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Trailer Tow Mirrors
Hey guys, on my 01' I have the crappy paddle style mirrors and I am looking to upgrade. I am quite perturbed at the prices of these things though.... my local junkyard says $125 EACH used. Is this normal? Is there a place online which is cheaper?
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From: Whittier, CA
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I don't know, it just seems that for mirrors the price is pretty jacked up. I would have thought $150 for both... the woes of a large truck. May have to bite the bullet in that case, thanks for the info.
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You have an XL, do you have power mirrors? If not, the manual tow mirrors are cheap.
If you think those mirrors are spendy, don't even look at the '08+ style
If you think those mirrors are spendy, don't even look at the '08+ style
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From: Roman Forest, TX
Yeah, that's actually right on par for the prices. Have you looked at the '08+ mirrors. You think the ones you're looking at are high...you ain't seen nothin' yet!
Oh yeah...what cartmanea said!
Oh yeah...what cartmanea said!
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Where in Canada are you? I am a little under an hour from Niagara Falls so I have anything that can't or won't be shipped USPS to me sent to a mailbox service in Niagara Falls NY. They are about 5 minutes from the Rainbow Bridge. I take the wife to the Falls for dinner which makes me a hero
, pick up the parcel in NY, and cross back in. I declare what it is so I do have to pay the dreaded HST for the Feds and Queens Park but I have saved a bundle doing this. It also keeps me from having a little X beside my name whenever I cross the border. Anything shipped from the U.S. to Canada by UPS, FEDEX, etc. will have outrageous brokerage fees added on.
Here is a link to the mailbox service I use.
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, pick up the parcel in NY, and cross back in. I declare what it is so I do have to pay the dreaded HST for the Feds and Queens Park but I have saved a bundle doing this. It also keeps me from having a little X beside my name whenever I cross the border. Anything shipped from the U.S. to Canada by UPS, FEDEX, etc. will have outrageous brokerage fees added on.Here is a link to the mailbox service I use.
SGS Can-Am Mailboxes -- Shipping, Receiving and Suites to Establish a U. S. Mailing Address
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Seems to me that if you shop around online, you will find the same product at a fair price. Maybe even eBay from a CA seller.
But regardless, do you know why they cost so much? Because they are worth it!
But regardless, do you know why they cost so much? Because they are worth it!
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From: Tewksbury, MA
I could not imagine driving with the small paddle mirrors the tow mirrors are so helpful. I have been debating on upgrading to the 08+ power mirrors are they really worth it? I have the old style tow mirrors both my outer housings are broken and glued into place or together lol and the passenger one has a chuck of plastic missing on the bottom by the door so if i was to replace mine with the the same mirrors i currently have (turn signal and heated) i would be spenging around $400 for a whole passenger mirror and a replacement drivers side mirror cover (if i could even get it off now) is it really worth the extra money for all the power features and the bigger bottom mirror? If so i might save up some and get em when I can for a half decent price.
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From: Whittier, CA
I could not imagine driving with the small paddle mirrors the tow mirrors are so helpful. I have been debating on upgrading to the 08+ power mirrors are they really worth it? I have the old style tow mirrors both my outer housings are broken and glued into place or together lol and the passenger one has a chuck of plastic missing on the bottom by the door so if i was to replace mine with the the same mirrors i currently have (turn signal and heated) i would be spenging around $400 for a whole passenger mirror and a replacement drivers side mirror cover (if i could even get it off now) is it really worth the extra money for all the power features and the bigger bottom mirror? If so i might save up some and get em when I can for a half decent price.
Check the link I posted above. They have kits to directly install the new mirrors on the old trucks. But the won't power extend or power fold. Which is good in a way, because you don't have to add switches in the cab.