Wide load mirrors on pickup

March 07, 2024, 06:42 PM

I get it, I personally have trucks and trailers and the mirror extension option may be handy to have; which I don’t.

If you’re towing a camper or other large load, by all means, I want you to be safe, use your mirrors and turn signals. But please, when you remove the trailer, collapse the mirrors too. There’s no reason to drive down the road 6’ wider than you need to. The rest of us would appreciate it.

March 07, 2024, 07:55 PM

bendable

Is it true that the new fancy schmancy loaded
Luxury trucks have mirrors that not only fold in automatically but extend outward 8 inches when trailering wide loads ?

Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.

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March 07, 2024, 08:54 PM

P250UA5

Couldn't find the one I saw years ago. Was a single Dodge truck with the mirrors up & the caption: "Look at me, I'm a moose!"

The Enemy's gate is down.

March 07, 2024, 08:54 PM

P250UA5

quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
Is it true that the new fancy schmancy loaded
Luxury trucks have mirrors that not only fold in automatically but extend outward 8 inches when trailering wide loads ?

My mom's 07 F350 had power extending tow mirrors.

The Enemy's gate is down.

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March 08, 2024, 06:35 AM

Lt CHEG

The problem is with Ram mirrors. They are laid out wrong in the folded-in position. The convex mirror is only in the preferred orientation when the tow mirrors are extended. In the non extended position the convex mirror is in a much less useful orientation, so I know in my case with both Rams I’ve owned drove around with the mirrors in tow mode all the time because I didn’t like the view that I would get when the mirrors were in the non extended position.

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March 08, 2024, 08:11 AM

P250UA5

Also, in the case of the Dodge & GM, they're manual. Have to get out of the truck to change orientation.
Props to Ford for power extending tow mirrors.

I think GM had them [powered] briefly, in the pre-07 body style IIRC, but they were like standard mirrors with an accordion to hide the extension.

The Enemy's gate is down.

March 08, 2024, 08:47 AM

American Pit Bull

quote:
Originally posted by P250UA5:
Also, in the case of the Dodge & GM, they're manual. Have to get out of the truck to change orientation.
Props to Ford for power extending tow mirrors.

I think GM had them [powered] briefly, in the pre-07 body style IIRC, but they were like standard mirrors with an accordion to hide the extension.

Current GM's have power tow mirrors.
I am not sure when they brought them back, but my '24 2500 AT4X has them.

March 08, 2024, 01:44 PM

parabellum

I was traveling down the highway one afternoon and came upon this slow-moving truck with a spray-painted sign on a large piece of plywood, cautioning of a wide load. They got a little careless when painting the "A". The sign said "WIDE LORD".

I thought to myself, "Man, that's heavy."

March 09, 2024, 07:49 AM

Scooter123

Just another reason why I hate trucks and the bullies who drive them. Good news is that my car can actually drive under those stupid mirrors.

I've stopped counting.

March 09, 2024, 04:54 PM

TMats

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
I was traveling down the highway one afternoon and came upon this slow-moving truck with a spray-painted sign on a large piece of plywood, cautioning of a wide load. They got a little careless when painting the "A". The sign said "WIDE LORD".

I thought to myself, "Man, that's heavy."

I’m driving on I-80 when I come up on a pickup truck with a car behind. It too had a plywood sign across the back of the car reading, “Car in Toe.”