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| Towing a trailer can be a challenge. With the added length and width of a trailer behind your tow vehicle, there's a lot to keep track of so having adequate mirrors is essential. Without them, your chances of running into trouble increase greatly. The problem is, the outside mirrors that come standard on your vehicle often are not satisfactory for towing because they usually don't allow you to see around and beside your trailer. |
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| Fortunately, we carry a variety of solutions to increase your visibility while towing. |
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| CUSTOM Towing Mirrors (Portable Mirrors) |
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Our CIPA Custom Towing Mirrors slide over your vehicle's existing mirror to give you added vision while towing. These mirrors are application-specific to provide the perfect fit for your vehicle.
The good thing about all portable towing mirrors like those mentioned is that they can be removed to restore the tow vehicle to its standard format. The bad thing about portable mirrors is that they need to be installed every time you want to use them. And while headway is being made to make them more attractive, they still have to fit around the existing mirrors and often look a bit cumbersome. Still, the value they bring to towing safety can't be overstated.
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| Replacement Towing Mirrors |
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| Permanent replacement mirrors, on the other hand, take the work out of installing and removing each time you tow and often look more like a regular feature of the vehicle rather than an afterthought. And they provide some other advantages, such as power adjustment and defrosters on select models. |
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Cipa makes an extendable replacement towing mirror. It comes in manual or electric and features a 10x10 inch mirror. Deluxe models come with a defroster (referred to as Heated Mirrors). The unit is made of telescoping arms with a swivel socket at the base so it can fold in toward the vehicle. Cipa used a wind tunnel to design the head and arms aerodynamically to reduce drag.
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Another premium replacement mirror is the Telescopic Trailer Tow Mirror, or TTT-Mirror, made by Schefenacker. The aerodynamic unit slides more than four inches outward and has special graduation markings on the arm covers to help you remember optimum settings for the particular trailer being towed. It will fold forward or rearward against the vehicle for tight access and comes in chrome as well as black covers that can be painted to match the vehicle. It comes in either manual or electric. The manual mirror has two mirrors, a primary flat one and a secondary wide-view spotter mirror that is manually adjusted. The Electric and Heat model adjusts the primary mirror electrically and features a defrost system. A third model features electric, heat and a light. The light serves as a turn signal and a clearance light.
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| As you can "see" there is no shortage of towing mirrors. So the challenge isn't so much how to tow your trailer, but which type and size of towing mirrors to choose. Whichever ones you pick, they will likely make your towing experience safer, less stressful and more pleasurable. |
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