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1st gen with towing mirrors

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by guitarshredder7, Nov 5, 2015.

  1. Nov 5, 2015 at 5:31 PM
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    Has anyone seen or does anyone have a first gen with bigger flip up towing mirrors?
     
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  2. Nov 5, 2015 at 5:49 PM
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    to be honest, I don't think a Tacoma can safely pull anything big enough for you to need extra mirrors but see what ebay has for add-on towing mirrors, they should have something universal fit.

    also do you have the narrow mirrors? they have two sizes for mirrors, most often the manual mirrors are the longer but not very tall mirrors and the power ones are not as wide but taller so its more square like to help you see better when towing then those narrow low profile mirrors. maybe you could swap out to the bigger Tacoma mirrors?

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  3. Nov 5, 2015 at 5:55 PM
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    To be 100% honest I just love the look of it. (When the mirrors are down) Plus I tow and haul ATVS all the time.
     
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  4. Nov 5, 2015 at 6:00 PM
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    Please don't bring that ghost trailer crap here.

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    Yeah yeah whatever lol. And the ones I have right now do not fold either so that is pretty inconvenient.
     
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  6. Nov 5, 2015 at 7:08 PM
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    This. People driving around with towing mirrors out looks idiotic. Im glad the tacoma community only has a select few of these... People
     
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  7. Nov 5, 2015 at 7:34 PM
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    I agree with the fact that they look like shit when they are up with no trailer. However, my mirrors are the crap ones that don't fold or anything. So I was looking for ones that I could have a nice large viewing angle because I carry a quad in the bed a lot and need to see a wider angle. I think I'll go with what Keaker said. Its the best of both worlds.
     
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  8. Nov 5, 2015 at 7:43 PM
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    You need tow mirrors to see a quad that's in the bed? Wut? :boink:
     
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    Lol no but the way it sits it eats up a lot of the viewing angle on my current mirrors.
     
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    Okay, that makes sense :rofl:
     
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    Was that sarcasm? I can't tell. Haha.
     
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  12. Nov 5, 2015 at 7:48 PM
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    I'm being serious lol. I thought at first you were getting tow mirrors simply for the fact of hauling a quad. I can see how the quad can block some of the angles on the stockers though.
     
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  13. Nov 5, 2015 at 7:51 PM
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    Yeah. Plus the fact that I go riding with my pops and we have a 16 foot trailer that we tow. Stocks suck for that too. Lol.
     
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    The square looking folding mirrors are great, go grab ya a set of those
     
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    Ok. I sure will. Thanks guys.
     
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  16. Nov 5, 2015 at 8:50 PM
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    Here's my field of view, with the phone right by my face.

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