip-On_c_37.html or this
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...w-mirror/25855

So in saying "CIPA-type mirrors", my terminology was not proper. Thanks for bringing me up to speed.

Bill

Wow!!!! Someone should sue that company for false advertising.......I have a pair of those clip on mirrors. They are OK for backing but all but useless on the highway. No way in heck this image portrays to capabilities of those mirrors. I don't care what they are mounted on....this image is a gross distortion of the truth. The mirror would have to be 2-3' out from the side of the TV to get a view like that: