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Anyone changed from stock 1500 mirrors to tow mirrors?

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Old 08-30-2007 | 04:42 PM
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Default Anyone changed from stock 1500 mirrors to tow mirrors?

I hate the huge blind spots in the stock 1500 mirrors and have been thinking about changing to the 2500+ towing mirrors. Are the direct fit on an 07 QC?? Are they worth the $$$ ?? I looked on Ebay and found many of them, all $200-275 for power/heated.

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Old 08-30-2007 | 05:46 PM
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slapshot12, I have been looking into the same thing and have found about what you did a few months back. I am planning a vacation soon and this will spark my **** to do more research as I will be towing.

I'll post what I find. I have a local mopar/Dodge mechanic as a friend so labor won't be included.
 
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Old 08-30-2007 | 08:32 PM
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check yer local wrecking yard....the 06's & 07's have the same mirrors
 
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Old 08-30-2007 | 09:10 PM
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Hmmmmm, I will do that. I'm home hurt from work, so I have a couple days to kill.
 
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Old 08-30-2007 | 11:25 PM
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Kind of off topic but I saw a newer 3500 Ram that didn't have the tow package. Who would buy big diesel workhorse and not tow anything with it?
 
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Old 08-30-2007 | 11:40 PM
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The big tow mirriors really are useless, Dodge should have put round convex mirriors at the bottom where the 6x9 mirrors fold in, I built up the bottom with foam tape so I could stick on medium sixe convex mirriors, no blind spots and when I'm backing up off road, I can see obsticals that could dmage the lower rockers.
 
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Old 09-01-2007 | 10:28 PM
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Default RE: Anyone changed from stock 1500 mirrors to tow mirrors?

The 3rd gen mirrors are all interchangable. Can be done in less than 10 minutes...
 
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Old 09-02-2007 | 10:04 AM
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Old 09-02-2007 | 04:27 PM
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I just indtalled a set on my truck today, they are very easy to install. But they are very expensive about 500.00cdn each so if you could get used ones you will save a tonof cash. Mineram isan 2005, themirrors are from an 07 everthing is the same.
 
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Old 09-02-2007 | 05:54 PM
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Default RE: Anyone changed from stock 1500 mirrors to tow mirrors?

ORIGINAL: John M

Kind of off topic but I saw a newer 3500 Ram that didn't have the tow package. Who would buy big diesel workhorse and not tow anything with it?
maybe it was for a fifth wheel..... i dont know
 



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